Letter Dispatched

Further to the research in the previous post, I’ve just sent this letter to the Listener.
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Vincent Gray of Wellington writes to challenge the climate science
presented in ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ and your cover article.
Vincent Gray is a member of the NZ Climate Science Coalition. The
NZCSC website is essentially a clearing house for links to climate
change scepticism. On the day I write, 25 September, nine of the top
ten linked items are funded either by Exxon-Mobil or by the coal
industry Western Fuels Association.
(The other, somewhat embarrassingly, links to a climate change skeptic
whose book was refuted at its own launch – by the invited guest
speaker!)
NZCSC denies financial links to Exxon-Mobil, but they are actively
spreading Exxon-Mobil propaganda.
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5 thoughts on “Letter Dispatched”

  1. Gosh, who was the skeptic whose book was refuted at its own launch? Man, that would have been a cringeworthy moment.

  3. Steph:
    William Kininmonth is the name. Read the article in The Age, crucial paragraphs below:
    http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/11/26/1101219743320.html
    “But strangely enough, the Lavoisier Group heard that message on Monday night. In what seemed like a coup, Hugh Morgan had secured the respected John Zillman, former head of the Bureau of Meteorology, to launch the book. Dr Zillman agreed, but made it clear that there were significant parts of the book that he disagreed with. Dr Zillman, who is known to be quite conservative about climate science, said he was concerned about appearing at a Lavoisier Group book launch, but did so in the interests of debate.
    He says he is not aware of any sceptic argument that has invalidated the mainstream science, and is now convinced – although would not have been 10 years ago – that it is mostly humans changing the world’s climate. “I won’t be expecting to be invited back as a regular,” he said.”

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