Australia: Interference Claim on ABC Program That Questions Global Warming
Wendy Frew, Jewel Topsfield and Katharine Murphy write on TheAge.com.au:
The ABC board has been accused of pressuring the national broadcaster to show a controversial British documentary questioning the science behind climate change.More here.
The ABC announced this week that it would screen in July The Great Global Warming Swindle, which argues the main cause of warming is not human activity but changes in radiation from the sun.
The program caused a storm when it was aired on Britain's Channel 4 in March, with accusations by scientists — including some of those featured in the film — that its makers used fabricated data, half-truths and misleading statements.
ABC science journalist and broadcaster Robyn Williams, who advised the TV division not to buy the program, yesterday accused the broadcaster of "verging on the irresponsible" over its decision to air something that was "demonstrably wrong".
posted by Fergie @ 5/23/2007 02:55:00 PM
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