Yes you read the title right. I am giving the Gorical some credit. Apparently, his ranting and raving style is exactly what is needed to get people to be apathetic to his global warming swindle.
The study compared the responses of a group of people shown sensational media coverage with those given the more sober information from scientific reports.
The initial findings suggest that those shown doom-laden messages tended to believe the problem could come to a head further into the future. This group also felt there was little they could do to affect the planet's future.
"Not only is this not a good way of presenting climate change science, but even in trying to effect change, it's self-defeating," Professor Hulme said.
Keep up the good work Al!
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Even scientists are now seeing that the hype in the media and by some over zealous scientists, are not helping their cause. Via the BBC
They say some researchers make claims about possible future impacts that cannot be justified by the science.
The pair believe this damages the credibility of all climate scientists.
Both men hold the mainstream view on climate change - that human activity is the cause.
But they think catastrophism and the "Hollywoodisation" of weather and climate only work to create confusion in the public mind.
They argue for a more sober and reasoned explanation of the uncertainties about possible future changes in the Earth's climate.
I for one think it is about time that reputable scientists and researchers come forward and hold the MSM and others more accountable for their claims. Putting the "fear" into the public is not the way to convince them of anything. That only works on the weak minded and uninformed.
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As I reported on Thursday.... We are DOOMED I TELL YOU, DOOMED!
The keepers of the "Doomsday Clock" plan to move its hands forward next Wednesday to reflect what they call worsening nuclear and climate threats to the world.
The symbolic clock, maintained by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, currently is set at seven minutes to midnight, with midnight marking global catastrophe.
The clock was last pushed forward by two minutes to seven minutes to midnight in 2002 amid concerns about the proliferation of nuclear, biological and other weapons and the threat of terrorism.
Have yourself a hysterically great day!
Updated with links... DOH!
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Doing my daily check on the "Church of Climatology" I came across these gems.
First: OMFG!!!!!!!!!!! The sky is falling faster than we thought! We are doomed. DOOMED I tell you!
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has upped its assessment of the risk posed by climate change, estimating that it could cause up to $250 billion of economic losses over the next 10 years.
WEF's assessment of the risk of water shortages, tropical storms and inland flooding was also increased, along with a rash of other potential disasters such as a global pandemic, international terrorism and civil war.
Explaining why it has increased its assessment of the risk of climate change since its last report in 2006, WEF pointed to evidence that carbon dioxide emissions are growing faster than expected. (emphasis mine)
"international terrorism and civil war" Climate change effects even the worst of the worst that man has created. It is that EVIL! Wonder what this is doing to the suicide rates around the world. I'll bet it is not helping and is no doubt climate change is increasing the effects of it too. Any government out there want to fund me to do a study on this one? Perhaps someone at the UN?YawnSecond: Mass communication and climate changeThe quick dispersion of information, thanks to technology, has not seemed to cultivate the sense of urgency required to transform information into action. In fact, the media has often been implicated in desensitizing the general public and transforming us into passive observers of distant wars and natural disasters.
In this context, the options available to us for communication can facilitate apathy as well as inspire action.
As Columbia University graduate student Frances Ue observes: "The media is a powerful tool that has the potential to inform, yet many citizens display a certain level of apathy towards environmental disaster. The population must be convinced that global warming is a problem worthy of their concern."
(emphasis mine)
Could it be that the MSM and politicians alike have fed us so much bull in the past, that some of the public simply won't believe them anymore?Thirdly: This one drives home the message that should be getting out to the public. Presented with facts not hysteria.... Although not dedicated to the so-called climate change, it is very much related and shows how science should be presented. Dangers of disinformation PseudoscienceFallacies infect every debate about the environment and affect policy, taxpayers' money and victims' lives.
Scientists ask questions, formulate hypotheses, design experiments, look at the evidence, modify the hypotheses and probe further. Then activists, news media and politics take over.
For years, the public has been fed a lusty diet of climate doom and gloom, cooked and served by alarmists who use the language of science to push an agenda. Now, every politician of every stripe must embrace the "climate consensus" or be branded a callous skeptic.
Pseudoscience will damage your health and your wealth just as surely as malaria. (emphasis mine)
So who would you believe? It is your choice....
Update: ABFreedom has an interesting one over at his blog on how some countries will more than likely opt out of Kyoto in 2012.Check it out!
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