Climate Change Spin A Growing Problem For Fox News

[GoLeft TV]

When it comes to climate change denial, a new study shows that the folks at Fox News are leading the pack. Through politically-charged news segments and commentary, Fox News personalities are helping spread misinformation about climate change while convincing their viewers that scientists are torn on the issue.

The International Journal of Press/Politics has published a new study titled “Climate on Cable: The Nature and Impact of Global Warming Coverage on Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC,” which details the ways in which the major American news outlets are reporting stories on climate change.

From the report:

National surveys reveal that many Americans do not believe that scientists are in agreement over this issue. More troubling, the number of Americans who believe that global warming is happening and that it is a result of human activities has declined in recent years: In April 2008, 71 percent of Americans perceived solid evidence for global warming, relative to only 57 percent in October 2009. And while President Obama has pledged that passing legis- lation to curb pollution that contributes to global warming is a priority of his admin- istration, in January 2009, Americans ranked global warming last in a list of twenty policy issues that they felt were important for the president and Congress to address. These surveys also point to stark partisan divides in global warming perceptions, with Democrats far more likely to accept the evidence for the human causes of global warming and to consider environmental protection a policy priority than Republicans.

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[libinnyandia]

1. And when you factor in all the hot air and noxious gases

produced by the Fox commentators they're having a direct ipmact on global warming:o)

[obliviously]

2. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall

The climate is a changin' always has been always will.

[Viking12]

4. ..and your point is?

BTW, seasons =/= climate.

[hatrack]

6. "Obliviously", indeed . . . .

:silly:

[The Doctor.]

8. Did you forget the sarcasm thingy?

It helps sometimes.

[stuntcat]

3. Republicans want to go down in history as opposing science.

This is Humanity to me. No matter how good some people are, we fail.

[fl_socialist]

5. they will take everyone else down with them.

Problem with republicans is, they aren't content just to go down by themselves, they will take everyone else down with them.

It's one thing if a bunch of people on a desert island don't believe in science. It's another when the people who are aiming to control the world's wealth and resources don't. Fortunately the tide is now turning, the right wing is losing ground and history will prove the Republicans as well as the entire right-wing to be on the wrong side of history.

[Kolesar]

7. Sounds like success for the network that sells ignorance

Another fake issue with which to bait their stupid viewers.