Funny enough, someone brought this conference up in class earlier in the week. Alongside their climate change efforts, the Heartland Institute (sponsoring this conference) looks to have had a long-standing involvement in promoting the wrong side of tobacco science as well, which doesn't do wonders for their credibility.
More here: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Heartland_Institute and here: http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2008/01/what-if-you-held-a-conference-and-no-real-scientists-came/ Rafi --- Rafi Youatt, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Political Science The Ohio State University Derby Hall 2104 154 North Oval Mall Columbus, OH 43210 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Anthony Patt Sent: Wed 2/27/2008 10:02 AM To: GEP-Ed Subject: Re: advertisement on Washington Post online I was just happy to have gotten 8 out of 10 correct on their little quiz. I guess this is unsurprising: these folks argue 2 + 2 = 4 (the science), implying X (the policy). They argue that we (the people on this list and others like it) base our policy conclusions (Y) on the ideologically-driven belief that 2 + 2 = 5. Showing their science to be right (which it often is, though about irrelevant issues) then implies our policy conclusions are wrong. On 27 Feb 2008, at 15:38, Pam Chasek wrote: > > They also put a nearly full page ad on page A13 of today's > (Wednesday 2/27/08) New York Times. The ad and the promotion of > "scientists" who will be meeting to prove that climate change is > not a "crisis." > > I'm just waiting to see what the reaction will be on campus where > some of us have been fighting a difficult battle against many > students, faculty and an administration who seem to believe that > climate change is not worthy of attention. > > Pam > > > ********************************************* > Pamela Chasek, Ph.D. > Director, International Studies > Associate Professor, Government > Miguel 414 > Manhattan College > Riverdale, NY 10471 USA > tel: +1-718-862-7248 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ********************************************** > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-gep- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 8:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: advertisement on Washington Post online > > This conference is sponsored by and representative of the ideology > of neoliberal libertarian capitalists. In presenting the > "alternative" to current accounts of doom and gloom about planetary > climate change, it takes its place in a line of right-wing attempts > to strategically assert that there is a debate about this issue > amongst scientists and intellectuals and not a clearly overwhelming > paradigm of opinion about it shared by scientists of all political > persuasions. The fact that they are advertising in the Post gets > their message out that this issue is up for academic debate to a > governing public that may be potentially duped as to the reality > inside academic scholarship on the matter. > > So I appreciate the tip to the link because it does in fact allow > me to observe quite a bit by watching -- unfortunately this has > veritably nothing to do with serious engagement with global warming > science and policy i'm afraid and a lot more to do with the ongoing > challenges to undermine such science and policy in our society, to > the detriment of the many and the benefit of the few. > > Please note I'm not asserting anything about Greg White's intention > in passing on the advert, only seeking here to pointedly assert > that this is politics in the academy worthy of David Horowitz's > attention as much as any leftie organizing. > > Best, > Richard > > --------------- > Richard Kahn, Ph.D. > Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations and Research > University of North Dakota > 231 Centennial Drive, Stop 7189, ED 305 > Grand Forks, ND 58202 > Ph: 701-777-3431 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web: http://richardkahn.org > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Greg White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 6:04 am > Subject: advertisement on Washington Post online > >> Hi all, >> >> I clicked onto this from a page on washingtonpost.com. >> http://www.heartland.org/NewYork08/newyork08.cfm You may know >> about the conference already. >> >> The other links - Background, Program, Sponsorships - are also >> interesting. >> >> As Yogi once said, "Sometimes you can observe a lot by just >> watching..." >> Best regards, >> >> Greg >> >> ******************************** >> Gregory W. White >> Department of Government >> Smith College >> Northampton, Massachusetts 01063 USA >> tel:413-585-3542 >> fax:413-585-3389 >> >> >
