Climate Sceptic extremist has a ‘significant argument’ says Abbott
‘Mad Monk’ meets Monckton THE AGE , TOM ARUP February 4, 2010 A day after releasing his climate change policy, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has met the world’s most famous climate change sceptic, Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley…… Continue reading
Australia’s climate suffers while our media is slack
To return briefly to last month’s theme of MEDIA – do Australians realise how slack our mass media is? The big polluters and nuclear lobby don’t need a conspiracy or even their continued high-powered spin to the media.
They can rely on the slackness of Australia’s mainstream media. For example, apparently Australia’s iconic love of “larrikinism” , (possibly combined with large journalistic ignorance of climate change), was enough for the National Press Club to give Lord Monckton the status of a serious scientist.
It is indeed a worry, when this (?) prestigious media event is used at best to give journalists a laugh, at worst, when the unscientific nature of Lord Monckton’s standing and claims are presented as serious.
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