The Center for American Progress affiliated attack group “Forecast the Facts” is turning on the CBS News magazine “60 Minutes” for reporting truthfully on the issues surrounding green technology last Sunday.
See the press release below and the full video from CBS News follows.
For Immediate Release January 9, 2013
Contact: Anna Zuccaro, anna@fitzgibbonmedia.com, (914) 523-9145
Benghazi Redux? 60 Minutes “Cleantech Crash” Segment Severely Misleads Viewers
Climate Group Forms Online Petition in Demand of Public Editor
Washington, DC — On January 5th, 60 Minutes aired a segment entitled “Cleantech Crash” and made false accusations regarding the nation’s clean energy economy. The broadcast failed to mention that the clean energy industry has actually been booming, and that the increasing and severe threats of climate change makes the transition from fossil fuel pollution an economic necessity.
Not only did the “Cleantech Crash” segment mislead viewers, it threatened our ability to confront the global warming crisis.
Fortunately, 60 Minutes can still set the record straight: by appointing a Public Editor, the program can see to it that this particular broadcast is investigated, ensure that all future reporting serves the public interest and deliver more accurate information about climate change to their audience.
“Those who watched 60 Minutes this past Sunday might be under the impression that cleantech is dead, our hope for a much-needed green energy economy down the tubes,” said Forecast the Facts campaign director Brant Olson. “Fortunately for the world and unfortunately for good investigative journalism, 60 Minutes got the future of clean energy technology wrong—very wrong. 60 Minutes should appoint a Public Editor to restore its damaged reputation.”
Take a stand with us and sign the petition to demand the appointment of a 60 Minutes Public Editor, which will be delivered to Jeff Fager, Chairman of CBS News and Executive Producer of 60 Minutes: http://act.forecastthefacts.org/sign/sixty_minutes_public_editor.
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THE VIDEO:
From the YouTube video description:
Published on Jan 5, 2014
Despite billions invested by the U.S. government in so-called “Cleantech” energy, Washington and Silicon Valley have little to show for it. Lesley Stahl reports.
I would sign the petion just because it forces the preeminent news magizine of our time to confront the jackboot tactics of the AGW crowd.
OOPS, magazine (was thinking three letters ahead)
In the early days of drilling, the man who drove the nitrogycerin wagon was highly paid.
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I think the MSM are well-aware that they have a credibility problem. They also recognize that the renewable green technology scams are a floundering whale, easy to harpoon, and renew faith among the gullible masses.
Each issue should be judged on its own merits. It’s good to hear that the Stahl segment was fairly accurate, but I wouldn’t be counting on any sea change among the MSM.
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Gail Combs says:
January 10, 2014 at 12:49 am
An even better question, Gail:
‘Ever hear of a poor politician?
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RE: Socialism, Communism, et al
–Britannica 2001
my bold
Mac the Knife says:
January 10, 2014 at 5:33 pm
Mario Lento says:
January 10, 2014 at 3:53 pm
Pentagon documents show its top arms buyer, Frank Kendall, granted waivers to two main F-35 suppliers, Northrop Grumman and Honeywell International, for the use of Chinese magnets in the fighter plane’s radar system, landing gear and other hardware.
Mario,
From my comment at 10:44 on Jan 9:
Today, we have this: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101309177
US put China-made parts in F-35 fighter program
Published: Friday, 3 Jan 2014 | 4:49 PM ET
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Thank you Mac the Knife! you beat me to it 🙂 Sorry I missed your post.
While I would applaud 60 Minutes, they are taking the low road by not even looking at UPC Renewables/UPC Energy and the hundreds of associated shell and shelf corporations involved.
I now state that 60 Minutes is just pulling a PR fiasco, (much as Hill and did here):
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hill–knowlton-selected-as-official-media-sponsor-for-united-nations-climate-change-conference-67548067.html
To minimize the damages done from a PR standpoint much like the slap on the hands the banks are getting for fraud.
IIRC, the program did mention, briefly, the motives for the govt. subsidies, and “reducing CO2 emissions” was one of them. That was only an allusion to fighting climate change, but it should have been sufficient.
Just an example of connections, influence peddling and money making involved in the Climate Change industry:
Environmental Defence Fund Inc.
Board includes:
Ann Doerr, wife of L.John Doerr III
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/board.asp?privcapId=4345876
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
View: More Key Executives
L.John Doerr III
Albert Gore, Jr.
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=21381
The U.S. is riddled with this kind of activity.
Climate hysteria is their only sales gimmick this week or this year or this decade… as long as they can advantageously use it. Next week it could be inequality (aint it terrible how those Alaskans have to deal with all that cold while southern Floridians are stuck with oppressive heat, humidity, malaria and yellow fever and encephalitis carrying mosquitoes, and the south-westerners have such a problem with drought…), or that the USA’s average student doesn’t do as well as the cherry-picked best half of those from the wealthiest areas of Xland where everyone highly values and promotes academic achievement, or “social justice”, or the need for “civility” in the “village hall” (where it can be easily manipulated using a bastardized Delphi process), the desperate neeeeed for ammunition registration, thermometer registration, thinsulate clothing registration, tighter regulation of thread-counts, restrictions on working hours…
United States Securities And Exchange Commission
NextEra Energy Inc.
