From the Irish Times by John Gibbons: Pat Kenny, the premier Irish broadcaster famed for his grasp of current affairs has recently stated:
“The climate change debate has been raging for decades, and there are still so many fundamental questions left unanswered.”
WTF?! There is no debate Pat other than how much time we might have left before TSHTF and whether this will result in total annihalation or just the collapse of industrial civilisation.
See also John’s excellent blog ThinkOrSwim the ClimateChange.ie Blog.
Pat Kenny’s comments on the matter Pale into insignificance compared to the healthy debate in the responses to the original article.Some very passionate arguments there from both sides,and well worth reading.
Yes there are some good comments there but also the usual denier-trolls. Surely Kenny’s take on this is still hugely significant- far more people will have only heard his programme than will read the times’ article, and this is part of the reason why many people still dont accept the science. I think Kenny as a prominent broadcaster shares a big responsibility for this.
Perhaps i was wrong to say that Kenny’s comments were insignificant-unfortunately his(sometimes thoughtless,frequently blinkered) comments do carry a lot of weight ’round these parts….