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Australian media, Climate Denial, and Pro Nuclear Hype

I used to think that the Australian media publicised fraudulent and anti-scientific opinions just out of a desire to have a controversy, and stir public attention to the media. I now think, alas, that it also has to do with the ignorance about science of not only the public, but also of the journalists.

Australia is now in grave danger of falling for the simplistic views of  people who put up good-sounding information about very complex problems, with little regard for the scientific or economic facts.

We can now expect a year of this, with Tony Abbott in the lead position, expert in claimimg “green” credentials, while in fact furthering the interests of powerful fossil fuel and nuclear lobbies.

I would hope that climate-denialist speakers like Lord Monckton, and Ian Plimer will be met byt the media with sceptical srutiny – with those tried and tested old questions; – “Does he really make sense?, and What’s in it for him?

January 17, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, climate change - global warming, energy, media, uranium | antinuclear, Australia, climate change, climate change - global warming, energy, nuclear, uranium