Friday, April 08, 2011

The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media » Climate Change Through the Eyes and Wit of Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’
“Ha! Ah see, it’s nothing!” Stewart said in his report on the subject. “He was just using a trick to hide the decline. It’s just scientist-speak for using a standard statistical technique, recalibrating data, in order to … trick you … into not knowing about the decline.”

Although Stewart acknowledged that the hacked e-mails did not disprove climate change, he lambasted scientists for mishandling data: “If you care about an issue and want to make it your life’s work, don’t cut corners!”
Climate 'preacher' fights for Earth: News24: Sci-Tech: News
Bangkok - As grim-faced negotiators feuded at UN climate talks in Bangkok this week, self-appointed spiritual advisor Stuart Scott scouted nearby Buddhist temples for some monks who might be able to help.

Scott, a 62-year-old American who was born Jewish but now regards himself a man of all of faiths, believes the forces of religion can make a positive impact on the tortuous diplomatic efforts to resolve the global warming crisis.
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Inspired by the film, Scott in 2007 applied to be trained by Gore's people to lecture on global warming.
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Scott was then accepted and, while working part time as college teacher in Hawaii, spent the next year delivering over 100 climate change presentations to government departments, schools and lecturers across the island.
The climate change conference no one is talking about – Rooted
Australia’s major newspapers and magazines have largely ignored the Bangkok conference this week.

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