The ABC Of Spreading Baseless Fear

August 4 2008 When will the ABC rein in its global warming catastrophists? On 774 ABC Melbourne this afternoon we have presenter Lindy Burns talking about the warming catastrophe that "chills my heart" and leaves her wondering "whether we have any hope at all". She keeps crossing to an exhibition on the alleged sea level rises that she claims threatens Tuvalu with global warming doom, interviewing professional alarmists like Rob Gell. And, of course, she interviews at wailing length the ever-flighty Marian Wilkinson on her trip to the Arctic Circle to see global warming with her "own eyes" - as if melting ice in one part of the world proves man is heating the whole planet to hell. Both despair at the fate of the polar bear, and the planet. Entirely missing from the interviews are the following facts: - The world has not... [read full story]