The great global warming swindle 71 minutes from al gores an inconvenient truthto news reports from the popular media outlets and even public classrooms which, in chicken little fashion, seem to be screaming the sky is falling. Currently, we are being bombarded with a torrent of propaganda titled global warming every tv and radio. This note is an addendum to my comments posted last march. The uk channel 4 documentary the great global warming swindle has been touted by deniers and slammed by a lot of others, including one scientist who appeared in the film. Its producer, martin durkin, has a reputation for producing controversial films. This film blows the whistle on the biggest swindle in modern history. The britains channel 4 has produced a devastating documentary titled the great global warming swindle. An inconvenient truth, on the other hand, is mostly an emotional presentation from a single politician. A global warming conspiracy theory invokes claims that the scientific consensus on global warming is based on conspiracies to produce manipulated data or suppress dissent.
It is used as an excuse for the greatest ripoff in. According to martin durkins documentary, the chief cause of climate change is not human activity but changes in radiation from the sun. The real global warming disaster by christopher booker. Having taken a quick glance over the movie, the first thing that jumps out is that its the same guys we write about on dsblog all the time. Reviewed in the united kingdom on september 9, 2017. This study updates our earlier calculations which showed that the observed global warming was predominantly humancaused. Unlike other climatesceptic diatribes such as the channel 4 documentary the great global warming swindle or the writings of nigel lawson, this one cannot be dismissed with offtheshelf knowledge. The great global warming swindle dvdvideomovie is a pseudodocumentary in which british television producer martin durkin has fraudulently misrepresented both the data involved and scientists who have researched global climate. With tim ball, nir shaviv, ian clark, piers corbyn. Yes, water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas, but that doesnt mean that the effect of co 2 isnt critical. They are the earths thermostat, holding over 2,000x the energy of the atmosphere. Watkins and karl braganza and michael coughlan, year2007 david allen jones, andrew b. The program was formally criticised by ofcom, the uk. The great global warming swindle by jamie glazov tuesday, november 04, 2008 frontpage interviews guest today is martin durkin, the producer of the documentary the great global warming swindle.
America and the worlds death knell the green campaign june 6, 2009 the great global warming swindle full version documentary editors note. The great global warming swindle is a polemical1 documentary film that suggests that the scientific opinion on climate change is influenced by funding and political factors, and questions whether scientific consensus on anthropogenic global warming exists. Usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. Thom hartmann interviews ross gelbspan march 20 2007 thom hartmann i want to start with the great global warming swindle. Mar 12, 2007 the problem with the great global warming swindle, which caused a sensation when it was broadcast on channel 4 last week, is that to make its case it relies not on future visionaries, but on. Despite its flamboyant title, the great global warming swindle is based on sound science and interviews with real climate scientists. This programme sought to challenge the theory that human activity is the major cause of climate change and global warming also described as the theory of anthropogenic global warming.
Despite its flamboyant title, the great global warming swindle is based on sound science and interviews with real climate scientists, including me. The great global warming swindle big picture news, informed. Above all, alternative energy sources solar, wind, hydro, geothermal. Britains channel 4 has produced a devastating documentary titled the great global warming swindle. This desmog uk epic history post details how a channel 4 programme on climate change was edited to promote climate denial. The dominant side of the climate debate was so rattled by a single documentary film exploring alternative views, that 265 complaints were filed against the great global warming swindle with ofcom, which regulates uk communications services.
The perpetrators are promoting it to get control of your life, your future and your money. This case is based on the idea that changes in solar activity influence cloud. Although not as long as the channel 4 edited version that included extra content and an excerpt from al gores an inconvenient truth, this is beautifully put together. First, ofcom, which is the uks television oversight authority, has received a very large number of formal complaints about the program, primarily concerning. Why climate swindle film is dangerous, despite ruling new. Water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas, and the effect of co 2 is insignificant by comparison. Mar 15, 2007 britains channel 4 has produced a devastating documentary titled the great global warming swindle.
I then noticed that the conference was sponsored in part by alcoa and by the oak ridge national. Jul 22, 2008 while criticizing such statements, the agency said that swindle was adequately framed as a polemic and that so many programs had focused on the dominant scientific views of global warming. George monbiot on the great global warming swindle opinion. Apr 26, 2015 the great global warming swindle 2007 a wag tv production for channel 4 director. The great global warming swindle 2007 is the expelled of anthropogenic global warming agw, i. Indeed, a 2007 broadcast on channel4 titled the great global warming swindle tried to make exactly that case. Its arguable the very existence of that body is an affront to free speech.