Form 10-K
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, filed Feb.27,2009
Part 1, page 15
NextEra Inc.
Participation in the U.S. Climate Action Partnership
Participation in the Clinton Global Initiative
Supporting Edison Electric Institute’s Climate change framework
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html
Enter: NextEra Energy,Inc.
United States Climate Action Partnership
Members include:
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Environmental Defence Fund
Natural Resources Defence Fund
The Nature Conservancy
World Resources Institute
http://www.us-cap.org
World Resources Institute
http://www.wri.org/about/board
Board includes:
Frances Beinicke
Al Gore
Michael Polsky
Bill Richardson
Pembina Institute, Ottawa, Canada, Sept.9,2010
“Environmental groups comment on meeting with U.S. House Speaker Pelosi and Congressman Markey”
Includes:
Environmental Defence Canada, Rick Smith
Pembina, Marlo Raynolds
http://www.pembina.org/media-release/2071
Mac the Knife says:
rogerthesurf says:
January 9, 2014 at 9:38 pm
The ironic thing about taxpayer subsidies of any kind is that overall they decrease employment not create it! Hasn’t anyone in the US read Milton Friedman lately?
Cheers
Roger
http://www.thedemiseofchristchurch.com
Roger,
Followed your link and read the Agenda 21 based exam paper ireproduced there. A chilling example of effective propaganda regurgitated by the hapless student! They unabashedly used a quote from Paul and Anne Ehrlich within the exam, as the core of an essay question!
Very disturbing…
MtK
MTK,
I agree it is very chilling. How could we let this happen to our children?
What is the reason for it?
I suggest that the answer lies in this book- ‘Totalataria’ by Ian Wishart.
Wishart discusses the same exemplar in the latter part of his book. His research has progressed deeper than mine, but our research intersects closely enough for me to say that his facts and opinions look pretty accurate to me, and besides he references everything anyway.
The book is available from Bigpond and I believe there are Kindle or similar versions around as well.
Good reading!
Regards
Roger
http://www.thedemiseofchristchurch.com
Barbara says:
January 13, 2014 at 4:30 pm
Pembina Institute, Ottawa, Canada, Sept.9,2010
“Environmental groups comment on meeting with U.S. House Speaker Pelosi and Congressman Markey”
Includes:
Environmental Defence Canada, Rick Smith
Pembina, Marlo Raynolds
http://www.pembina.org/media-release/2071
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A quote from that sickening piece “…This morning, we discussed how new pipelines, like TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline to the U.S, risk locking the U.S. and Canada into growing dependence on high-impact oil. ”
Should have read: “…This morning, we discussed how new pipelines, like TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline to the U.S, ENSURE that (wink wink nod nod) Warren Buffett’s railroad, BNSF Railway (which runs on Diesel/fossil fuel) can operate without competition from a more efficient pipeline that freedom loving people would otherwise choose. “
CTV News, Toronto, July 13, 2011
“Ontario urged to stick with green energy program”
John Podesta speech in Toronto which was sponsored by environmental groups including the World Wildlife Fund and Environmental Defence.
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-urged-to-stick-with-green-energy-program-1.669494
_Jim says:
January 10, 2014 at 7:39 am
Gail Combs says January 10, 2014 at 12:49 am
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Money has been sucked out of the pockets of the poor
Not at the national scale; the poor do not pay taxes. (This has been noted to be a repeated meme without basis.)
“43% pay no federal income taxes”
http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/29/pf/taxes/who-doesnt-pay-federal-income-taxes/
“Is it true that only 53 percent of Americans pay income tax?”
http://money.howstuffworks.com/only-53-percent-pay-income-tax.htm
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According to the US debt clock, there are 115MM US income tax payers. US population is 317MM people. Sure some are retired or children.
Mario Lento says: @ur momisugly January 13, 2014 at 6:36 pm
Gail Combs says January 10, 2014 at 12:49 am – Money has been sucked out of the pockets of the poor
_Jim says:@ur momisugly January 10, 2014 at 7:39 am – Not at the national scale; the poor do not pay taxes. (This has been noted to be a repeated meme without basis.)
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_Jim has intentionally misrepresented what I said and he knows it since this has been discussed before. (_Jim hates Mises.)
So when new money is printed the poor are the ones who lose the VALUE of their money via lower wages and higher prices while the government and bankers get the ‘profits’. Taxes has absolutely nothing to do with what I said unless you consider ‘inflation’ a hidden tax that everyone pays.
Hi Gail:
When I wrote the comment: “According to the US debt clock, there are 115MM US income tax payers. US population is 317MM people. Sure some are retired or children.”
I was only commenting to _Jim, regarding number of tax payers. I agree you were not talking about taxes. Although, I can see that my comment contributed to the slide off the topic. 🙂
Mario