Does anyone here have a link to the story about GW deniers falsely using names of scientists

[arbusto_baboso]

to back up their arguments? Ther was a list with thousadns of names, and many of the scientists later said their names were forged.

[Richard D]

1. No, but I want it!

[arbusto_baboso]

2. Me, too. Let's keep this kicked until we get an answer.

[babylonsister]

3. Here's two:

More on Inhofe's alleged list of 650 scientists
http://scienceblogs.com/deltoid/2008/12/more_on_inhofes_alleged_list_o.php


Inhofe recycles unscientific attacks on global warming, NYT’s Revkin gives him a pass
http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/21/debunking-inhofe-report-over-400-prominent-scientists-disputed-man-made-global-warming-claims-in-2007-andy-revkin/

[arbusto_baboso]

5. The last 2 were what I was looking for.

The first was actually a rightie screed.

[babylonsister]

6. Aack!

Thanks, edited. I just read the title. :blush:

[arbusto_baboso]

7. S'alright. You're among friends here.

Wouldn't want you embarassing yourself debating a GW denier, though.

[HopeHoops]

4. FOX does that all the time - "Some scientists are saying...."

The GOP is like the Weekly World News - they can't back up their claims so they just say "a scientist" or "a doctor" or "people are saying" or whatever fits.

[dmr]

12. "Outfoxed"

http://www.outfoxed.org/Reviews.php

Some people say that inside Hannity's size 13 shoes are itty-bitty-wee-tiny feet; and you know what people on the street say that means. Of course I report, you decide, but that seems to be the consensus.

:rofl:

[grannie4peace]

8. i know nothing but i hope an rec will keep this around :)

[arbusto_baboso]

9. let's kick it again.

[Wednesdays]

10. K&R

:kick:

[robdogbucky]

11. Here's more

The Oregon Petition

"This fraud is the source of the Denier myth that (variously) 17,000, 30,000, 60,000 etc “scientists have signed a petition saying climate change is not real etc.

The Oregon Petition is a project by Arthur B. Robinson head of the tiny, industry funded so-called Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine. It is an updated version of his notoriously fraudulent earlier attempts , the most recent being the 1998 Oregon Petition.

It’s even been debunked at the Skeptics Society (the irony) “Misleading by Petition Just What is the Consensus on Global Warming? For a thorough debunking of the alleged science accompanying the Petition..."

http://greenfyre.wordpress.com/denier-vs-skeptic/denier-myths-debunked/the-oregon-petition/


The Oregon Petition has been used by climate change deniers as proof that there is no scientific consensus, however they fail to note the controversy surrounding the petition itself. In April 1998, Robinson’s Oregon Institute, along with the Exxon-backed George C. Marshall Institute, co-published the infamous “Oregon Petition” claiming to have collected 17,000 signatories to a document arguing against the realities of global warming.

The petition and the documents included were all made to look like official papers from the prestigious National Academy of Science. They weren’t, and this attempt to mislead has been well-documented.

http://www.desmogblog.com/node/1067