Weather Channel Founder Blasts Network; Claims It Is 'Telling Us What to Think'

[meegbear]

The Weather Channel has lost its way, according to John Coleman, who founded the channel in 1982.

Coleman told an audience at the 2008 International Conference on Climate Change on March 3 in New York that he is highly critical of global warming alarmism.

"The Weather Channel had great promise, and that’s all gone now because they’ve made every mistake in the book on what they’ve done and how they’ve done it and it’s very sad," Coleman said. "It’s now for sale and there’s a new owner of The Weather Channel will be announced – several billion dollars having changed hands in the near future. Let’s hope the new owners can recapture the vision and stop reporting the traffic, telling us what to think and start giving us useful weather information."

The Weather Channel has been an outlet for global warming alarmism. In December 2006, The Weather Channel’s Heidi Cullen argued on her blog that weathercasters who had doubts about human influence on global warming should be punished with decertification by the American Meteorological Society.

Coleman also told the audience his strategy for exposing what he called "the fraud of global warming." He advocated suing those who sell carbon credits, which would force global warming alarmists to give a more honest account of the policies they propose.

"(I) have a feeling this is the opening," Coleman said. "If the lawyers will take the case – sue the people who sell carbon credits. That includes Al Gore. That lawsuit would get so much publicity, so much media attention. And as the experts went to the media stand to testify, I feel like that could become the vehicle to finally put some light on the fraud of global warming."

Earlier at the conference Lord Christopher Monckton, a policy adviser to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, told an audience that the science will eventually prevail and the "scare" of global warming will go away. He also said the courts were a good avenue to show the science.

http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2008/20080303175301.aspx

[leftchick]

1. he is on Inhofe's list of deniers

http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/inhofe-global-warming-deniers-scientists-46011008

[Der Blaue Engel]

2. What the fuck is wrong with these people?

Seriously, :wtf:

They'd truly sell out their children's/grandchildren's future for a few more years of obscene wealth. The ultimate deal with the devil. I'm an atheist, but I hope there's a hell for these people.

[Uncle Joe]

5. If he's wealthy, he and his like may believe their children/grandchildren will survive,

but some of them would be happy to sell out everyone else's children and grandchildren for a few years of obscene wealth. I believe that puts some extra oomph in the word obscene when used in this context.

[spanone]

3. 'the fraud of global warming' ....jeeesh

[ThomWV]

Despite his position on global warming, he's right about the Weather Channel turning to shit

Its really sad, if you are looking for weather, particularly in the evening, you might be lucky to hit the 5 minutes out of every 4 hours they aren't showing a tornado show - which is probably a repeat of something you've already seen 116 times on the Discovery Channel.

[meegbear]

6. I agree with you on that ...

I don't care how Weather Changed History, I care about what it's going to be like the next few days.

[Echo In Light]

4. Of course. Any and all concern over the various threats of corporatism are trivialized/disavowed

[ReformedChris]

7. Cullen's comments will always fuel the "warming is a hoax" crowd. NEVER threaten individual thought!

It only makes for bad science and worse politics. Common sense says man is the contributing force behind global warming. People know the world around them is changing for the worse. Punishing people who disagree with a particular idea is the worst form of intellectual tyranny, even if they are batshit crazy/wrong. Let the deniers deny and the truth will eventually come out. BTW, this jackass shows he can't win intellectually because he injected suing into the equation. Pathetic little ploy right there. Also, I agree with whoever said the Weather Channel went to shit: It is not the destination it used to be. Watching double wides fly around can only be entertaining for so long