Thursday, October 15, 2009

Guest post: how cult YouTube directors encourage a young demographic to support climate change [fraud]
Cheryl is the executive director of tve, a charity that has been making films and documentaries about the environment for 25 years. Here she writes of her sons’ fascination for the cult YouTube videos of Eddsworld and Ted Crusty which inspired her to work with the very same directors inviting them to give their take on climate change. What better way to appeal to a youngYouTube generation than to work with the stars of the medium.
Stanford [Global Warming Fraud Promoter] Calls New Anti-Global Warming Film “Dishonest Filmmaking”
The filmmakers interviewed Stanford civil and environmental engineering Prof. Stephen Schneider for the movie, but were later told that they did not have permission to use the footage. Furthermore, Schneider says that his comments used in the movie were taken out of context and and that the filmmakers “manipulated his viewpoint”.

“I’m always on the record,” Schneider told The Stanford Daily. “I just pulled the plug on these guys because it occurred to me they were not honest.”
[Flashback: Before fraud-ridden Enron collapsed, Enron executive lashes out at critics]
When Grubman complained that Enron was the only company that could not release a balance sheet along with its earnings statements, Skilling replied "Well, thank you very much, we appreciate that . . . asshole."[9] Though the comment was met with dismay and astonishment by press and public, it became an inside joke among many Enron employees, mocking Grubman for his perceived meddling rather than Skilling's lack of tact
The BBC, the UN, and climate bullying • The Register
It's been a fascinating week for climate reporting and the BBC. On Tuesday, an astonished Jeremy Paxman was heard asking Global Warming advocate Chris Rapley on Newsnight to confirm that the Earth's temperature hasn't risen this century.

(No, Rapley agreed, it hasn't. But clearly, from the amazed look on his face, nobody had ever thought to fill Paxo in on this minor detail - until now).
Climate talks may go to last minute | Green Business | Reuters
NEW DELHI/ PARIS (Reuters) - The world may have to wait until the dying seconds of a U.N. climate summit in December for a global deal to channel business dollars into low-carbon energy, industry and analysts said on Wednesday.

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