Climate change denialism

[Tero]

About half of the responses to Greta's Twitter feed are like the ones posted in this thread. I've added one from today.

[Tero]

Or these

[Brian Peacock]

James Murdoch criticises father's news outlets for climate crisis denial

Rupert Murdoch’s son has strongly criticised his family’s news outlets for downplaying the impact of the climate crisis, as bushfires continue to burn in Australia.

James Murdoch and his wife, Kathryn, issued a rare joint statement directly criticising his father’s businesses for their “ongoing denial” on the issue, which has been reflected in the family’s newspapers repeatedly casting doubt on the link between the climate emergency and the bushfires.

“Kathryn and James’s views on climate are well-established and their frustration with some of the News Corp and Fox coverage of the topic is also well-known,” a spokesperson for the couple said, confirming a report in the Daily Beast. “They are particularly disappointed with the ongoing denial among the news outlets in Australia given obvious evidence to the contrary.”...

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/ ... sis-denial

[pErvinalia]

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[Svartalf]

well, if James is starting to diss daddy rupe, he's gonna be a nobody faster than a repug official can take a bribe...

[Brian Peacock]

[Tero]

You put it in as IMG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79eHmIeez2Y

[Sean Hayden]

https://www.climatescience.org.au/conte ... bush-fires

--provides a bit of explanation for the link between global warming and Australia's fires. It is several years old, but it's unlikely the factors that increase the risk of fire e.g. fuel have changed.

The impact section is particularly interesting given that at the time it was written despite the increased risk of fires, their impact on people was not trending upward. Supposedly this was because of excellent management.

[Tero]

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[JimC]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-04/ ... a/11925750

Macdonald then repeatedly pressed Senator Molan on whether he thought climate change was caused by humans.

Initially, Senator Molan said: "I accept the climate is changing. It has changed and it will change. What it's producing is hotter and drier weather and a hotter and drier country.

"As to whether it is human-induced climate change, my mind is open."

Macdonald then pressed him further on the issue and asked him why his mind was open and whether Senator Molan questioned the science.

"Michael might say that the science is settled," Senator Molan said.

"And I respect very much scientific opinion but every day across my desk comes enough information for me to say that there are other opinions."

Asked once again to answer the question and "what is the evidence you are relying on?" by Macdonald, the senator gave an unpopular answer.

"I'm not relying on evidence, Hamish," Senator Molan said, prompting heckles from the crowd, as well as parliamentary peers and commentators on social media.

"Oh dear Jim Molan, it's gone from a car crash to a train wreck," senator Jacquie Lambie tweeted.

This goes into the "Politicians are ignorant fuckwits" file...

[Tero]

"Science is an interesting opionion but a lot of jobs depend on this so we have to look at all sides..."

[Brian Peacock]

I care as much about the environment as the next man, but I ask you, what have the dolphins or the hummingbirds ever done for us?

[pErvinalia]

And mosquitoes. What's the point of them?

[Woodbutcher]

And forests are covering up a lot of good farmland and building sites, not to mention tar sands and coal deposits. They'll have to go!