Saturday, May 26, 2007

David Suzuki Throws Hissy Fit When Challenged On Global Warming

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Episode Length: 8 min

In an interview with AM640's John Oakley, David Suzuki nearly self combusts in his hypocrisy and storms out of the room at the end of the interview. Do temper tantrums contribute to global warming?

After Suzuki insinuates that scientists who disagree with him are "shilling" for big corporations, Oakley asks him where he gets his funding. Suzuki replies that his foundation takes no money from governments and complains that "corporations have not been interested in funding us."

In fact, his own 05/06 Annual Report shows funding from ATCO Gas, IBM Canada, Bell Canada, Jackson Power & Electric Ltd., Warner Bros. Entertainment Canada Inc. and at least 52 other corporations!

Later on, having demonstrated how little he knows about the workings of international treaties, Suzuki dismisses questions about the scientific integrity of Kyoto, characterizing Oakley's observation that "a lot of scientists feel they're intimidated from speaking out..." as nothing more than "a lot of baloney."

"2,500 scientists signed the IPCC (Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change) Report on February 2!" Suzuki exclaims.

I decided to check this out for myself - and discovered that, in fact, only 51 individuals signed the IPCC Report released on February 2. (Click here to download a copy of this report.)

Originally Aired February 15th, 2007

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