Geee Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Heartland : The billionaire triumvirate of Tom Steyer, Henry Paulson, and Michael Bloomberg introduced their ballyhooed Risky Business report on the climate this June, and after all the op-eds, blog posts, and public interviews so far, all that can be said about it is that it is already an empty, meaningless PR campaign upon which the financial hotshots have wasted their money. Logical scrutiny of the project, from its genesis to its outcome, reveals how deeply flawed and biased it is. Given the contributing factors it considers, there is no other verdict that would have been reached other than “we must all do something about global warming!” Yet the legacy media has treated Risky Business as something objectively conceived and having delivered perfectly reasonable conclusions. That is to be expected from pack journalists who don’t look beyond the climate crystal balls (also known as “models”) spoon-fed to them by big-government scientists, but that doesn’t mean (and hasn’t in the past) that the public will swallow it. Activist Founders Let’s start with the founders of Risky Business. They portray their effort as nonpartisan (Fortune called it “scrupulously nonpartisan”), striving to show the project is represented by Democrats and Republicans alike. At the cochairmen level the Democrats are Steyer and Bloomberg, and the Republican is Paulson. Although Bloomberg ran twice for mayor of New York City as a Republican (and once as an independent), he was a registered Democrat before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Heartland The billionaire triumvirate of Tom Steyer, Henry Paulson, and Michael Bloomberg introduced their ballyhooed Risky Business report on the climate this June, and after all the op-eds, blog posts, and public interviews so far, all that can be said about it is that it is already an empty, meaningless PR campaign upon which the financial hotshots have wasted their money. Oh I wouldn't say that! They got their name in the paper, and some people said really nice things about them + they get to feel extraordinarily good about themselves...so they've got that goin for them...which is a good thing Activist Founders Let’s start with the founders of Risky Business. They portray their effort as nonpartisan (Fortune called it “scrupulously nonpartisan”), striving to show the project is represented by Democrats and Republicans alike. At the cochairmen level the Democrats are Steyer and Bloomberg, and the Republican is Paulson. One more proof that ignorance is no respecter of party affiliation. I would also point out they are all Rich White Males some might say Classism, Racism Sexism! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Science According to SteyerJohn HinderakerAugust 21, 2014 Left-wing billionaire Tom Steyer reportedly is having trouble persuading fellow lefties to join his $100 million campaign to elect Democrats in November. Steyer is soldiering on, nevertheless, in large part through his organization NextGen Climate. In New Hampshire, NextGen is running anti-Scott Brown ads. Politico reports: NextGen Climate, Tom Steyer’s environmental group, is going up with its first New Hampshire ad today, tying Scott Brown to the Koch Brothers and attacking him as a carpetbagger. (Snip) (Snip) NextGen Climate is a global warming scare group. But what sort of cutting-edge science are they peddling? In Florida, Next Gen used Steyer’s millions to stage a demonstration of sorts outside the office of Governor Rick Scott. The buffoon in the photo below purported to “educate” Governor Scott about global warming. (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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