Monbiot rips Plimer and Plimer blames DeSmogBlog [2]
In late December, Guardian columnist George Monbiot squared off on ABC Australia [6] with the climate-change expert wannabe, Ian Plimer. [7]
Monbiot rips Plimer, and it’s very amusing to watch Plimer pretend he’s an expert in climate science, despite the fact that he has no academic background in climate change research and is on the board of directors of no less than three very large mining companies.
Regardless, I hadn’t had a chance to see the entire video and just had a chance to watch it in it’s entirety. Nobody had told me that near the end of the debate Plimer smears and lies about DeSmogBlog, saying that:
“Why does Mr. Monbiot use blog sites, where the bloggers are paid to smear scientists, this is DeSmogBlog which is paid for by the Suzuki Foundation.”
Sorry, Plimer, we don’t smear scientists, we simply point out the lack of expertise and fossil fuel industry ties of people like you who are spreading misinformation about the realities of climate change.
DeSmogBlog has never received a single penny from the Suzuki Foundation and Monbiot has never “used” DeSmogBlog.
Here’s the last 3rd of the debate, Plimer lies about DeSmogBlog at the 7 minute mark:
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