CNN Meteorologist disses Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth"

[redguru]

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CNN Meteorologist: ‘Definitely Some Inaccuracies’ in Gore Film
By Paul Detrick | October 4, 2007 - 11:35 ET

CNN Meteorologist Rob Marciano clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Finally," in response to a report that a British judge might ban the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" from UK schools because, according to "American Morning," "it is politically biased and contains scientific inaccuracies."

"There are definitely some inaccuracies," Marciano added. "The biggest thing I have a problem with is this implication that Katrina was caused by global warming."

Marciano went on to explain that, "global warming does not conclusively cause stronger hurricanes like we've seen," pointing out that "by the end of this century we might get about a 5 percent increase."

The case stems from a father's claims that the film is brainwashing propaganda, who told The Telegraph, "I am determined to prevent my children from being subjected to political spin in the classroom."

The Business and Media Institute has extensively critiqued the media's coverage of global warming in Fire & Ice, which covers a hundred years of coverage of global warming. While journalists have warned of climate change for more than 100 years, the warnings switched from global cooling to warming to cooling and warming again.

UPDATE: Marciano also sarcastically said, "the Oscars, they give out awards for fictional films as well."

—Paul Detrick is a Researcher at the Business and Media Institute.

 

[Lestat]

classic. you find one or two innacuracies and use it to invalidate the entire theory.

pretty simple minded if you ask me. Science is a body of knowledge, always subject to crique, debate, and update. Just because 'An Inconvenient Truth' or any other theory on global warming isn't 100% correct, doesn't mean that global warming isn't in fact taking place and is a danger to humankind.

 

[redguru]

The entire film is fraught with inaccuracies, and has an agenda. Using it as a text without caveatting it's political motivation, disregarding that it doesn't even cross the threshold of theory and is just a postulation is callous and brainwashing at best.

 

[redguru]

Let me rephrase my previous statement in that Global warming is occurring, yes.
That mankind caused it or has the ability to rectify it is really in doubt. using propaganda films as a primary school text without an opposing viewpoint is beyond the pale.

 

[redguru]

It's as dogmatic as any religion. And we know what you think of religion.

 

[Lestat]

I'm not sure what the opposing viewpoint would be if you do admit that based on data we have, that global warming is occuring.

Is the opposing viewpoint that it isn't that bad? Its not going to threaten life on earth?

I don't understand how it is a political issue, I see how it is an economic one, it costs more to handle waste and gasses in a way that doesn't imapact the ecology of the earth. Or even worse, certain types of manufacturing would be all but impossible which can have a huge economic impact.

I see it as this. People really only care about things that happen to them, or sometimes their children. The negative impact of global warming is a few generations out, of course by the time you actually see the oceans start to rise and other things go wrong it will be too late, and people like Al Gore are trying to raise awareness to this fact.

 

[Wulfgar]

honestly it is stupid to argue agaisnt an inconvienient truth.

anyone with half a brain knows huge coal burning plants can not in any way be good for the environment
wasting energy is NOT good for the planet
old technology is NOT good for the environment
being irresponsible with energy is NOT good for the environment
etc

people need to clean their shit up
end of story

 

[-SD-]

I'm not sure what the opposing viewpoint would be if you do admit that based on data we have, that global warming is occuring.

Is the opposing viewpoint that it isn't that bad? Its not going to threaten life on earth?

I don't understand how it is a political issue, I see how it is an economic one, it costs more to handle waste and gasses in a way that doesn't imapact the ecology of the earth. Or even worse, certain types of manufacturing would be all but impossible which can have a huge economic impact.

I see it as this. People really only care about things that happen to them, or sometimes their children. The negative impact of global warming is a few generations out, of course by the time you actually see the oceans start to rise and other things go wrong it will be too late, and people like Al Gore are trying to raise awareness to this fact.

Isnt the earth considered to be coming out of the last ice age, in the grand scheme of how old the earth is? Or the sun might be getting hotter? Ive never heard anything about either one of these hypotheses being ruled out as a contributor to global warming. People have to take into consideration all possibilities, since its science and all.

 

[redguru]

I'm not sure what the opposing viewpoint would be if you do admit that based on data we have, that global warming is occuring.

Is the opposing viewpoint that it isn't that bad? Its not going to threaten life on earth?

I don't understand how it is a political issue, I see how it is an economic one, it costs more to handle waste and gasses in a way that doesn't imapact the ecology of the earth. Or even worse, certain types of manufacturing would be all but impossible which can have a huge economic impact.

I see it as this. People really only care about things that happen to them, or sometimes their children. The negative impact of global warming is a few generations out, of course by the time you actually see the oceans start to rise and other things go wrong it will be too late, and people like Al Gore are trying to raise awareness to this fact.

Global warming is occurring yes, is it cyclical? Is there anything that we can do to affect it, in either direction? Is it hubris to think that mankind has an effect on anything as large as global environmental conditions? Isn't it funny that Gore tools around in a private jet to tout the harm that joe schmoe in his automobile causes to the environment?

It's a religion, it has all the facets of religion.

Sin.
saviors,
preachers
and commandments.

 

[redguru]

honestly it is stupid to argue agaisnt an inconvienient truth.

anyone with half a brain knows huge coal burning plants can not in any way be good for the environment
wasting energy is NOT good for the planet
old technology is NOT good for the environment
being irresponsible with energy is NOT good for the environment
etc

people need to clean their shit up
end of story

i agree, so lets build nuclear power plants and replace every coal burning plant with clean nuclear.