Anne Thompson
NBC Nightly News
Dear Anne,
The NBC Nightly News segment tonight was a classic case of skewed reporting. Why did you not mention that Greenland temps were highest in 1941 or that the 30’s and 40’s were the warmest decades according to multiple peer reviewed studies? Why did you not mention that the rate of warming was twice as fast in the early part of 20th century (long before man-made CO2 could have been responsible?)
Why do you only interview one activist scientist who is an advisor to Gore? There are many ice and sea level experts you could have contacted (many listed in below Senate report)
Why did you do a Greenland ice story by relying on the last 15 years of temperature data?
Please read below and plan on a follow up segment that actually educates the viewers, not one that cherry picks the last 15 years and shows scary maps of flooding.
The segment shown tonight on NBC News is just the standard boiler plate alarmist nonsense. You will probably win many journalism awards with this, (such is the sad state of much of environmental reporting today) but the viewers are being woefully misinformed.
All I am asking is that you simply spend 8 minutes reading up on actual peer-reviewed literature about Greenland. If you had spent those 8 minutes you could have avoided this alarmist and myopic segment tonight.
Can you please address these issues on air and redeem your reporting on global warming? If not, at least try to read up more on global warming in general. You are the chief NBC reporter that covers this issue, the least viewers can expect is a Greenland report that relies on more that the last 15 years of temperature data and one advisor to Gore.
You still need to redeem your reporting from your segment in August about how “denialists” are somehow “well funded.”
NBC News should be doing actual reporting, not just parroting talking points of left-wing green groups like Union of Concerned Scientists.
Please make an effort to improve the level of this climate reporting.
Sincerely,
Marc Morano
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Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
So Marc, what do you think of the peer reviewed work of the IPCC?
The IPCC reports represent the perspectives/opinions of a few lead authors.
Fair cop – but it’s all crocodile tears for a guy like Morano. Now immersed in so much sophistry. Feigned outrage by complaining to the press. One bank robber complaining about another. But there’s no way out is there. Credibility = zero.
Paul – come off it – you very well know the IPCC process. Stop spinning it for a while.
Paul, the IPCC review comments and the responses from the authors are on line. What you say is very largely correct.
Support for the IPCC’s fundamental claim, that humans are responsible for recent warming amounted to just FOUR of about 30 (relatively) impartial reviewers. Another 32 reviewers had a vested interest.
No-one would accept such a crock of nonsense in a financial context so why do we accept it from the IPCC?
Back on topic … Channel 7 featured this report yesterday. I saw it on the 4:30pm news when I was at the gym and I was pleased that the sound was turned down. Alarmist selective drivel from start to finish – but that’s what passes for journalism these days.
“Support” isn’t evidence.
They’re not supposed to be impartial reviewers – moreover domain experts. Science isn’t a popularity contest where every player wins a prize.
We DO accept such an approach every day in business – when you commission a private enterprise environmental assessment do you get a report where every Tom, Dick and Harriet have had a go. Of course not. You’re paying for professional expertise on complex matters.
As if Luke would have any exposure to the real world of business. Come back when your net worth is more than your visa card limit, you prime mover, you.
As if Luke would have any exposure to the real world of business. Come back when your net worth is more than your visa card limit, you prime mover, you.
Yes it’s true I don’t have your experience in dodgy business. How do you know about my Prime Mover company ?
Luke,mate, when you go into business you sell stuff or you tell stuff.It’s easy,sometimes you get paid sometimes you don’t.