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BBC to investigate itself on climate change bias
Climategate has moved things along faster than we had hoped: Today, we learn that the BBC’s governing body, BBC Trust, has launched a major review of its science coverage after complaints of bias, most notably in its treatment of climate change.
The BBC Trust today announced it would carry out the probe into the ‘accuracy and impartiality’ of its output in this increasingly controversial area.
The review comes after repeated criticism of the broadcaster’s handling of green issues. It has been accused of acting like a cheerleader for the theory that climate change is a man-made phenomenon.
The review will begin this spring and the results will be published in 2011. A “scientific expert” will lead the review on climate change and other controversial science issues.
After the news broke, the award-winning scientist Al Gore was overheard to say on a call to the BBC, “I could be available for that position if your country thaws out by spring.” But we’re certain Mr. Gore was already on the top of the BBC’s list of candidates.
H/T: James Delingpole
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Heavens, the BBC is The mouthpiece for ‘global warming as it is the official arm of the UK government thanks to St.Tony Blair, he of great principals (and the love of money) who made the BBC what it is today….. The mantra of the ‘warmists’ is its creed.
“award-winning scientist Al Gore”
Since when was Al Gore a “scientist ” ??
I think “award winning scientist” is meant to be humorous.
They should check on why the BBC hid out on Climategate for so long and acted like it didn’t even happen, too.
I wonder if this review of “bias” will considered the bias in data handling as well… probably not. I’ve been working with GHCN’s raw data trying to find some “global” warming. Only found a bit in the arctic, so far.
Nice one but will it be a cover-up or not? The elections coming, labours likely to loose. The BBC will face a Conservative parliament that’s just looking for an excuse to take the left wing media (that’s almost all of the mainstream outlets) down a few notches. An obviously biased review would play into such a governments sights. Is the BBC like a deer in the headlights or a fox ready to bolt for cover?.
Whatever the outcome of the BBC navel gazing things will never be the same for the hypocrites, hysterics and liars of the AGW movement. Their mantra used to be that the science was settled, and the Beeb could then justify any excess it chose to run with. No more…
The red/green left have staked all on this game and they’re losing big time.
Problem is the enquiry will not report until 2011,by which time stupids will have signed up to pay the climate taxes.
It is looking into “bias” not “truth”.
Totally agree ADE – the issue is being given the ‘Humphrey Appleby’ treatment – call an internal inquiry, drag your feet over the outcome (I wonder what that will be ?) then when the result emerges it will be too late. Gerald Warner has had enough along
with James Delingpole. Neither of them will be voting for any of the big 3 parties. (Even for ‘smug Dave’ who reminds me of Gore.)
Check out these 2 blogs.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geraldwarner/100021526/climate-science-is-an-oxymoron-time-for-zero-tolerance-of-green-agendas/
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100021577/the-greatest-threat-of-the-21st-century-not-agw-but-eco-fascism/
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That the BBC Trust is to run this review is risible.
After all the Trust was complicit in the report “From Seesaw to Wagon Wheel-Safeguarding Impartiality in the 21st Century” (published June 2007) which said ‘There may be now a broad scientific consensus that climate change is definitely happening and that it is at least predominantly man-made… the weight of evidence no longer justifies equal space being given to the opponents of the consensus’.
This has driven BBC policy on covering climate change for the last two-and-a-half-years. For the Trust to now investigate its own policy is akin to the Gamekeeper investigating his own beaters.
In short, this review will be no better than the whitewashes which have posed as enquiries into the Iraq War!
I’m not going to sit on a hot stove waiting for this to happen!
With global warming you don’t need a hot stove! (Even though it’s -50 in the midwest).
Thanks, John. Actually, I’ve been stoking the stove all day. Reality demands it!
Perhaps New Scientist and Nature could usefully hold similar inquiries!