Another oil linked group tells us global warming isn't happening
The Climate Science Coalition (don’t you just love the authoritative sounding name) have attacked NIWA for stating the obvious that the floods last week in Northland are what we are going to start seeing more and more of because of global warming.
So who are the Climate Science Coalition? Well two of the members of the Coalition are Vincent Gray and Bob Carter, who are they?
In 2003, Exxon-Mobil funded the Tech Central Science Foundation to the tune of NZ$151,430 and Vincent Gray and Bob Carter were both contributing writers to that foundation.
Ohhhh, right, so group that has links to organizations funded by Exxon-Mobile say that Global Warming isn’t real – isn’t in interesting that everytime a group comes out and attempts to suggest global warming is all just a green hoax, they all seem to be funded by an oil company – does that amaze and astound the rest of you?
Why don’t the Herald point these links out?
Global warming clash builds up its own heat
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research is standing by its prediction that global warming will cause more floods of the type that devastated Northland. Niwa climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger rejects Climate Science Coalition criticism describing Niwa's observations as simplistic and unscientific, especially as summer had brought below-average temperatures. Coalition spokesman Augie Auer claimed Dr Salinger's argument on global warming was not credible.
posted by Bomber @ 7:17 am
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Thats a little hypocritical, considering Al Gores substantial ties to Global Warming. Bit of a double standard, you blog against people on the other side for encouraging policies that help their profitability, yet when Al does it thats acceptable.
http://newsbusters.org/node/11149
Whats the bet bomber you dont even post this? Cant handle a debate....global warming is a hoax, dont believe the lies
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Some of my friends on Kiwiblog have accused me of being a conspiracy theorist because I have questioned the concerned scientist coaltion because they have members from an Exxon-Mobile funded group......yeah that's a conspiracy David - oil company that makes record billion dollar profits support groups who spread global warming disinformation - pretty far out there, here's a blog I posted earlier...
Thankfully the punch drunk stupor of the right has worn off and EVEN NATIONAL admit that the Enviornment doesn’t seem to be open to constant rape and pillage by their party contributing (wonder why they want to keep those funders so secret?) corporate mates.
But it wasn’t always thus, those corporate buddies of the right have done a hell of a lot to spread disinformation about Global warming as some sort of left wing myth up there with the tooth fairy and Santa Claus. Here is a list of all the front groups Exxon-Mobil spend billions on to help spread that disinformation.
60/Sixty Plus Association
Accuracy in Academia
Accuracy in Media
Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
Africa Fighting Malaria
Air Quality Standards Coalition
Alexis de Tocqueville Institution
Alliance for Climate Strategies
American Coal Foundation
American Conservative Union Foundation
American Council for Capital Formation Center for Policy Research
American Council on Science and Health
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
American Enterprise Institute-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies
American Friends of the Institute for Economic Affairs
American Legislative Exchange Council
American Petroleum Institute
American Policy Center
American Recreation Coalition
American Spectator Foundation
Americans for Tax Reform
Arizona State University Office of Cimatology
Aspen Institute
Association of Concerned Taxpayers
Atlantic Legal Foundation
Atlas Economic Research Foundation
Blue Ribbon Coalition
Capital Legal Foundation
Capital Research Center and Greenwatch
Cato Institute
Center for American and International Law
Center for Environmental Education Research
Center for Security Policy
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise
Center for the New West
Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change
Centre for the New Europe
Chemical Education Foundation
Citizens for A Sound Economy and CSE Educational Foundation
Citizens for the Environment and CFE Action Fund
Clean Water Industry Coalition
Climate Research Journal
Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow
Communications Institute
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Congress of Racial Equality
Consumer Alert
Cooler Heads Coalition
Council for Solid Waste Solutions
DCI Group
Defenders of Property Rights
Earthwatch Institute
ECO or Environmental Conservation Organization
European Enterprise Institute
ExxonMobil Corporation
Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies
Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment
Fraser Institute
Free Enterprise Action Institute
Free Enterprise Education Institute
Frontiers of Freedom Institute and Foundation
George C. Marshall Institute
George Mason University, Law and Economics Center
Global Climate Coalition
Great Plains Legal Foundation
Greening Earth Society
Harvard Center for Risk Analysis
Heartland Institute
Heritage Foundation
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University
Hudson Institute
Illinois Policy Institute
Independent Commission on Environmental Education
Independent Institute
Institute for Biospheric Research
Institute for Energy Research
Institute for Regulatory Science
Institute for Senior Studies
Institute for the Study of Earth and Man
Institute of Humane Studies, George Mason University
Interfaith Stewardship Alliance
International Council for Capital Formation
International Policy Network - North America
International Republican Institute
James Madison Institute
Junkscience.com
Landmark Legal Foundation
Lexington Institute
Lindenwood University
Mackinac Center
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
Media Institute
Media Research Center
Mercatus Center, George Mason University
Mountain States Legal Foundation
National Association of Neighborhoods
National Black Chamber of Commerce
National Center for Policy Analysis
National Center for Public Policy Research
National Council for Environmental Balance
National Environmental Policy Institute
National Legal Center for the Public Interest
National Mining Association
National Policy Forum
National Wetlands Coalition
National Wilderness Institute
New England Legal Foundation
Pacific Legal Foundation
Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy
Peabody Energy
Property and Environment Research Center, formerly Political Economy Research Center
Public Interest Watch
Reason Foundation
Reason Public Policy Institute
Science and Environmental Policy Project
Seniors Coalition
Shook, Hardy and Bacon LLP
Small Business Survival Committee
Southeastern Legal Foundation
Stanford University GCEP
Statistical Assessment Service (STATS)
Tech Central Science Foundation or Tech Central Station
Texas Public Policy Foundation
The Advancement of Sound Science Center, Inc.
The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition
The Annapolis Center for Science-Based Public Policy
The Justice Foundation (formerly Texas Justice Foundation)
The Locke Institute
United for Jobs
University of Oklahoma Foundation, Inc.
US Russia Business Council
Virginia Institute for Public Policy
Washington Legal Foundation
Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy
Western Fuels
World Climate Report
I personally love the story about the Public Interest Watch – this was a front group funded by Exxon-Mobile which attacked Greenpeace by suggesting that Greenpeace were laundering money – amazingly Greenpeace was audited because of this one claim by an Exxon-Mobil front group
Washington
From PIW Website: "Public Interest Watch (PIW) was established in 2002 in response to the growing misuse of charitable funds by nonprofit organizations and the lack of effort by government agencies to deal with the problem. PIW works to fight charitable trust abuse by exposing individual cases of abuse and advocating for stronger governmental oversight, including requirements for greater financial disclosure by charitable organizations. PIW is a 501(c)4 tax-exempt organization, which means contributions to PIW are not tax-deductible. Initial funding for PIW has been provided by business organizations. "
Organization revealed by Wall Street Journal in March 2006 to have been funded almost entirely by Exxon Mobil in 2003 with $120,000 donation out of $124,000 total revenue. Published report in 2003 accusing Greenpeace of money laundering and other tax infractions.
What about Al Gore's financial ties?
Why wont you debate what the climate change society say?
I bet you wont even post this.
I listend to that radio NZ discussion on these guys the other day, and now have myself some serious doubts about the level of man made climate change.
0.6 degree increase in a century? hmm
There is no debating the facts, that global temperatures have risen 0.7C in the last 100 years.
However there is debate over the cause of this increase, and if we just decide to shut down legitimate scientific debate, just because there is some output that doesn't suit the established thinking, then we are in a very bad way. As a person involved in atmospheric sciences, I'm aware that there is vigorous debate within the CO2 alarmist group as to what degree CO2 emissions will force temperatures to rise.
The science is not settled.
However, if this current hysteria results in modifications in human behaviour that extend the life of the planet and human society upon it then the outcome will be good.
Our biggest problems are population and mindless consumption.
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