Global Warming: Hired Guns Aim to Confuse

[triphop]

From the web:

Hired Guns Aim To Confuse

But shortly after the Associated Press article came out, other articles started popping up that said Mr. Gore’s science was shoddy. People claiming to be experts wrote opinion pieces in newspapers decrying the film, Mr. Gore, and the “theory” of global warming in general.

Contrarians, it seemed, were coming out of the woodwork. What happened?

What happened was a well-funded campaign to discredit the film and carpet bomb North Americans with confusing and contradictory information about the science of global warming. It appears to be having an effect too. [/b]

And there’s no shortage of public relations people willing to spin a good tale – usually for a tidy profit. Companies pay big bucks to have these spin doctors work their magic and make sure the industry line gets heard.

But even some of public relations’ best-known spin doctors are disgusted by what’s going on right now over global warming.

Jim Hoggan is one. He’s a personal friend who happens to be president of one of western Canada’s largest public relations firms, James Hoggan and Associates.

And he’s so appalled at what he says is deliberate manipulation of public opinion about this issue that he’s started a website called desmogblog.com to debunk the global warming skeptics. [/b]

“And it is infuriating – as a public relations professional – to watch my colleagues use their skills, their training and their considerable intellect to poison the international debate on climate change.”

Well said, Jim. His blog makes fascinating reading. It names names and follows the money trail – often leading back to big U.S. conservative organizations and fossil fuel giants. Jim’s making it his mission to expose the liars and the frauds and he’s doing a pretty good job.

Al Gore was right, the people do have to be engaged before politicians will listen. But engaging the people sometimes requires clearing the air first. [/b]

I wonder if its not too paranoid to ask if McShemp and the rest of denialists are part of campaign to post on public websites in order to confuse the public.

[viking31]

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From the web:

Hired Guns Aim To Confuse
I wonder if its not too paranoid to ask if McShemp and the rest of denialists are part of campaign to post on public websites in order to confuse the public.
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Damn, McShemp, Triphop blew our cover! Oh well, it was good while the money lasted.

Rick

[McShemp]

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Damn, McShemp, Triphop blew our cover! Oh well, it was good while the money lasted.

Rick
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Yeah, agree to disagree and move on. I have to get to the DU and blast away at those tree huggers!

[triphop]

Some humor for this somber topic.













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