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Climategate, UK Edition: Following the Money, All €4 Trillion of It
Big Journalism ^ | Feb 12th 2010 | Octave Tockfield

Posted on 02/12/2010 7:37:25 AM PST by opentalk

There’s a question oft-posed by the proponents of global warming… or of “climate change,” as the new term of art has it, thus allowing warmists to claim both the snowstorm now blanketing America’s East Coast, as well as the melting of that snow, as evidence for their theory.

“To what end?” the warmists ask the skeptics. Or, in the lingua franca of conspiracy theorists everywhere: “Cui bono, my friend, cui bono?”

Well, lots of people are benefiting from the practical implications of this theory. There’s Nobel Laureate Al Gore for one, who is on track to become the first green billionaire:

(Excerpt) Read more at bigjournalism.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Weather
KEYWORDS: algore; amazongate; bbc; carbontrade; climatechange; climatechangedata; climategate; glaciergate; globalwarmingscandal; globqalwarminghoax; iigcc; ipcc; pachauri; pachaurigate; rajendrapachauri; un

1 posted on 02/12/2010 7:37:25 AM PST by opentalk
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To: opentalk

Follow the money.


2 posted on 02/12/2010 7:57:14 AM PST by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: wjcsux
The BBC involvement was interesting.
3 posted on 02/12/2010 7:59:21 AM PST by opentalk
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To: opentalk
From UK link referenced in article:

STRIKING parallels between the BBC’s coverage of the global warming debate and the activities of its pension fund can be revealed today.

The corporation is under investigation after being inundated with complaints that its editorial coverage of climate change is biased in favour of those who say it is a man-made phenomenon

..Concerns are growing that BBC journalists and their bosses regard disputed scientific theory that climate change is caused by mankind as “mainstream” while huge sums of employees’ money is invested in companies whose success depends on the theory being widely accepted.

4 posted on 02/12/2010 8:06:21 AM PST by opentalk
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To: steelyourfaith
ping (reposted )
5 posted on 02/12/2010 8:12:09 AM PST by opentalk
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To: opentalk; Carlucci; proud_yank; meyer; Horusra; Para-Ord.45; rdl6989; mmanager; FreedomPoster; ...
Thanx !

 




Beam me to Planet Gore !

6 posted on 02/12/2010 8:14:11 AM PST by steelyourfaith (FReepers were opposed to Obama even before it was cool to be against Obama.)
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To: opentalk

Now we know why the BBC has been in the tank for AGW.


7 posted on 02/12/2010 8:17:29 AM PST by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: opentalk

Algore has taken on the look of an inflatable doll that has too much air.


8 posted on 02/12/2010 8:20:48 AM PST by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: opentalk; SunkenCiv; Marine_Uncle; Fred Nerks; steelyourfaith; NormsRevenge; Oynx; BOBTHENAILER; ...

Very intereresting....


9 posted on 02/12/2010 12:06:41 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: opentalk; Grampa Dave; SierraWasp; abb; Nachum; blam; Fred Nerks
Never heard of this group....

Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change

10 posted on 02/12/2010 12:11:06 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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The IIGCC is an interesting group.  As their website explains:

The IIGCC is a forum for collaboration on climate change for European investors. The group’s objective is to catalyse greater investment in a low carbon economy by bringing investors together to use their collective influence with companies, policymakers and investors. The group currently has over 50 members, including some of the largest pension funds and asset managers in Europe, and represents assets of around €4 trillion.

Wait… I hate to be a skeptic, but did they just say… “Four Trillion Euros”?

They did.

The Chairman of IIGCC investment group is Peter Dunscombe, who also happens to be the BBC’s Head of Pensions Investment.

Cui bono, my friend, cui bono?

11 posted on 02/12/2010 12:12:28 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: neverdem

So why is the BBC doing hard interviews of the British official...I ask?

Was it a dodge....?


12 posted on 02/12/2010 12:14:46 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: All; opentalk
Guess I should drop the link to the thread :

Must See TV: BBC’s Andrew Neal Grills Britain’s Global Warming Chief

13 posted on 02/12/2010 12:29:22 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: All
Members of the IIGCC include :The list
14 posted on 02/12/2010 12:32:31 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Lots of money to be lost in the form of useless 401K etc.. Plus major banks are as we have been informed starting to drop out of the carbon trading business. This whole sordid affair has long term ramifications on the piggy banks of the wealthy along with many who would hope to become wealthy.


15 posted on 02/12/2010 1:40:54 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned....)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

They freely admit they must support an evil scheme in order to fatten their pocket books. The greed is unquenchable.


16 posted on 02/12/2010 1:50:19 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned....)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Thanks for the post, this money scam is huge. The more Sunlight the better.
17 posted on 02/12/2010 3:59:20 PM PST by opentalk
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To: wjcsux
Breitbart and Big Journalism have done a great job reporting on this.
18 posted on 02/12/2010 4:03:02 PM PST by opentalk
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; 240B; AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; ...

Thanks Ernest.


19 posted on 02/12/2010 7:26:12 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Happy New Year! Freedom is Priceless.)
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