Great Global Warming Swindle Ofcom Report

StuartDH · #1 (**permalink**) 21-07-2008, 02:05 PM

The Great Global Warming Swindle documentary and Channel 4 have just had their wrists slapped by Ofcom.

Probably won't make much difference as most people will never see the report and ten years from now there'll still be masses of people trying to justify their emissions and CC by quoting "I saw a documentary on Channel 4 that showed..."

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Climate documentary 'broke rules'

Of course, Inconvenient Truth got bits wrong and was over the top in some areas too.

It'd be great if Channel 4 could correct their error by doing more than just an apology and put together a really good documentary, with views from both sides of the debate. If burning fossil fuels are proven to be a big cause of global warming, channel 4 should take responsibility or be fined for their documentary's part in misleading the public and indirectly contributing to the problem of CO2 emissions.

jhewitt15 · #2 (**permalink**) 21-07-2008, 02:14 PM

so do you think global warming is a swindle or its the truth that we are messing up the planet?

StuartDH · #3 (**permalink**) 21-07-2008, 02:54 PM

Personally, I wish it was a swindle...but I fear that it isn't.

Earth Hart · #4 (**permalink**) 22-07-2008, 12:04 AM

Ofcom should have come down heavy on Channel 4 & fined them. Wag TV, the company who made the programme, are likely to be taken to court in the US, for misrepresenting a number of US scientists. Most of the "experts" were from the "Climate Coalition" a right-wing lobby group in the US, and from what I can gather, money also came from them. Need I say more.

forfi · #5 (**permalink**) 22-07-2008, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Earth Hart

. Most of the "experts" were from the "Climate Coalition" a right-wing lobby group in the US, and from what I can gather, money also came from them. Need I say more.

Yes please ,sounds interesting.

Hobjob · #6 (**permalink**) 22-07-2008, 10:17 AM

I find the BBC link very interesting; things do not seem as clear from
that report as I would have imagined from the BBC Radio 4 new last night.

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Ofcom's logic is that "the link between human activity and global warming... became settled before March 2007".
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But the whole point of the documentary was to assert that the argument is still around. Yes, the consensus is heavily in favour of man-accelerated global warning, but there are still scientists who disagree. Offcom seem guilty of misleading the public too!! Or if the quote is corect, they are guilty of a technical inexactitude

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Originally Posted by Earth Hart

Ofcom should have come down heavy on Channel 4 & fined them. Wag TV, the company who made the programme, are likely to be taken to court in the US, for misrepresenting a number of US scientists. Most of the "experts" were from the "Climate Coalition" a right-wing lobby group in the US, and from what I can gather, money also came from them. Need I say more.

Well yes you do need to say more

Wikipedia says that the Global Climate Coalition has been defunct since 2002 and I've found other references to the same. If this is so, then I don't see how your allegations are correct. Unless they are not defunct but now a secret group.

I am actually inclined to the man-accelerated global warming, but I do think the debate should be accurate and not be full of insinuation and spin (and possibly even libel

) (And Gore was also guilty of this !!!)

The Black Rabbit · #7 (**permalink**) 22-07-2008, 06:40 PM

All a load of hot air.
Ho ho.

And thats BOTH "sides".

TBR

Earth Hart · #8 (**permalink**) 23-07-2008, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Hobjob

Wikipedia says that the Global Climate Coalition has been defunct since 2002 and I've found other references to the same. If this is so, then I don't see how your allegations are correct. Unless they are not defunct but now a secret group.

If you believe everything you read on Wikipedia you must be a "Sun" reader.

Hobjob · #9 (**permalink**) 24-07-2008, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Earth Hart

If you believe everything you read on Wikipedia you must be a "Sun" reader.

I mention that I have found other references to back up Wiki, too !!!

I fully agree needs corroboration, but so do most things, even
peer-reviewed scientific journals, which is why research always
needs confirming.

I chose not to quote other sources as wiki is so quick and easy.

JW · #10 (**permalink**) 24-07-2008, 10:05 AM

Hi,

Having read a few of the other threads about climate change it is clear just how much damage has been done by this program.

I for one am really glad that they did get a slap on the wrists. My Sun reading parents (that was a difficult admission

) would quote the flawed evidence from the program. Just a shame that they didn't get a BIG fine just to bring the point home.