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BBC Wants Evidence of Climate Science Bias

Posted by Hemos on from the give-me-an-example dept.

Amtiskaw writes "Discussion of climate change is rife with claims and counter-claims of partisanship and bias. Some of the most serious of which being that the scientific community is smothering more skeptical research in the field. Now the BBC is asking for evidence of this self-censorship. From the article: 'Journals are meant to publish the best research irrespective of whether it accepts that the sky is blue, or finds it could really be green ... So the accusations that all is not well at the heart of climate science, and that censorship is rife in organisations which award research grants, the editorial boards of journals and the committees of the IPCC, should be examined seriously. Readers are asked to submit evidence of bias, which the the BBC will then investigate.'" Actually, the phrase "rife with claims and counter-claims" is making more of the counter-claims then they are; the vast body of the evidence indicates climate change is real; Lomborg is the only serious counter-claimaint that I am aware of.

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  1. Re:Global climate has never been static by MustardMan · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Right... because physical evidence is so trustworthy, coming from a lobbyist group conveniently located blocks from the white house. Give me something in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, or shut up.

  2. Re: BBC stands for... by Brett+Buck · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    >>It's funny that the BBC is asking for proof of bias when
    >>its tilted coverage of the Iraqi war led British soldiers
    >>to conclude that BBC stood for "Baathist Broadcasting
    >>Corporation".
    >
    >And undoubtedly those soldiers have a completely unbiased
    >view of the war.

          Yes, bunch of fools, thank goodness we have someone who knows all about it from watching TV and surfing DU to keep us straight on the real situation.

              Brett

  3. I Agree! Let's Sacrifice Some Virgins Too.... by Lensar · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ya know, just to be safe, why don't we sacrifice a few virgins each year to the global Climate Gods.

    The way I figure it, maybe we're wrong, and there are no Climate Gods. If so, then all we did was kill a few virgins.

    But shit man, what if we're right and the Climate Gods are going to destoy the earth unless they get their virgins? Seriously, think about what's at stake here.