Comments on: As the planet hits record high temperatures, a falsehood-pushing film-maker tries to shout down real journalists from asking Al Gore questions

By: Edward

Edward — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:37:45 +0000

4 Danny Bloom: Your time scale is off. The population crash happens circa 2050, maybe sooner, not circa 2500. The planet will not end but species Homo Sapiens could very well end circa 2050 or circa 2100. You may be alive to participate in the crash. Uncertainty cuts both ways. There is no way to proove that the crash won’t happen in 2012.

By: Ken Ward Jr.

Ken Ward Jr. — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:40:47 +0000

With much due respect to Joe Romm, I don’t agree that Vice President Gore “is willing to make himself so open to questions from real journalists.” As most journalists out here in the world know, when Gore has appeared at local events involving his film, he has closed those events to the press and not allowed local reporters like myself to ask him questions.

I’m glad SEJ got him to answer questions at its conference, which I was not able to attend.

But the Vice President opens himself up to fair criticism when he holds closed-door events that keep out the local media.

[JR: Ken, this would not be one of those times.]

By: Danny Bloom

Danny Bloom — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:26:33 +0000

Off, topic, but more bad news: “Polar cities for climate refugees might serve as incubators for breeding pairs in the Arctic and Antarctic circa year 2500 or so” — future headline, after all this “talk” becomes history. James Lovelock has said it all. There is little more to discuss. Nothing will happen at Copenhaagendazs and the world will not end in 2012 or 2500, but human population will fall from 25 billion in year 2500 to just 200,000 souls 30 generations from now, and we should be getting ready, both mentally and spiritually. It will not be a pretty picture. We should not give up yet, of course, we should live full lives, but we should prepare for a very very ugly denouement to all this. And know that some will survive. That is what we must plan for. Marc Morano knows this, but he cannot admit it yet. Joe cannot either.

By: Passerby

Passerby — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:26:07 +0000

You may have caught one of the astroturfers’ trial anti-warming protests in Springfield, Missouri, a few weeks back. Despite some fake balance in local press reports the event came off like a bunch of people smelling of mothballs protesting against Elvis Presley.

As an ex-environmental reporter I would encourage citizens not to let reporters get away with fake balance in particular. More importantly, look into the background of the organizers and speakers and educate the press in advance of these events. Reporters are lazy by nature and don’t mind having their jobs (especially research) done for them.

By: David B. Benson

David B. Benson — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:45:32 +0000

Off-topic again, but more bad news: “… the rate of climate change over the next century could be higher than previously anticipated …”
Nitrogen Cycle: Key Ingredient In Climate Model Refines Global Predictions
http://www.sciencedaily.com/ releases/ 2009/ 10/ 091009204032.htm

By: David B. Benson

David B. Benson — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:29:21 +0000

Off-topic but

QuikSCAT satellite nearing failure; Congress poised to slash NOAA funding
http://www.wunderground.com/ blog/ JeffMasters/ comment.html?entrynum=1347