And They Call It the News!

Printed as a letter to the editor in the OMR in Mar. '07.

On 02-26-07 this paper carried an AP story and placed it on the front page just below the fold. The AP would lead us to believe that the advocates for depression had won the debate on the cause of global warming. It’s not just that their whole premise is flawed unsupported by science but their own words as they describe their stand contradict their conclusion. Look at the 1st 39 words. They use “almost certainly”, but at the IPCC news conference that announced the “summary”, the VP of the group would not be pined down on what he considered to be the 100% certainty of the actual percent variable of human causation. In other words, they are certain it’s our fault but not sure to what extent. Now my friends, that’s scientific. The AP goes on in the 1st 39 words, that we are the cause of the most dramatic shift in a thousand years, never concerning themselves with what may have caused the previous most dramatic shift and why there is no correlation that may demonstrate a relational factor.

Then, in the 4th paragraph, the AP claims the IPCC to be a scientific body, which it is not, though scientists who have political motivations head it. The Ap buries half of the truth on the back page near the end of their piece where they finally (after they’ve scared you to death) alluded to the others in the scientific community (they say “some”, but there are far more than that) that claim the affects will be minimal. The AP also uses the words “not enough is known”, and the IPCC distances itself from the fanatical views of Al Gore and his extreme sea level predictions or the time frame for any rise happening. To the Oroville Mercury-Register, put gossip on a different page.