Dec 2009
Question on zero emmission...
10/12/09 06:54 Filed in:Climate change | Current Affairs
If the power station that produces the electricity that runs my car is powered by fossil fuel, can I still maintain that my car has zero emissions?
"Is J33PER becoming less Climate Change skeptical" I hear you ask. No, he's not!
The reason for raising this question is that I am more than happy to contribute to whatever is best for our environment.. as long as "the solution" has substance, is consistent and isn't merely a fad thought out by some vote chasing politician.
If I buy a new car that has 20% lower emissions than my old one, am I doing the environment a favour? Is it OK to forget about the CO2 foot print of actually producing the thing?
Now, throughout this Climate debate, I still haven't heard and answers to these questions. Answers on a postcard please!
"Is J33PER becoming less Climate Change skeptical" I hear you ask. No, he's not!
The reason for raising this question is that I am more than happy to contribute to whatever is best for our environment.. as long as "the solution" has substance, is consistent and isn't merely a fad thought out by some vote chasing politician.
If I buy a new car that has 20% lower emissions than my old one, am I doing the environment a favour? Is it OK to forget about the CO2 foot print of actually producing the thing?
Now, throughout this Climate debate, I still haven't heard and answers to these questions. Answers on a postcard please!
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Climate Change and blasphemy
08/12/09 07:02 Filed in:Climate change | Current Affairs
Climate change and blasphemy...
Doubting the general consensus that is Climate Change is seen as blasphemy and that I find worrying. We are all overwhelmed by the one view peddled by the media including the BBC. Even the prime minister of the UK calls non believers "flat earthers". I have taken exception to that. This has made me even more determined to question the whole notion that human kind is directly responsible through CO2 emissions for a catastrophic change in the climate.
I am merely questioning what is being said and am unwilling to be politically correct by simply accepting what the Bilderberg Group would want us to believe.
There is ample of material out there on the Internet to gain an insight of the opposing views. I particularly like what Lord Monckton has to say on the subject even if I don't agree with views he has on other subjects. Nigel Lawson is another person who is asking some pertinent questions on the subject and who refuses to take what is being peddled as gospel.
More to come on Climate Change soon..
Doubting the general consensus that is Climate Change is seen as blasphemy and that I find worrying. We are all overwhelmed by the one view peddled by the media including the BBC. Even the prime minister of the UK calls non believers "flat earthers". I have taken exception to that. This has made me even more determined to question the whole notion that human kind is directly responsible through CO2 emissions for a catastrophic change in the climate.
I am merely questioning what is being said and am unwilling to be politically correct by simply accepting what the Bilderberg Group would want us to believe.
There is ample of material out there on the Internet to gain an insight of the opposing views. I particularly like what Lord Monckton has to say on the subject even if I don't agree with views he has on other subjects. Nigel Lawson is another person who is asking some pertinent questions on the subject and who refuses to take what is being peddled as gospel.
More to come on Climate Change soon..
Language and the BBC
08/12/09 05:55 Filed in:Current Affairs
What language should the BBC use and not use...
Language is a most powerful thing. It helps us communicate and can be extremely powerful particularly when used by people who know how to use language to manipulate others.
As far as I am concerned, the BBC should be seen to be impartial on political issues and religion. Unfortunately, it is not. And this bugs me.
Lets look at an example from today's BBC News website;
"Gordon Brown is to begin setting out Labour's plans for slashing public spending by £12bn over four years, ahead of Wednesday's pre-Budget report."
The fact of the matter is that Mr Brown is threatening to reduce public spending. To slash means "cut drastically". By using the word "slash" the BBC is making a judgement. If the BBC used "reduce" it would have reported accurately and without wishing to manipulate the reader to draw a conclusion from its statement.
The example used is merely a very, very small example of what the BBC are continually doing. The way in which the BBC reports on Climate Change (used to be Global Warming but that is proving to be harder to prove) is equally manipulating.
More on using language to manipulate coming soon...
Language is a most powerful thing. It helps us communicate and can be extremely powerful particularly when used by people who know how to use language to manipulate others.
As far as I am concerned, the BBC should be seen to be impartial on political issues and religion. Unfortunately, it is not. And this bugs me.
Lets look at an example from today's BBC News website;
"Gordon Brown is to begin setting out Labour's plans for slashing public spending by £12bn over four years, ahead of Wednesday's pre-Budget report."
The fact of the matter is that Mr Brown is threatening to reduce public spending. To slash means "cut drastically". By using the word "slash" the BBC is making a judgement. If the BBC used "reduce" it would have reported accurately and without wishing to manipulate the reader to draw a conclusion from its statement.
The example used is merely a very, very small example of what the BBC are continually doing. The way in which the BBC reports on Climate Change (used to be Global Warming but that is proving to be harder to prove) is equally manipulating.
More on using language to manipulate coming soon...
