Oil Giant Accused of Funding Global Warming 'Disinformation'

Cybercast News Service ^ | January 4, 2007 | Monisha Bansal

[ElectricStrawberry]

"Union of....."

'Nuff said.

[Gorzaloon]

"The Union of Concerned Scientists is trying to position itself as being some kind of objective, centrist, moderate, apolitical entity when it is nothing of the sort," he said.

UCS

National Headquarters

2 Brattle Square

Cambridge, MA

Oh, Berkely East.

[aruanan]

The corporation and two of the organizations targeted by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) dismissed the allegation, variously calling it a smear, "junk," and motivated by a left-wing agenda.

No, it's the Union of Communist Scientists.

[The_Victor]

Alden Meyer's bio gives him little room to comment on scientific issues.

Alden Meyer
Director of Strategy & Policy

Statement
"Tales of economic Armageddon from climate foes have been consistently panned by independent analyses. While the impact of global warming could be quite costly, preventive action need not be."

Expertise
global warming science, politics, and economics
international climate treaty negotiations
electricity restructuring
air pollution standards
energy policy
ozone depletion
renewable energy

Profile
Alden Meyer is director of strategy and policy for the Union of Concerned Scientists and director of its Washington, D.C. office. He provides general oversight and strategic guidance for UCS’s advocacy on energy, transportation, agriculture, and arms control issues. He is also UCS’s principal advocate on national and international policy responses to the threat of global climate change. In addition, Mr. Meyer works extensively on renewable energy and electricity policy issues.

Mr. Meyer has 28 years of experience on energy and environmental policy at both the national and state and local levels. Before coming to UCS in 1989, he served as executive director of four national organizations: the League of Conservation Voters, Americans for the Environment, Environmental Action, and Environmental Action Foundation. Before that, he worked as a policy analyst on electric utility issues and nuclear power economics for the Environmental Action Foundation, and as energy issues coordinator for the Connecticut Citizen Action Group.

Mr. Meyer has testified before Congress on energy issues, and has authored numerous articles on climate change, energy policy, and electric utility and nuclear power issues for both environmental and general-interest publications. He has served on several federal advisory panels, including the secretary of energy’s advisory board.

Mr. Meyer received his undergraduate degree from Yale in 1975, concentrating in political science and economics. He received a Master of Science degree in human resource and organization development from American University in 1990.  While

[GOPJ]

Where does Algore get the money to tool around the world on fast, pollution spewing jets telling us to stop polluting or we'll kill the Earth?

LOL

[Ole Okie]

holiest of holies; Global Warming

With its Vestal Virgin High Priestess Gaia and High Priest Algore.

[Froufrou]

Mr. Meyer received his undergraduate degree from Yale in 1975, concentrating in political science and economics.

Yeah, I don't see science there either. But he probably did meet Gore back then.

[Froufrou]

"Oh, Berkely East.


Union of..."


Bwahaha, good ones!

[Froufrou]

Where socialism’s attempt at a global redistribution of wealth ended in economic catastrophe, global warming is being wheeled in as the next new economic crusade.

Somebody, ping the world for me! That's the best and most succinct factuality on global warming I've seen yet!!! Kudos!

[ElectricStrawberry]

Hey now, careful.....some of us actually admit to living in Berkeley East...er...Cambridge.

[Froufrou]

I've got a cousin in Baltimore. He's gay.

[The_Victor]

I've got a cousin in Baltimore. He's gay.

Who's gay?
Your cousin,....

or Baltimore?

;^)

[Froufrou]

Yep. But not in an overt way.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

BTTT!

[cogitator]

The report referred to in the letter was just released this week. The letter indicated it would come out in November. Oops.

[bruinbirdman]

"The letter indicated it would come out in November. "

Guess the Union of Concerned Scientists needed to wait for Pelosi and Senate to get sworn in. Didn't want any immediate hearings by Republican controlled committees (they wouldn't be invited to testify).

yitbos

[capt.P]

If I remember correctly, the first rule of rhetorical communication is that if one can't win an argument based on the merits, one must discredit one's opponent.

Also, shame on those scientists. They should be challenged on a daily basis. That's what makes strong science. My question is why are they so afraid of outsiders collecting and analyzing new data? Second opinions are valuable for a reason!
I swear there's something in the water in the People's Republic of Cambridge, Mass. I suspect PCP. If you ever drive through there, you'll think so too.

[Mike Darancette]

Exxon Mobile is a multinational company owned by widows, orphans, retirement funds and investors around the world. Their job is to find raw materials and produce energy products and chemicals. It is not Exxon's job to save the planet, it is Exxon's job to protect it's profits for it's shareholders.

If there is an answer for this mess (if there is a mess) it will come from the resources of companies like Exxon not groups like UCS (one of the organizations most responsible for there being no new nuclear power plants in the USA) decrying companies that will not toe their party line.

[Andonius_99]

How dare anyone be allowed to give money to any religion but the holiest of holies; Global Warming

Peace be upon it.../s