When temperatures increase due to higher co 2 concentrations, the atmosphere becomes more humid, thus amplifying the global warming. The program was formally criticised by ofcom, the uk broadcasting regulatory agency, which upheld complaints of. The great global warming swindle video greatglobalwarmingswindle. Jul 22, 2008 why climate swindle film is dangerous, despite ruling. We are told that man made global warming is the biggest ever threat to mankind. At long last the big lie of global warming has been totally exposed and we can thank the heartland institute, a free market think tank that has organized and hosted eight international conferences on climate change since 2008 to expose the lies behind global warming now called climate change as it became clear that seventeen years of. Nov 14, 2009 unlike other climatesceptic diatribes such as the channel 4 documentary the great global warming swindle or the writings of nigel lawson, this one cannot be dismissed with offtheshelf knowledge. It rolls most of the popular points refuted a thousand times into a sixty minuteplus documentary, so, if anything, its a good watch in terms of seeing how deniers cherrypick, distort, and fabricate facts in order to debunk climate change. A leading figure in that enquiry was lord lawson of blaby who as chancellor of the exchequer in the 1980s was the first politician to commit government money to global warming research. Aug 11, 2015 this desmog uk epic history post details how a channel 4 programme on climate change was edited to promote climate denial. Some have called the great global warming swindle the definitive retort to al gores an inconvenient truth. The great global warming swindle summarised 1932007. The great global warming swindle 2007 a wag tv production for channel 4 director. The problem with the great global warming swindle, which caused a sensation when it was broadcast on channel 4 last week, is that to make its case it relies not on future visionaries, but on.
The great global warming swindle caused controversy in the uk when it premiered on channel 4. Paul reiter pasteur institute nir shaviv university of jerusalem nigel calder. Lord lawson began his public relations attack on climate science in earnest on 8 march 2007 when he appeared alongside the distinguished cast of oilfunded deniers on the channel 4 programme, the great global warming swindle. The real global warming disaster by christopher booker book. British film on global warming draws rebuke the new york times. Theres nothing new here that we have not heard ad naseum from the. Global warming is melting glaciers in every region of the world, putting millions of people at risk from floods, droughts and lack of drinking water. Why was the great global warming swindle so persuasive.
Causes of the global warming observed since the 19th century. It is used as an excuse for the greatest ripoff in human history. The dvd is an expanded and improved version of the above documentary broadcast in the uk on. British film on global warming draws rebuke the new york. The great global warming swindle programme directed by martin durkin, on channel 4 on thursday 8 march 2007 critique by john houghton, president, john ray initiative. This film blows the whistle on what may be the biggest swindle in modern history.
Fred singer, atmospheric physicist 1932007 al gores an inconvenient truth has met its match. It has apparently not been broadcast by any of the networks in the united states. The inside story of the great global warming swindle. This video has a one hour movie mostly of testimony by climate scientists on how global warming was created as a political lie to get money from governments. The great global warming swindle top documentary films. The great global warming swindle is a polemical documentary film that suggests that the scientific opinion on climate change is influenced by funding and political factors, and denies the existence of a scientific consensus about the reality and causes of global warming. The great global warming swindle independent institute. The great global warming swindle is itself a fraud and a. May 12, 2020 at long last the big lie of global warming has been totally exposed and we can thank the heartland institute, a free market think tank that has organized and hosted eight international conferences on climate change since 2008 to expose the lies behind global warming now called climate change as it became clear that seventeen years of. As detailed by this complaint, this was done by displaying erroneous or artificially manipulated. Global warming is just the latest in a long line of hysterical crusades to which we seem to be increasingly susceptible. Global studies association presentation pace university, new york city june 6, 2008 global studies association proceedingsforthcoming if you happen to subscribe to alexander cockburns important periodical, counterpunch. It is a complex issue full of uncertainties and controversies.
The great global warming swindle channel 4, 8 march 2007, 21. Theres nothing new here that we have not heard ad naseum from the same handful. The great global warming swindle tv movie 2007 imdb. The program was formally criticised by ofcom, the uk broadcasting regulatory agency, which upheld. The great global warming swindle is a polemical documentary film that suggests that the scientific opinion on climate change is influenced by funding and pol. No one seemed to doubt that anthropogenic global warming was real, and needed our urgent attention. Firstly, we have reason to believe that parts of the graph were made up of fabricated data that were presented as genuine. This is the title of a documentary, socalled, that is running on british television that is on the web that apparently was shown to republican.
The scientific arguments presented in the great global warming swindle can be stated quite. The great global warming swindle climate science on trial. Thanks to martin durkin for a first class documentary. The film, made by british television producer martin durkin, showcases scientists, economists, politicians, writers, and others who are sceptical of the scientific consensus. This note is an addendum to my comments posted last march immediately after the initial broadcast of the great global warming swindle.
It is critically important to determine whether this global warming is due to natural causes, as contended by climate contrarians, or by human activities, as argued by the intergovernmental panel on climate change. It is one of a number of tactics used in climate change denial to attempt to legitimize political and public controversy disputing this consensus. This controversial british documentary, first aired in march on britains channel 4, is a onesided attack on the predominant scientific consensus on global warming. Pdf complaint to ofcom regarding the great global warming. As of this writing july 2007, there have been a number of developments. The program was formally criticised by ofcom, the uk broadcasting.
The great global warming swindle is a controversial documentary film that argues against the scientific consensus that human activity is the main cause of global warming. Mar 20, 2007 thom and ross debunk the the great global warming swindle documentary. Conspiracy theorists typically allege that, through. The paper introduces global warming, elaborates its causes and hazards and presents some solutions to solve this hot issue. George monbiot on the great global warming swindle. The oceans are by far the major driver of the global climate. While criticizing such statements, the agency said that swindle was adequately framed as a polemic and that so many programs had focused on the dominant scientific views of global warming. Everything youve ever been told about global warming is probably untrue. An inconvenient truth, on the other hand, is mostly. Thom and ross debunk the the great global warming swindle documentary. The great global warming swindle does not pretend to be neutral or fairminded.
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