Heh, what can you say? Read some of the glowing nominations at the links below. It’s pure self aggrandizement wrapped in a delusional comedy. I got the biggest chuckle from seeing skepticalscience.com listed as an “organization”. Mike Mann’s nomination letter #5 link in individual nominees is a hoot also. Lest some think this is some sort of sour grapes, it isn’t. It is simply humorous that only one type of communications apparently passes muster and the nominators are all part of the same club. Contrast that process to this one.
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Climate Change Communicator of the Year
Excellence deserves acknowledgment. Every year we honor one person and one organization for their excellence as climate change communicators. Honorees are identified through an open nomination and democratic voting process. Honorees and nominees from previous years can be found here: 2009 and 2010.
2011 Nominees: 4C Climate Change Communicator of the Year
We are delighted to announce twelve outstanding nominees – six each in the individual and organizational categories – for Climate Change Communicator of the Year 2011. Now we ask that you exercise your democratic right to vote by helping select the climate change communicators of the year. The polls close at midnight, April 15th.
To learn more about each of the nominees, click on their names. Then, cast your ballot: one vote each for an individual and an organization.
Individual Nominees:
1. Tom Crompton
2. Jay Gulledge
5. Joseph Romm
6. John Abraham/Scott Mandia/Ray Weymann
Organizational Nominees:
1. Alliance for Climate Education
2. Climate Change Media Partnership
5. The Earth Journalism Network
6. Union of Concerned Scientists
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Source: http://www.climatechangecommunication.org/award.cfm should anyone care to vote.
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If “Mother Earth” is given the same rights as humans, does that include the right to be taxed into submission?
The UN is a home of untreated mental patients.
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UN document would give ‘Mother Earth’ same rights as humans
http://www.canada.com/technology/document+would+give+Mother+Earth+same+rights+humans/4597840/story.html
UNITED NATIONS — Bolivia will this month table a draft United Nations treaty giving “Mother Earth” the same rights as humans — having just passed a domestic law that does the same for bugs, trees and all other natural things in the South American country.
No votes from me. This should have been an April 1 entry.
I vote for Joe Romm. Best communicator for the sceptical cause around. 😛
DaveE.
More like an award for loudest crank.
The Oscars?
I’d suggest WUWT readers use the email at the George Mason Center for Climate Change Communication page to first ask why there is a “none of the above” choice, and then ask why millions of dollars have been spent at such choices as they show, yet public opinion about the importance of global warming is heading toward basement levels. Whether George Mason U likes it or not, sites like WUWT, ClimateDepot.com, ClimateAudit, nofrakkingconsensus.wordpress.com and others are having a HUGE communication effect.
When faced with cognitive dissonance, self-congratulation is necessary to maintain sanity.
“I’m good enough.”
“I’m smart enough.”
“And garsh-darnit, people like me!”
Shouldn’t that be changed to Climate Change Propagandist of the Year Award?
That’s it in a nutshell. Public opinion is swinging away — therefore there must be improved communications.
Well ya know…
They do want to improve their communication, their message, and what better way to do that than by awarding the “correct” messengers?
Since WUWT, CA, etc., are
heretics,deniers, not communicating the correct message then why should they be in line for any kind of “Climate Correctness Communication Program” award?ok ok…
/sarc_off
It isn’t all fun and games at George Mason. There is at least one sane head in that skool. Professor Walter E. Williams articles webpage is in my list of favorites. He offers very plain language, scathing criticism of liberal policies including global wa.. climate cha… climate disr… what ever it’s called these days.
http://econfaculty.gmu.edu/wew/articles.html
In setting a submissions deadline for the IRS (er, self-selectioned CAGW poll) on April 15, it’s funny that they forgot that Tax Day is April 18 this year for the US.
And May Day, the socialist’s Grand Day of Equality, Fraternity, and Despair for All, is a bit later, on May 1.
Whenever a Marxist says Communication they mean Propaganda.
BTW, one does not engage the public, one engages the enemy.
And “Creating a dialogue” == “Forcing a narrative”.
I think its time for me to formalize and publish my “Marxist Jargon Decoder Ring”
Agree w/PRD, Walter E. Williams is well worth reading, and very likeable in person.
For an example of his writing, read this. It’s only a few paragraphs.
I’m jealous, Smokey. Ever since being introduced to his columns page, I’ve given a great deal of thought as to how I’d greet the man.
PRD,
You’d have to look up. He’s about 6’7″.
I wonder how the nominators would feel if all the candidates in the next federal election were only republican.
Do you think that there would be some howls of outrage?
Will there be a “none of the above” option?
skepticalscience.com is an organisation in the same way the mafia is. The moderators operate with total lack of transparency, communicating by disappearing anyone who seriously challenges the “family” with rational and logical argument.
Whilst the insiders increasingly communicate amongst themselves how clever they are, due to it’s recent change of direction led by the said enforcers, it should now consider a name change to Political Science to complete the transformation.
I’ve mentioned this before… the Library of Economics and Liberty is run by George Mason Economists.
They’ve had rational and calm conversations on the subject of climate change. Example: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2010/08/laughlin_on_the.html
“Honorees are identified through an open nomination and democratic voting process.”
Dang. Missed the open nomination process. I guess we all did, as I don’t see Willis Eschenbach as one of the nominees. Maybe next year.
Left V Left
Ariana Huffington sued by bloggers for $105m
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/apr/12/arianna-huffington-post-sale
Who are these people/organisations ?
Is Joseph Romm related in any way to Joe Romm of c-R fame. And of course we all know the Union of Communist Scientists; although nobody I know knows anybody who belongs.
And I bet Professor Walter E. Williams gets a kick out of the tripe that comes from GMU.
Everybody should check out the web site of Walter E. Williams; handsome, debonair black man; and while you are there, pick up your own personal Pardon and Amnesty Proclamation, granted personally by handsome, debonair black man Walter E. Williams, Professor extra-ordinaire at George Mason University. It is available to any person of European descent, as a pardon for his/her ancestor’s slavery practices.
Prof Willimas is one Cool Dude; and please don’t forget the (E.) or you’ll get the wrong guy.
My own personal pardon has adorned my office wall for years; of course I get a special one, having been a Colonial myself; and therefore less guilty of having had decrepid ancestors.
Odd whatsupwiththat has not been dominated under the organizational nominees?
Whoever wins the best communicator award they have failed in the face of rising scepticism.