Category Archives: eco-wackery

Leftist agitprop fake charity Oxfam has been given the run of the BBC this morning to warn us of apocalyptic increases in food prices of up to 50% (odd nicely even statistic, btw) caused by “climate change” (They’ve obviously abandoned the global warming line formulation and are now using the more sophisticated but equally unfounded “climate change”) Who would have guessed that one of the cures for this was “to invest in small farmers, especially women.”? This dreary nonsense which Oxfam recycles with regularity is never robustly challenged on the BBC, instead like so much of its output it is spewed out as an article of toxic tree-hugging eco-lunatic faith.

Had to laugh at the interview with the Woodland Trust’s Sue Holden on Today this morning (7.42am). Sue was on to spout the usual spiel that we need many more forest, more trees, since this is good for our health apparently. Naturally there was no voice of opposition to Holden’s tree-mania. When it comes to their favourite causes, the BBC are very careful who they put up for interview and who they deny access. In this case, there was consensus that we all love trees. Who would have figured that then?

This wonderful dissection of another BBC faux science story is well worth a read. My sincere thanks to the B-B-BBC reader who brought it to my attention.

Further to Robin’s post on the Richard Black led “End is nigh” waffle on the Biodiversity Junket in Japan, I noticed that Today was quick enough to follow on that item with an item on how the Otter has made a remarkable comeback from “the edge of extinction.” All subtle stuff from the State propagandists.

This is an interesting link and the content seems to be one that the BBC eco-cultists like Richard Black have overlooked. I wonder why?

Did you see that the BBC have been using the 25th anniversary of the alleged hole in the Ozone layer to further advance their eco-wacko agenda. Pity they couldn’t be bothered to consider other views on this issue but then again it is never news with the BBC it is always propaganda.  

Three cheers for the Met Office, things had gone awfully quiet on climate change recently, hadn’t they?

“Catastrophic climate change could happen with 50 years, five decades earlier than previously predicted, according to a Met Office report.”

“An average global temperature rise of 7.2F (4C), considered a dangerous tipping point, could happen by 2060, causing droughts around the world, sea level rises and the collapse of important ecosystems, it warns.The Arctic could see an increase in temperatures of 28.8F (16C), while parts of sub Saharan Africa and North America would be devastated by an increase in temperature of up to 18F (10C)”

Oh, I just love the bias that riddles this report!

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is visiting the Arctic Circle in Norway to draw attention to the need for action at climate change talks in December. Mr Ban said it was “absolutely crucial” that world leaders took united action. In December, leaders must agree on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol for cutting carbon emissions, which are believed to cause global warming. Scientists warn that the results of climate change could be catastrophic if greenhouse gas production is unchecked.

Erm, no. First of all, some believe carbon emissions cause global warming despite the evidence that they don’t. Second, some tenured scientists advocate the alarmism the BBC highlights, others don’t. For some reason, the BBC pushes just one side of the debate. Read the rest of this one-sided item and then repeat – the science is settled, we must obey….we are doomed unless we start de-industrialising!