A Polite Discourse with Professional Climate Alarmist David Suzuki
Guest post by Jim Lakely of the Heartland Institute
Back in March, The Heartland Institute sent professional Canadian climate alarmist David Suzuki – formerly on the board of Canada’s notoriously left-wing David Suzuki Foundation – a copy of Rael Isaac’s excellent book, Roosters of the Apocalypse. Today, while rummaging through my over-filled inbox, I saw an envelope from this “esteemed scientist” that arrived two weeks ago. Even in the address he put down for Heartland’s world headquarters, Suzuki exposed his childish contempt for those who disagree with his faith-based climate views.
(See the envelope below)
Then there is the note Suzuki wrote on our cover letter for the book.
In case you couldn’t make that out, let me type it for you:
I am a scientist and I take great umbrage at being sent such a load of crap from a bullshit shill organization for the oil industry. You are the most anti-science group I can imagine.
David Suzuki.
Quite an imagination, considering. But Suzuki left off the Xs and Os. I’m crushed. At least I set him back $3.70 Canadian.
I guess David didn’t get the memo that we should tone down the rhetoric and try to get along. Of course he’s wrong about us, but defaming people who disagree is the only trick aging alarmists like him have left.
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WUWT Readers might recall this research effort by the same esteemed Canadian scientist:
More here.
beesaman,
Sadly the Venn diagram of those three sets has quite a bit of overlap.
And being a scientists makes you smarter than other people how …?
Why don’t you return it as ‘Not known at this address’?
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Unfortunately, as we can see from the recent U.S. election, defaming your opponent is a trick that works more often than not. It’s a powerful tool for deceiving those who can’t or won’t make the effort to educate themselves on the issues or don’t have minimal common sense enough to dismiss the manipulation. The best recourse is mockery as is done so well here at WUWT. Nice touch by Jim Lakely to refund Suzuki’s postage — in Canadian currency. Heh.
I think it’s great he can still express himself so eloquently…………/sarc
Good thing Saint Suzuki didn’t address the letter to “One North WHACKO Drive” or it may have ended up in the dead letter office. ;->
Saint Suzuki has a long, documented history of potty-mouthed and intollerant responses to any criticisms of his dogma:
http://youtu.be/ZQE2XiDxN5U
Surprised that epistle didn’t get stamped “UNDELIVERABLE. RETURN TO SENDER“
The really sad thing is lots of people in Canada actually believe the crap Suzuki spouts. He gets plenty of airtime on Canada’s national television network and is considered a media darling by the rest of the networks up here. Whenever I see the man, which isn’t often because I avoid watching or listening to mainstream media propaganda, I get nauseous. Demagoguery has no place in science. And I wish Canadians would learn to think for themselves.
If I asked nicely do you think he’d send me a mailing list of all the oil companies that might pay me money to express my low opinion of the scientific rigor of IPCC models predicting cAGW?
It’s just that right now I’m doing it for free and, like many other people, I could provide a good home for quite a lot of money.
The success of Obama shows that Suzuki’s type of behaviour will likely continue to succeed. As strange as it is, it has to be accepted.
Hey David, “Statements you can’t back up with with either solid facts or solid reasoning will at best be ignored and at worst poked fun at in ways not many people would describe as nice.”
Besides, grow up!
Seriously though, are “we” actually expected to have any type of an adult, rational, intelligent discourse with people like that?
I wonder if this paper was ‘peer-reviewed’…..hmmm
“November 9, 2012 at 4:53 am
Dr. Suzuki is a geneticist specializing in fruit flies (PhD Zoology, University of Chicago, 1961).
I will be sure to seek his expert opinion next time I need guidance on insect breeding.
On matters of global climate, probably not.”
Correct. Suziki hasn’t been a scientist since his days with Drosophila. He surrendered science to become a media presenter, decades ago. All he is now, is a tax burden, through his advocacy foundations and the CBC.
I’ve seen his rampant dishonesty up-close and first hand: About 20 years ago I saw him taping a bit at my local Toronto transit bus station. When I watched the show in which the bit appeared, it was about gridlock and how terrible pollution is (duh). Now for the context: at the time, the Toronto Transit Commission (i.e., the local public transit system) was renovating one of its transit stops; a move that included the destruction of a park and community garden, with the resultant traffic chaos. But, hey, tape some nasty private cars honking, and you they say, flip the narrative…
Some one should draw Revenue Canada’s attention to this evidence that he is still conducting his activists activities from and using the resources of his foundation. Clearly his “resignation” was a scam to mislead the tax agency and a fraud to evade the loss of charitable tax status. A conviction for tax evasion was be a great final laugh on him for his rant.
What is a private letter doing on a public blog?
You have Gore and the Oblame-Bush,we have Suzuki.Sigh.Oh.And he owns three houses,which all use evil oil/gas for heating.Goggle map has them.The fruit fly “DR”.And yes,he is a socialist.
Surprised the Suzuki and Mann see climate skeptics in the pay of big oil. Big oil stands to benefit from CO2 policy. It is coal that stands to lose.
Because coal has higher CO2 per unit of energy as compared to oil and gas, it is coal that stands to lose. Since most countries have more coal than anything else, CO2 policy will drive up the price of oil and gas around the world.
As a bonus, CO2 sequestering means that oil companies will now get paid to pump CO2 into the ground. As things are now, oil companies have to pay to pump CO2 into the ground, which is how they extract oil from low producing wells.
The big winners over the next 4 years will be the oil companies. Any increased taxes on CO2 they will simply pass along to the consumers in the form of higher prices. It is the reduced demand for coal that will drive up the demand for oil and gas, and drive up oil companies profits.
Even though the US has hundreds of years of coal reserves, CO2 policy will force US companies to export coal to China, where it will be used to produce low cost goods and services, driving the US further and further into debt. So ends the worlds last super power.
Actually I don’t think he is a scientist, is he? He’s got an advanced degree and he was a geneticist way way back when. But does he hold any current scientific credentials? When is the last time he held an actual position as a scientist or even a University professor? Does he hold any memberships or affiliations with any actual scientific organization? When’s the last time he actually published anything or did any kind of a scientific study? The man has been an environmental activist and a television host and voice over artist for decades (The Nature of Things). he hasn’t done any real science in decades. His claiming to be a scientist is about as valid as Mann claiming to be a Nobel Laureate. We ought to call him on that.
Sean says:
November 9, 2012 at 6:36 am
Some one should draw Revenue Canada’s attention to this evidence that he is still conducting his activists activities from and using the resources of his foundation.
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Looking at the address on the envelope above, it shows #219-2211 w 4th avenue. This is not Suzuki’s home address. He has waterfront property in Vancouver, about 6 blocks from the above address.
However, a quick search shows this:
David Suzuki Foundation
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/about/contact/
Our offices. Vancouver (Head Office).
219 – 2211 West 4th Avenue Vancouver, BC V6K 4S2
It would appear that the letter originates from “David Suzuki Foundation”.
David “We are all fruit flies and maggots” Suzuki. What a guy! The CBC still loves him.
http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/arts-entertainment/media/david-suzuki-scientist-activist-broadcaster-1/david-suzuki-with-his-students-we-are-al-fruit-flies.html
Where’s his dignity?
Suzuki is the ‘scientist’ who gave the most shrill and unscientific assessment of Tropical Depression Sandy I saw. It was simply uninformed hype, designed to scare. If anyone can find it, it is worth posting (it was a CNN interview).
Real scientists should be very concerned that Suziki is an embarrasement to science, and diluting the ‘brand image’.