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| Friends of Spin? [message #84615 is a reply to message #84600] |
Tue, 15 May 2007 07:55  |
Jamie K
Messages: 1115
Registered: July 2006
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No worries, you didn't waste my time. I didn't find FOS immediately
convincing but it was interesting to learn more about them.
Does it bother you when other Canadians point out the special interest
affiliations of FOS?
Are you curious about the lack of actual relevant data behind FOS claims?
Or the exaggeration of a supposed scientific opposition while ignoring
mainstream science?
Or the spin and misdirection on their "myths/facts" page?
Setting aside the oil industry connections for now, and the appeal to
authority they attempt to make, we can look at their "myths/facts" one
at a time if you like. I glanced through them and most of them appear to
be straw men arguments. A few are flat contradictions of the actual facts.
Seriously, in the context of what we do know, FOS isn't offering enough
to hang a hat on.
Cheers,
-Jamie
www.JamieKrutz.com
Don Nafe wrote:
> I would have expected better.
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> Sorry for wasting your time
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> DOn
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Jamie K wrote:
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> OK, thanks Don. Here are some links for your consideration:
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_Science
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> Where "Friends of Science" is criticized for oil industry funding and
> scientific errors.
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> http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Friends_of_Scienc e
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> Details some of the industry connections.
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> http://www.desmogblog.com/friends-of-science-friends-of-toba cco
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> Criticized for their PR spin and connections with a similar campaign
> supporting big tobacco.
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http://www.desmogblog.com/friends-of-science-a-political-not -scientific-clique
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> Criticized for lack of data and ignoring majority of climate scientists.
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> Finally, another Canadian perspective from the CBC:
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> http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/denialmachine/index.html
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> Cheers,
> -Jamie
> www.JamieKrutz.com
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> Don Nafe wrote:
>> here's the site Jamie
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>> www.friendsofscience.org
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>> Don
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>> "Don Nafe" <dnafe@magma.ca> wrote in message news:4648dbb3@linux...
>>> fire me an email...got that web site of "canadian scientists against
>>> global warming" for ya
>>>
>>> We like our friggin cold weather up here so Global Warming is NOT an
>>> option here in Canada
>>>
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> DOn
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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