Crushing of Dissent at...the Weather Channel??
Marc Morano:
Where in the scientific method does it say "Do not allow others to dispute results?" Why this stifling of scientific inquiry?
UPDATE (1/19/2007 10:12AM ): An ABC-TV broadcast meteorologist speaks out:
The Weather Channel’s most prominent climatologist is advocating that broadcast meteorologists be stripped of their scientific certification if they express skepticism about predictions of manmade catastrophic global warming. This latest call to silence skeptics follows a year (2006) in which skeptics were compared to "Holocaust Deniers" and Nuremberg-style war crimes trials were advocated.Heidi Cullen is entitled to advocate her personal opinion on matters, but this seems extreme. Isn't science all about discovering truth through experimentation and the free exchange of ideas?
The Weather Channel’s (TWC) Heidi Cullen, who hosts the weekly global warming program "The Climate Code," is advocating that the American Meteorological Society (AMS) revoke their "Seal of Approval" for any television weatherman who expresses skepticism that human activity is creating a climate catastrophe.
Where in the scientific method does it say "Do not allow others to dispute results?" Why this stifling of scientific inquiry?
UPDATE (1/19/2007 10:12AM ): An ABC-TV broadcast meteorologist speaks out:
I have been in operational meteorology since 1978, and I know dozens and dozens of broadcast meteorologists all over the country. Our big job: look at a large volume of raw data and come up with a public weather forecast for the next seven days. I do not know of a single TV meteorologist who buys into the man-made global warming hype. I know there must be a few out there, but I can’t find them. Here are the basic facts you need to know:
*Billions of dollars of grant money is flowing into the pockets of those on the man-made global warming bandwagon. No man-made global warming, the money dries up. This is big money, make no mistake about it. Always follow the money trail and it tells a story. Even the lady at “The Weather Channel” probably gets paid good money for a prime time show on climate change. No man-made global warming, no show, and no salary. Nothing wrong with making money at all, but when money becomes the motivation for a scientific conclusion, then we have a problem. For many, global warming is a big cash grab.
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