DeSmogBlog Smacks Down Global Warming-Denying National Post
March 14, 2009 · Print This Article
The National Post, a conservative Canadian newspaper based in Toronto, has embarrassed itself once again. The paper routinely prints outrageously stupid things about global warming in a cheeky series of articles entitled ‘The Deniers’ and in regular columns by Lorne Gunter and Peter Foster.
DeSmogBlog regularly points out The National Post’s inaccuracies and outright lies about climate change, and now they’re taking issue with the paper’s so-called reporting from the climate deniers gathering in New York City.
From DeSmogBlog:
This latest dispatch by Foster “reporting” from the climate deniers gathering in New York further undermines the Post as a legitimate media outlet. So one-sided and erroneous is their editorial position on climate science that it is best described as journalistic malpractice.
While the Post felt it important to send Foster to cover the Heartland denier’s conference, they of course neglected to send any reporters to cover the UN climate conference last year in Poland, or the current gathering of 2,000 leading climate scientists in Denmark.
I suppose it is simpler to avoid mixing ideology with any actual information.
DeSmogBlog’s Mitchell Anderson goes on to point out all of the newsworthy information – and actual facts – being revealed at the real climate conference in Copenhagen, including the doubling of the projected rise in sea level by 2100, thanks to ballooning emissions, which the National Post failed to cover. Here’s a snippet:
There is also growing evidence that oceans are losing their ability to mop up our emissions mess. A study in 2007 revealed that marine absorption of carbon in the Atlantic had halved in only ten years. Similar results were reported recently in Sea of Japan.
“It is a tremendous surprise and very worrying because there were grounds for believing that in time the ocean might become ’saturated’ with our emissions – unable to soak up any more, ” reported the BBC. If true, that would “leave all our emissions to warm the atmosphere”.
But what the hay? I’m sure those folks at the National Post and Heartland Institute have it all figured out. After all, who are you going to believe – a bunch of egghead scientists, or courageous skeptics like Christopher Walter Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley?
Of course, global warming deniers barely even try to support their viewpoint with facts anymore. All of their energy is spent twisting actual climate science around, hatching conspiracy theories, ignoring the mounting evidence that proves them wrong and pointing fingers at Al Gore, the biggest target of their irrational ire. The fact that Vaclav Klaus is the Heartland Institute’s Leading International Figure for the second year in a row speaks louder than words.
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I am glad to read your story, but saddened by its message.
One thing for sure, if you put off doing anything to combat what is deemed the problem, at some point it may become irreversable, then the chorus of “I told you we couldn’t stop it” will be deafening.
Gee, I finally found an entertaining Marxist website of condesending jerks with their heads truly up their asses.
Wow, we’re really doing a good job of stuffing things up. Imagine that the oceans are saturated with CO2 emissions! You couldn’t make this stuff up. It would be too horrific just to be imagined.
I have to say first of all that I do believe that global warming is happening, that it’s influenced by us, and that we should be doing something to stop it. I also believe that it’s silly for people to think otherwise with all the evidence.
BUT
How are these people all that different from you? True, their viewpoint has far less support behind it, but look at what you’re saying (or what DeSmogBlog is saying, I suppose):
“They of course neglected to send any reporters to cover the UN climate conference…”
When was the last time you seriously reported on one of these deniers conferences? Not reported snarkily (and yes, I do realize that EarthFirst is all about the snark, and I’m fine with that), but can you really blame them for doing the exact same things you are?
How often is there an article on this website about the actual points made by deniers and their legitimacy? There are “egghead scientists” against global warming, too, just not as many.
We’re all people, and we’re all entitled to our opinion, and there’s no point in bickering. Rational arguments and compromise get things done. Name calling doesn’t.
I don’t think bashing Conservatives is going to get anything done. I think talking to everyone is what’s really useful. I consider myself a conservative on many issues but I very much believe in living as “green” of a life as possible for myself and family such as using green cleaning products, eating organic foods etc. So while I’m in support of much of what’s discussed on this website at the same time I’m offended when the Conservatives are being blamed for everything on here. Liberals aren’t any better than Conservatives in the “Green” issue especially when you look at the way they talk compared to the way they live. Many people, whether their liberal, moderate or conservative are at fault!