[Gasification] UK Documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle

[Michael Redler]

At the risk of entertaining an OT discussion, I'd like to point out a 
chink in the armor of this video.

While the video is highly produced and many of those interviewed are 
well known scientists and activists (i.e. Mr. Moore), they cleverly 
distract the viewer, causing them to consider the more emotionally 
charged, political effects of the movement.

True or not, they use words like "fear" and "intimidation" to describe 
supporters of man-made climate change theories. They describe the effect 
on developing countries like Africa. Even if this were true, these 
things have more to do with an inappropriate response to climate change 
than climate change itself. And let's not overlook the obvious attack on 
the ethics of a very large number of scientists, accused of faking a 
position on the climate change debate in order to get funding.

Where I come from, much of this could be described as "bait and switch" 
tactics. You are pulled into a provocative debate and convinced to agree 
with a position which is related, but after further examination, not 
directly addressing the legitimacy of climate change itself.

In my opinion, we should always remember how climate change is directly 
linked to energy usage and pollution. After all, a measurement of 
greenhouse gases can also be an indicator of energy waste and increased 
pollution. None of us would welcome the idea of neglecting or ignoring 
that, and eventually becoming sick from our own filth.

Finally, which side of the debate would you prefer to be on if it turned 
out to be wrong.

Mike

Jonathan F. Pratt wrote:
> What do you guys think of this?
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> UK Documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle
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> http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-4520665474899458831&q=global+warming+swindle 
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