Fox Only Talks About Global Warming When It's Snowing

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http://mediamatters.org/blog/201107200009

July 20, 2011 10:43 am ET by Shauna Theel

It's Hot! But Fox Only Talks About Global Warming When It's Snowing

With an unusually intense heat wave sweeping the nation, Fox News has been silent on global warming, which scientists say makes heat waves like this one more likely. By contrast, Fox News repeatedly used winter storms to mock global warming -- one of several problems with Fox's coverage of climate change highlighted in a new mini-documentary by Media Matters Studios:

Most flagrantly, Fox Nation and Fox News personalities Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Gretchen Carlson, Steve Doocy, Stuart Varney, and Eric Bolling all seized upon the February 2010 blizzard to mock Al Gore and suggest that the storm undermines the science supporting global warming. That same winter, Fox News Washington managing editor Bill Sammon ordered the network's journalists to cast doubt on climate change data.

In reality, that winter included "the eighth warmest December" since records began in 1880, the "fourth warmest" January, and the "sixth warmest" February according to global temperature data from NOAA. 2010 tied for the warmest year on record, and 2000-2009 was by far the warmest decade on record.

Over the past week, Fox News has not mentioned human-induced climate change or global warming while reporting on or discussing the current heat wave, according to a search of Snapstream video and Nexis transcripts.

[fascisthunter]

1. so many stupid people watch Fox and believe it all without verifying

what a sick country this is.

[xfundy]

2. My stupid moron FOXtard republican (oh, redundancy) bother in law said today-

--as we are sweating in the record heat-"Well, it's obviously global warming."

Me: "Are you serious?"

Him: "Even the guy who came up with the claim (of global warming) says he made it all up!"

I tried to avoid getting goaded into an argument, but it was hot and miserable, and I ended up telling the moron to shut the fuck up.

"You don't talk to me like that! I'm gonna take you to jail!"

He's not a cop. Thank god.

But these idiots really do think in that sort of manner--How dare you bother me with science? Don't you know that as a True Christian™ I am BETTER than you!?!?!?!?!

After too much time spent during the Bush Error worrying about what has happened to America, and what the masters of these idiots have created, an army of brain-dead zombies, some with guns, I have decided to let them go on, as I can do nothing more than reality itself does, and they will suffer. Sad, tho, that the rest of us will suffer too.

I do believe the army of fools will turn on their masters one day. I have to believe that.

[gordianot]

3. Your brother in law is obviously pure chickenshit.

Take my Fox watching Puke brother in law. He made several verbal threats against his sister (my wife) by phone and email. I offered at first opportunity face to face to settle them any way he so desires or at my choice if he chose not to leave us alone. We have not heard from him and his stupid Republican spawn since (now 3 years). My offer still stands.