What can I say? Mr Harrabin is definitely back with a vengeance. His scare today – after the energy alarmism earlier in the week – is water shortages. Climate change, he faithfully recycles from a resident econut, will crucify us, either through drought or floods, or both; the solution, as always is more laws, more government, more regulation – oh, and on this one, make sure that the BBC’s beloved EU is also involved to save the day.
Shame that our Roger doesn’t read more widely and convey to his readers some actual sense about the AGW lies. There’s been a lot of it about this week, but of course, it hasn’t been reported by the BBC. This for example, a group of glacier experts rubbishing the IPCC claims that populations are going to suffer water shortages. Or this, showing that billions are being wasted on solar power. Or try this, putting into perspective the facts about ocean alkaline levels (I refuse to use the greenie word for this non-problem). Or what about this, from the Guardian, no less, that the rainforests can adapt to climate change? And this, suggesting that there is no cause for concern for about sea level rises at the current rates? He might have reported, too, on this, that so-called green jobs are being ruthlessly axed in California, despite half a billion dollars spent on subsidies. But no, our Roger is as determined as ever to find his alarmist hogwash, and then to present it as if it is the only game in town. Fingers in ears time indeed.
Reithian principle: I thought the BBC had a “mission to inform”, not a “mission to misinform” . Harrabin doesn’t seem to understand this. Or maybe he just a coward who spouts received wisdom and pockets the cash.
Which reminds me, receiving the £150 tellytax demand today, I wonder what the price of Harrabin’s tosh is? Is his salary published? What’s the going rate for a professional liar?
I trust that you will neglect to pay this fee for an organisation which is clearly not fit for purpose?
As Harrabin chooses to draw upon the Government’s Chief Scientist to add to the ‘status’ of his puff piece, so can I.
‘Prof John Beddington admitted the impact of global warming had been exaggerated by some scientists and condemned climate researchers who refused to publish data which formed the basis of their reports into global warming.
In an interview, Prof Beddington, called for a new era of honesty and responsibility from the environmental community and said scientists should be less hostile to sceptics who questioned man-made global warming.
His words were refected in a New Scientist editorial that also argued that climate scientists should “welcome in the outside world” for more scrutiny’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/7081039/John-Beddington-chief-scientist-says-climate-change-sceptics-should-not-be-dismissed.html
‘Cui bono’ ? Follow the big, green money stream that ‘greenery’ has spawned.
What a phrase, though: “the environmental community”. What exactly is it and who is included? Beeboid advocates of doom? Would they count? Would I? Is membership confined to believers of a certain creed and denied to others not convinced of the creed? I think we should be told.
He’s just a big, uninformed, agenda-spewing twat, and if he doesn’t know that by now, there’s little, if any, hope for him.
Mr Harrabin aren’t you just a teensy weensy bit embarrassed by this post?
Which is it bias or incompetence on your part?
Perhaps Mr Harrabin is too busy earning a crust outside his day job. (Look at the moderator for the 16.45 session.)
Christopher Booker:
This info is for MPs, and, I would add, for BBC-Greenpeace –
“The climate change scare is dying, but do our MPs notice?”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/8131383/The-climate-change-scare-is-dying-but-do-our-MPs-notice.html