Comments on: Which are the top 5 anti-science think tanks? http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:21:02 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Richard Pauli http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25619 Richard Pauli Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:21:59 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25619 Ok (malformed URL above ) Kivalina info at http://tinyurl.com/9vly9p Ok (malformed URL above ) Kivalina info at

http://tinyurl.com/9vly9p

]]> By: Asteroid Miner http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25564 Asteroid Miner Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:32:52 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25564 I nominate Religion. Every religion, every religious organization. Remember Giordano Bruno and Galileo! Remember the anti-teaching-evolution laws. Remember the dis-information on evolution that preachers put in their sermons every sunday. Science is the cure for religion. I nominate Religion. Every religion, every religious organization. Remember Giordano Bruno and Galileo! Remember the anti-teaching-evolution laws. Remember the dis-information on evolution that preachers put in their sermons every sunday.
Science is the cure for religion.

]]> By: Asteroid Miner http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25562 Asteroid Miner Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:20:34 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25562 I nominate the Wall Street Journal. I nominate the Wall Street Journal.

]]> By: Dano http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25548 Dano Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:43:35 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25548 Anne raises an interesting question. Perhaps there needs to be a second category: Top 5 Noise Machine Disseminators.... OK, I'll start: Drudge Faux WashTimes Investor's Biness Daily Watt's up wit dat Best, D Anne raises an interesting question.

Perhaps there needs to be a second category: Top 5 Noise Machine Disseminators….

OK, I’ll start:

Drudge
Faux
WashTimes
Investor’s Biness Daily
Watt’s up wit dat

Best,

D

]]> By: Anne http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25537 Anne Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:59:27 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25537 Does Fox (Feaux) news count? Does Fox (Feaux) news count?

]]> By: Richard Pauli http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25533 Richard Pauli Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:56:50 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25533 Keep an eye on the suit Kivalina v. Exxon - now in federal court http://www.climatelaw.org/cases/country/us/kivalina/Kivalina%20Complaint.pdf Calling their actions a public nuisance, it will open up these organizations to liability for their participation in this conspiracy. The complaint reads p.69 " The Conspiracy Defendants have engaged in agreements to participate in the intentional creation, contribution to and/or maintenance of a public nuisance, global warming. The Conspiracy Defendants participated and/or continue to participate in an agreement with each other to mislead the public with respect to the science of global warming and to delay public awareness of the issue so that they could continue contributing to, maintaining and/or creating the nuisance without demands from the public that they change their behavior as a condition of further buying their products. At all times the Conspiracy Defendants were concerned that the public would become concerned by global warming and that the growing concern would force a change in the Conspiracy Defendants behavior which would be costly. Delaying these costs was the major objective of the conspiracies described herein. 270. The Conspiracy Defendants have committed overt acts in furtherance of their agreements. The Conspiracy Defendants have participated in an agreement with each other to mislead the public with respect to the science of global warming, either individually or through their various industry fronts or trade associations, and have included overt acts that furthered their intentional creation, contribution to and/or maintenance of a public nuisance, global warming… RELIEF REQUESTED Plaintiffs request that this Court: 1. Hold each defendant jointly and severally liable for creating, contributing to, and maintaining a public nuisance; 2. Hold the Conspiracy Defendants jointly and severally liable for civil conspiracy; etc... http://d14u2c.com/kivalina-v-exxonmobil---litigation-salvation.html Keep an eye on the suit Kivalina v. Exxon – now in federal court
http://www.climatelaw.org/ cases/ country/ us/ kivalina/ Kivalina%20Complaint.pdf

Calling their actions a public nuisance, it will open up these organizations to liability for their participation in this conspiracy.

The complaint reads p.69
” The Conspiracy Defendants have engaged in agreements to participate in the intentional creation, contribution to and/or maintenance of a public nuisance, global warming. The Conspiracy Defendants participated and/or continue to participate in an agreement with each other to mislead the public with respect to the science of global warming and to delay public awareness of the issue so that they could continue contributing to, maintaining and/or creating the nuisance without demands from the public that they change their behavior as a condition of further buying their products. At all times the Conspiracy Defendants were concerned that the public would become concerned by global warming and that the growing concern would force a change in the Conspiracy Defendants behavior which would be costly. Delaying these costs was the major objective of the conspiracies described herein.

270. The Conspiracy Defendants have committed overt acts in furtherance of their agreements. The Conspiracy Defendants have participated in an agreement with each other to mislead the public with respect to the science of global warming, either individually or through their various industry fronts or trade associations, and have included overt acts that furthered their intentional creation, contribution to and/or maintenance of a public nuisance, global warming…

RELIEF REQUESTED
Plaintiffs request that this Court:
1. Hold each defendant jointly and severally liable for creating, contributing to, and maintaining a public nuisance;
2. Hold the Conspiracy Defendants jointly and severally liable for civil conspiracy;
etc…

http://d14u2c.com/ kivalina-v-exxonmobil—litigation-salvation.html

]]> By: David B. Benson http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25531 David B. Benson Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:27:01 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25531 I think Cato ought to have a place on the list. But guido has the right of it: Senator Inhofe has misused his leadership positions to turn part of the U.S. Senate into an 'anti-science think tank', sorta. I think Cato ought to have a place on the list. But guido has the right of it: Senator Inhofe has misused his leadership positions to turn part of the U.S. Senate into an ‘anti-science think tank’, sorta.

]]> By: guido http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25525 guido Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:50:09 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25525 One dis-honorable mention: Senator Imhofe. Whatever you do, do not think that by getting on his PR guy, Marc Marono's email list or the Senator's minority report, that you are educating yourself. I spent more time trying to understand the nonsense that i asked Marc to remove me One dis-honorable mention: Senator Imhofe.

Whatever you do, do not think that by getting on his PR guy, Marc Marono’s email list or the Senator’s minority report, that you are educating yourself.

I spent more time trying to understand the nonsense that i asked Marc to remove me

]]> By: DavidONE http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25522 DavidONE Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:17:54 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25522 Tough one. So many deserving candidates. I'll just pick those that have taken the most money from ExxonMobil (http://www.exxonsecrets.org/maps.php) - the amount of funding is going to have some correlation to the amount of damage they've caused: 1. Competitive Enterprise Institute from Exxon corporations since 1998: $US 2,005,000 2. Frontiers of Freedom Institute and Foundation from Exxon corporations since 1998: $US 1,182,000 3. Center for Strategic and International Studies from Exxon corporations since 1998: $US 1,112,500  4. Annapolis Center for Science-Based Public Policy from Exxon corporations since 1998: $US 868,500 5. Atlas Economic Research Foundation from Exxon corporations since 1998: $US 780,000 Tough one. So many deserving candidates. I’ll just pick those that have taken the most money from ExxonMobil (http://www.exxonsecrets.org/maps.php) – the amount of funding is going to have some correlation to the amount of damage they’ve caused:

1. Competitive Enterprise Institute from Exxon corporations since 1998: $US 2,005,000
2. Frontiers of Freedom Institute and Foundation from Exxon corporations since 1998: $US 1,182,000
3. Center for Strategic and International Studies from Exxon corporations since 1998: $US 1,112,500 
4. Annapolis Center for Science-Based Public Policy from Exxon corporations since 1998: $US 868,500
5. Atlas Economic Research Foundation from Exxon corporations since 1998: $US 780,000

]]> By: Dill Weed http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25518 Dill Weed Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:01:59 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/12/23/which-are-the-top-5-anti-science-think-tanks/#comment-25518 Ask Real Climate. Dill Weed Ask Real Climate.

Dill Weed

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