Well, yesterday the International Panel on Climate Change released a quite serious report (pdf), stating that global warming is unequivocally occurring, that humanity is a leading factor, and that major action is required (ASAP) or the damage will go from serious to, well, potentially catastrophic. So, where is this covered? For the Washington Post, page A3 Saturday. […]
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Experts say Globe at risk, story page A3 …
November 18th, 2007 · Comments Off on Experts say Globe at risk, story page A3 …
Tags: Energy · Global Warming · journalism · media · politics
Truthiness to truth … a matter of a few words?
November 9th, 2007 · Comments Off on Truthiness to truth … a matter of a few words?
Truthiness too often reigns in reporting and editorializing re energy issues. Sometimes it is simply energy illiteracy, a lack of knowledge. Sometimes it is failing to understand some complexity or fundamental factors at play. Sometimes, clearly, and likely often, it is malicious and malelovent, seeking to mislead, confuse, and sway with false information. And, well, […]
Tags: climate change · Global Warming · journalism
Gore: Media, take note, the world is NOT flat!
November 6th, 2007 · Comments Off on Gore: Media, take note, the world is NOT flat!
“There are still people who believe the world is flat … you don’t go and search out people who believe the world is flat and give them equal time.” Al Gore was on NBC yesterday and ripped the media for providing a platform for “outliers”, people who merit being taken as seriously as card-carrying members […]
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