Scientist 'gagged' by No 10 after warning of global warming threat

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/environment/story.jsp?story=499013

08 March 2004


Downing Street tried to muzzle the Government's top scientific adviser after he warned that global warming was a more serious threat than international terrorism.

Ivan Rogers, Mr Blair's principal private secretary, told Sir David King, the Prime Minister's chief scientist, to limit his contact with the media after he made outspoken comments about President George Bush's policy on climate change.

In January, Sir David wrote a scathing article in the American journal Science attacking Washington for failing to take climate change seriously. "In my view, climate change is the most severe problem we are facing today, more serious even than the threat of terrorism," he wrote.

Support for Sir David's view came yesterday from Hans Blix, the former United Nations chief weapons inspector, who said the environment was at least as important a threat as global terrorism. He told BBC1's Breakfast with Frost: "I think we still overestimate the danger of terror. There are other things that are of equal, if not greater, magnitude, like the environmental global risks."

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[pinto]

1. BBC report on the Science article, good overview...

Global warming 'biggest threat'

Climate change is a far greater threat to the world than international terrorism, the UK Government's chief scientific adviser has said.

Sir David King said the US had failed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

And without immediate action flooding, drought, hunger and debilitating diseases such as malaria would hit millions of people around the world.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3381425.stm

[seasat]

2. Interesting.

Blair gave a speech last year where he referred to global climate change as a "Weapon of Mass Destruction". It sounds like he is muting the criticism of Shrub instead of the science of global warming this time.

[BeHereNow]

3. Don't you know?

Jeebus of the X-tians is a'coming and
therefore we don't need no stinkin' world.
Global warming is of no importance to the dominionists!
As a matter of fact, in their twisted minds and hearts, the
faster we get rid of this old world, the sooner Jeebus
will come to create the new one.
As usual, they completely ignore all scripture teaching
us to be good stewards of the all living creatures.
Actual scripture gets in the way of corporate gains
and therefore must be eliminated from the discussion.
I am certain they are secretly delighted with the scientific facts
as they fit their plans for armageddon.
BHN

[Just Me]

4. Bravo,...for those who serve a "cause" greater than themselves,...

,...unlike the stingy greedy leaders we seem to have these days :(