In the tradition set by the Rudd Government with Fuel Watch, Grocery Watch, Water Watch we are launching Bullshit Watch.
Todays Bullshit award goes to Brisbanes Courier Mail Journalist Graheam Readfearn for his article Call to Act by Pioneer on Climate.
American Scientist Professor Gene Likens (pictured) is speaking at the invitation-only presentation at Griffith University’s Nathan campus.
The presentation is on problems being faced around the globe with drought and climate change. He and other like minded people, that is climate change believers will be delivering their message to policymakers and politician including Queensland Minister for Climate Change Andrew McNamara, National Water Commissioner Chloe Munro and water commissioners from Queensland and NSW.
“Does the climate change problem exist? Yes,” Professor Likens said.
“The scientific consensus is so strong and so universal – there are just a handful of doubters on this.
“Yet (those doubters) get such high media attention and a lot of support.”
That statement light up my “Bullshit” metre straight away. Would the “handful of Doubters” the good professor is referring too be the 31,072 AMERICAN Scientist including 9,021 PhD’s who signed this petition.
The Courier Mails Graham Readfearn would have to live under a rock to have not know that this petition exists.
But wait – it gets better, turns out Graham Readfearn is none other than the author of The Courier Mails own Green Blog. It is a classic.
His profile reads -
“Graham Readfearn
Environment blogger Graham Readfearn sorts the green from the green-wash and the eco from the no-go – one climate-friendly posting at a time. Green news, views and the odd shot-down eco-skeptic.”
This guy is a rabid greenie, supporter of WWF (World Wildlife Foundation), Greenpeace etc, just have a look at his first article – 100 months left or try this classic – How much is enough – Eco-sinner?
No mention in the papers bi-line that Graham Readfearn is a rabid one eyed greenie – no the bi-line would have the average reader believe that is is just an unbiased major newspaper reporter, searching for the truth and writing a balanced article. Apparantly Not. Shame on the Courier.
What the good Readfearn also forgets to tell us is that the good professor Likens is an ecologist – not a climatologist.
This fine piece of journalism rates a healthy 90/100 on the Agmates Bullshit Watch metre.
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