CNN Meteorologist: ‘Definitely Some Inaccuracies’ in Gore Film

Newsbusters, October 4, 2007

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By Paul Detrick

CNN Meteorologist Rob Marciano clapped his hands and exclaimed, “Finally,” in response to a report that a British judge  HYPERLINK "http://newsbusters.org/blogs/lynn-davidson/2007/10/04/uk-court-said-schools-must-warn-bias-inconvenient-truth" might ban the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" from UK schools because, according to “American Morning,” “it is politically biased and contains scientific inaccuracies.”

"There are definitely some inaccuracies,” Marciano added. “The biggest thing I have a problem with is this implication that Katrina was caused by global warming.”

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Marciano went on to explain that, “global warming does not conclusively cause stronger hurricanes like we've seen,” pointing out that “by the end of this century we might get about a 5 percent increase.”

The case stems from a father’s  HYPERLINK "http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/09/20/british-truck-driver-sues-ban-al-gore-s-film-schools" claims that the film is brainwashing propaganda, who  HYPERLINK "http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/20/nlaw120.xml" told The Telegraph, “I am determined to prevent my children from being subjected to political spin in the classroom.”

The Business and Media Institute has extensively  HYPERLINK "http://www.businessandmedia.org/webclips/2006/h-and-c-5-17-06.wmv" critiqued the media’s coverage of global warming in  HYPERLINK "http://www.businessandmedia.org/specialreports/2006/fireandice/fireandice_execsum.asp" Fire & Ice, which covers a hundred years of coverage of global warming. While journalists have warned of climate change for more than 100 years, the warnings switched from global cooling to warming to cooling and warming again.