Fox "news" BS Alert !!! New skeptical global warming special starts today.

[Up2Late]

(I'll probably miss it, I'm not a Fox "new" viewer, but here's the Media Matters write up about it.) <http://mediamatters.org/>

In new global warming special, Fox News interviews scientists with industry ties, records of misinformation

Summary: On May 21, Fox News will air a one-hour special, Global Warming: The Debate Continues, in which host David Asman will "speak with scientists who are skeptical of what they view as alarmist fears about climate change." Among the roster of contributors are several global warming skeptics with ties to the energy industry and records of misinformation on the issue.

On May 21, Fox News will air a one-hour special, Global Warming: The Debate Continues, in which host David Asman will "speak with scientists who are skeptical of what they view as alarmist fears about climate change." Among the roster of contributors are several global warming skeptics with ties to the energy industry and records of misinformation on the issue. In each case, their statements or studies questioning global warming theory have been debunked or proven misleading by the scientific community. It remains to be seen whether Asman will inform viewers of these records or of their associations with institutions funded by companies that have a financial stake in opposing policies that seek to combat climate change.

Global Warming: The Debate Continues follows Fox News' The Heat is On: The Case of Global Warming, a November 13 special that was heavily criticized by conservatives. It drew attention from two divisions of the conservative Media Research Center -- CNSNews.com (here and here) and the Business & Media Institute -- and Accuracy in Media editor Cliff Kincaid wrote a column blasting Fox News for running the special.

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a Washington, D.C.-based think tank heavily funded by corporate interests, asked Fox News to revise The Heat is On before it aired. As a January 16 Washington Post article reported, "The Competitive Enterprise Institute, which widely publicizes its belief that the earth is not warming cataclysmically because of the burning of coal and oil," says Exxon Mobil Corp. is a "major donor" largely as a result of its effort to push that position....

(more info and links at link below)

<http://mediamatters.org/items/200605190003>

[Doctor_J]

1. Why in the world would you be posting a Fox programming alert here?

Are you unclear on what Democratic Underground means?

[Up2Late]

2. This is BS Alert (B*ll Sh*t)! It's a call to action.

I'm not advertising for Fox, I'm alerting to Media Matters call to action.

Click a link, you'll see.

[madrchsod]

3. thank god no one will be watching

but the feeble minded in america. there will be about 1-2 or so million people watching this program..

[Up2Late]

6. So did anyone see it, or post about it?

I was out all night.

[Up2Late]

4. In a related matter, a bogus, Oil industry backed, PR organization...

...the "Competitive Enterprise Institute" is in the middle of their almost unbelievable PR campaign to mislead the RW sheep that the CO2 freed by the burning Oil, Gas and Coal is just a normal part of the atmosphere with their TV campaign:

CO2: We Call it Life

Here's a link to the videos: <http://streams.cei.org/>

[Up2Late]

5. Did anyone see it or Post about it tonight?

I've been out all night helping out over at my parents house.