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Toronto Star Looks at Canadian Denial Machine

Canada's biggest newspaper, The Toronto Star, shines the light on Canadian climate change deniers in this weekend feature .
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Ian Forrester. +1; Sun, 2007-01-28 09:27; One quote sums up the honesty of the denial machine

Tim Ball says "I'm not doing it for the money. It has cost me a lot. But I can't ignore the science or the evidence".

It is hard to find as many inaccuracies in one short quote as Ball has in this one. I think it merits some sort of award.

#22158
Geoff. +0; Sun, 2007-01-28 09:42; It's a great piece but I'm
Geoff (not verified)
It's a great piece but I'm not going to celebrate until a story with this word count shows up in the National Post.
#22221
Ralf. +0; Sun, 2007-01-28 22:45; Ball paying big oil?
Ralf (not verified)
I was just going to say the same. He must be in Backwards-World, where everyone speaks in opposites. >>One of them is climatologist Ball, a popular, indefatigable public speaker. Last year, he made about 100 presentations to the likes of farm groups, Rotary and Probus meetings and insurance industry people. Why does he do it? "Sometimes I wonder myself, especially when I'm driving through the prairies and it's 30 below," he says. "I'm not doing it for the money. It has cost me a lot. But I can't ignore the science or the evidence." >>
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Robert in Calgary. +0; Sun, 2007-01-28 14:27; Slanted as usual for the Star......
Robert in Calgary (not verified)

"Canada's biggest newspaper,"

...and unreserved cheerleader and promoter for leftwing viewpoints.

It reads more like a paid promotional item, not a journalistic news story.

#22170
Anonymous. +0; Sun, 2007-01-28 14:34; Ah yes, the "left wing conspiracy"
Anonymous (not verified)
Like Jon Stewart said the global warming conspiracy led by left wing enviro alarmists, called "scientists," is behind this type of stuff. There is no conspiracy big boy, global warming is real and we need to be concerned.
#22222
Anonymous. +0; Sun, 2007-01-28 22:46; are we talking about the
Anonymous (not verified)
are we talking about the same paper??
#22416
Romeogolf. +0; Mon, 2007-01-29 13:27; Fossil Fuel Peanut Gallery
Romeogolf (not verified)
Faced with an inconvenient truth, the ideologue could only resort to pathetic name calling, rather than presenting an intelligent critique addressing specific points.
#22694
Anonymous. +0; Tue, 2007-01-30 07:08; Paid promotional item?
Anonymous (not verified)

For whom? Polar bears? All those corrupt scientists? (that would be cutting into their ill-gotten grant money) All those Toronto-based alternative fuels companies? Or is it just something we do to piss you off?

Robert, you have to learn to distinguish between "bias", which everyone has (including you), and "promotion". Routinely dismissing any opposing viewpoint as "promotion" or leftwing propaganda, puts you about one step away from being a conspiracy nut with a persecution complex.

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Robert in Calgary. +0; Tue, 2007-01-30 15:01; Good grief Charlie Brown......
Robert in Calgary (not verified)

Dear "Anon",

The first part of the last paragraph was fair comment.

The Toronto Star has a well-known bias. Part of the owners mandate and such.

It's hardly conspiratorial of me to comment on it.

The remainder......

"Routinely dismissing any opposing viewpoint as "promotion" or leftwing propaganda, puts you about one step away from being a conspiracy nut with a persecution complex."

.....was rather silly. Do you actually know enough about me to apply such a statement?

We have a family member who is uncomfortably "out there", I find your aspersion against me to be rather odious.

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Eli Duke. +0; Wed, 2007-12-19 00:11; Perry Cabrera
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About the climate cover-up

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.

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