Kiminori Itoh

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Kiminori Itoh

Background

Dr. Kiminori Itoh recieved his PhD in industrial chemistry from University of Tokyo in 1978. Presently, he is a faculty member of the Engineering Department at the Yokohama National University.

Itoh and Climate Change

Dr. Kiminori Itoh declares himself as a "physical chemist familiar with evironmental sciences, and not particularly specialized in climate science." According to Google Scholar and Yokohama National University, Dr. Itoh has not published any work in the area of climate change in peer-reviewed science journals. Itoh recently co-authored a Japanese language book titled, Lies and Traps in the Global Warming Affairs.

Itoh and Inhofe's list of 650

It appears, Dr. Itoh's statement in the 2008 U.S. Senate Minority Report outlining the 650 global warming dissenters within the scientific community, was not exactly his. The statement is an amalgomation of the title of the preface ("The Worst Scientific Scandal In History") to his book and a statement given by Dr. Syun-Ichi Akasofu ("When people know what the truth is, they will feel deceived by science and scientists").

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About the climate cover-up

Democracy is utterly dependent upon an electorate that is accurately informed. In promoting climate change denial (and often denying their responsibility for doing so) industry has done more than endanger the environment. It has undermined democracy.

There is a vast difference between putting forth a point of view, honestly held, and intentionally sowing the seeds of confusion. Free speech does not include the right to deceive. Deception is not a point of view. And the right to disagree does not include a right to intentionally subvert the public awareness.

Although all public relations professionals are bound by a duty to not knowingly mislead the public, some have executed comprehensive campaigns of misinformation on behalf of industry clients on issues ranging from tobacco and asbestos to seat belts.

Lately, these fringe players have turned their efforts to creating confusion about climate change. This PR campaign could not be accomplished without the compliance of media as well as the assent and participation of leaders in government and business.