More CO2 for a Greener World: One From the Tobacco Advertiser’s Playbook

Tom Schueneman — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:25:32 +0000

In April of 1994 CEO’s from the leading tobacco companies appeared before Congress and said, one by one and under oath, that nicotine was not addictive. That may have been the last dying gasp of organized denial of the dangers inherent in smoking.

What the tobacco industry learned from the early days of “doctor recommended” cigarettes through to that hearing in ‘94, was that all it took to sell the idea that smoking was good for you - or at least not that bad - was a dose of misinformation combined with a perception of scientific legitimacy in questioning established research. By tossing out a reasonable sounding tidbit of information you can keep uncertainty alive in the public’s mind and thwart progress.

Which leads to the obvious conclusion that if plants need CO2 to grow, then more CO2, not less, is what the world needs now.

Senator Inhofe Vows a “Full Investigation” into “Suppressed” EPA Report on Climate Change

Tom Schueneman — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:08:54 +0000

Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe is known to most outside his home state as a leading denier of anthropogenic global warming, going as far as calling it the “greatest hoax ever perpetrated on mankind.” Wow, them’s fightin’ words. So not surprisingly, Inhofe has come out swinging in the wake of the recent passage in the House of Representative of the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill.

What is a little surprising is how Inhofe doesn’t appear to learn any lessons from his past adventures in list building, scandal and fear mongering, and character assassination. Inhofe is either really not very bright, or purposely and cynically deceitful. Either option isn’t pretty.

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More CO2 for a Greener World: One From the Tobacco Advertiser’s Playbook

Senator Inhofe Vows a “Full Investigation” into “Suppressed” EPA Report on Climate Change