‘Misinformation’
Mar 27th, 2006 at 2:18 pm by Susie
Why so polite, ladies and gentlemen of the Press Corpse? Why not call a lie a lie, particularly when it’s about something as important as global warming?
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ross Gelbspan blames a 15-year misinformation campaign by the oil and coal industries.
“The point of this campaign was not necessarily to persuade the public that global warming isn’t happening,” Gelbspan said. “It was to persuade the public that there is this state of confusion.”
A 1998 memo by the American Petroleum Institute said, “Victory will be achieved when … average citizens recognize uncertainties in climate science.”
To redefine global warming as theory — not fact — the industry funded research by “friendly” scientists such as Michaels.
same format as ID
You’d think they would learn what not to do from the tobacco industry. I so hope they get hit with class action lawsuits from like, the whole human race.
“Global warming specialists have just unfavourably revised estimates of the planet’s fuckedness.” –David Mitchell, Guardian Features
And yet …
“Many experts say there are still uncertainties about timing, extent and causes.”
Global warming has managed to raise G W Bush’s IQ 7 points in the last decade.
Now it’s up to 93.
Actually, why not call the lie “propaganda” as that’s what it appears to be.