Reuters: ‘Global Warming May Be Good For Greenland
June 5th, 2007 12:39 PM
For the second time in four days – oddly occurring coincident with a G-8 summit being held in Germany to address climate change – a major news organization has published an article extolling the benefits of global warming.In fact, Reuters not only followed the Associated Press’ lead as reported by NewsBusters Monday, but did them one better.In a piece entitled “Global Warming May Be Good For…
Associated Press Accidentally Extols Benefits of Global Warming
June 4th, 2007 2:55 PM
Think global warming is a bad thing? Well, not according to Seth Borenstein of the Associated Press.In an article published Saturday entitled “Blame Coal: Texas Leads Carbon Emissions” (h/t NBer dscott), the AP writer, whilst trying to point fingers at certain states for being bigger polluters than others, accidentally suggested that global warming might actually be a good thing.Don’t believe me…
Meteorologist: ‘Al Gore’s Global Warming is the Biggest Myth of th
June 4th, 2007 11:45 AM
I’m sure I’m speaking for millions of anthropogenic global warming skeptics when I say that virtually nothing brightens my day more than an article written by a climate expert exposing the Global Warmingist-in-Chief, soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore, as nothing more than a snake oil selling charlatan.All those who agree say "Aye."With that in mind, the sun came out brightly this morning when I received the…
Former German Chancellor Calls For End of Media Hysteria Over Global W
June 4th, 2007 10:57 AM
Most climate change watchers are aware that leaders from the eight most developed nations will be meeting in Germany this week to discuss, among other things, issues related to global warming.With a delicious sense of irony, former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt put his two cents into this debate with comments that will surely not be reported by America’s alarmist media even though he was…
‘Meet the Press’ Demonstrates How Marvelous a Balanced Discussion
June 3rd, 2007 2:58 PM
In April, NewsBusters commended HBO for actually having a balanced panel on “Real Time”: “Maher ought to try this format of having two liberals (including himself) and two conservatives more often, for a much more balanced discussion ensued than normal, making for one of the most interesting 'Real Times' of the season so far.”For a change, Tim Russert employed the same strategy on Sunday’s “Meet…
When Will Media Report the Kyoto Carbon Con
June 2nd, 2007 3:08 PM
There’s a huge financial scam being cynically perpetrated on the people of the world that, for the most part, American media are not reporting: the Kyoto Carbon Con.What makes this silence so astounding is that the press love stories about corporations and governments bilking people out of their life savings. Take for example the media’s fascination with Enron in the early part of this decade, or…
ABC Only Quotes Scientists Displeased With NASA Chief’s Global Warmi
June 1st, 2007 7:17 PM
As NewsBusters reported Thursday, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin did an interview with NPR wherein he stated, “I am not sure that it is fair to say that [global warming] is a problem we must wrestle with.”Friday, ABC News’ Bill Blakemore wrote a piece for that network’s website asserting, “NASA administrator Michael Griffin continues to draw the ire of preeminent climate scientists inside and…
The Nation Slams Global Warming: ‘Greenhousers Strike Back, and Stri
May 31st, 2007 5:05 PM
Alexander Cockburn of Counterpunch and The Nation recently published another article highly skeptical of man’s role in global warming. Wonderfully titled “Explosion of the Fearmongers; Greenhousers Strike Back, and Strike Out,” the piece started with a great introduction to the real problem facing our nation (emphasis added throughout):I began this series of critiques of the greenhouse…
NASA Chief Says Global Warming May Not Be an Urgent Problem ‘We Must
May 31st, 2007 2:40 PM
It seems almost a metaphysical certitude that the following will not be raised in this evening’s nightly newscasts, or the headlines of tomorrow’s papers.Regardless, Dr. Michael Griffin, the Administrator of NASA since April 2005, told NPR Thursday morning, “I am not sure that it is fair to say that [global warming] is a problem we must wrestle with” (audio available here). As ABCNews.com…
ABC’s Global Warming Piece Ignores Decades of Hysteria from NASA's J
May 31st, 2007 11:49 AM
ABC’s Bill Blakemore wrote an article posted at the network’s website Tuesday citing global warming alarmist and NASA scientist James Hansen as stating that the earth is at a tipping point “with dangerous consequences to the planet” (emphasis added):With just 10 more years of "business as usual" emissions from the burning of coal, oil and gas, says the NASA/Columbia paper, "it becomes impractical…
Coal State Senators Compared to Tony Soprano in CNN ‘Green’ Segmen
May 30th, 2007 11:36 AM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may have said she saw evidence of climate change in a recent trip to Greenland, but leave it to CNN to press her and other Democrats from the left for not doing enough to stop greenhouse gas emissions "in their own backyard." Both "American Morning" and "The Situation Room" on Tuesday featured CNN congressional correspondent Andrea Koppel's segment on how the heating…
CBS's Harry Smith Urges Gore to Declare Presidential Run, Presses Gore
May 30th, 2007 11:18 AM
Updated with video (13:50 EDT).Is "Early Show" anchor Harry Smith stumping for an Al Gore presidency? On the May 30 edition of the show, it appeared like he did as he tried to place a "Gore 2008" pin on the former vice president’s suit. Before a tee ball interview, Smith demonstrated his desire for a Gore presidency to co-anchor Hannah Storm.Video (0:29): Real (798 kB) or Windows Media (906 kB),…
