Comments on: Earth Hour 2009: Fox News Focuses on Critics… Of Course

By: Fox Business News Gets Schooled by EPA on Carbon Regs [video] | ecopolitology

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:09:54 +0000

[...] began syndicating my content in a fairly heavy rotation), I can honestly say that they appear to be less biased than Fox News. At least usually, that is. Watch below as the blue blood anchor tries his hardest to paint the [...]

By: Noel

Noel — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:11:03 +0000

I think it is a publicity thing. Make a good topic such as "Earth Hour", report it with a sprinkle of controversy, and this is a recipe for a "big internet buzz".

Just imagine how many people have visited their site now that this thing is on Digg.

By: Fox News’ Laughable “Reporting” on Earth Hour [video] | ecopolitology

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:03:52 +0000

[...] turned off their lights to show support for addressing climate change. But not those hard-hitting Fox News journalists. They were too busy giving their brand of “Fair and Balanced” facetime to right-wing [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:23:51 +0000

This is why the Republican party was kicked to the street in the US in 2008. There will be another kickfest coming up in 2010. More of them will open their mouths before that, so we'll be able to identify them.

By: Timothy B. Hurst

Timothy B. Hurst — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:19:09 +0000

Steve, I'm already laughing! Sounds like a hit to me.

By: russ

russ — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:54:01 +0000

I think you missed the number of candles per 100 watt bulb substantially.

A 100 W incandescent bulb produces about 1750 lumens or 137 foot-candles

A 23 watt fluorescent light produces about 1600 lumens or 125 foot-candles

While Lomborg may be an idiot he is correct on the point of candles being the worst thing.

By: Steve Nesich

Steve Nesich — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:09:02 +0000

Actually, Tim, it was "balsamic vinagrette"…yeah, go figure. This guy would also get a charge out of throwing newspapers, bottles and cans in the garbage and then smirk in our direction while doing it. He also saw "gay" and "liberal" the same way. Might have to propose a sitcom with this character one of these days…

By: Timothy B. Hurst

Timothy B. Hurst — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:14:12 +0000

Salad dressing that is too liberal? LOL! I'm taking a wild guess here, but was it Newman's Own or Amy's?

I'm not particularly surprised, but one of the best tools we have at fighting the media bias is too call BS as often as possible.

You should really watch the video, I wasn't able to embed it, but to see their "reporters" making the link between Earth Hour, the UN, and the redistribution of wealth was almost funny.

The best part was when the journalist finished her story and said something along the lines of: "Fox News: we report and then let you decide."

By: Steve Nesich

Steve Nesich — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 08:57:30 +0000

It's difficult for some people to get beyond an ideological perspective on any and all matters. It can actually be funny sometimes. (I once had an uncle who would seriously say things like "I don't want that kind of salad dressing, it's too liberal.")

Science and the overwhelming consensus of the scientific community should guide public policy—particularly environmental policy.

Unfortunately, there is a very loud and often unhinged minority that sees any efforts to clean the planet's air and water as "liberalism" instead of as good, common sense. Outlets like Rupert Murdoch's Fox "News" deliberately portray any attempts to implement environmental improvements as "anti-American". Fox uses this propaganda to expand their brand, gain more viewers, sell more commercials.

Any questions? Anyone surprised?

By: Jeff McIntire-Strasb

Jeff McIntire-Strasb — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 08:37:08 +0000

So, it all boils down to "you're either with us, or your with the communists?" I've got a lot of respect for genuine philosophical conservatives… unfortunately, as this stunt by FOX shows, there aren't many of them out there..