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James Cameron Ducks Climate Change Debate
http://www.newsmax.com/InsiderReport/Obama-Land-Grab-Bad/2010/08/29/id/368663?s=0
James Cameron Ducks Climate Change Debate
“Avatar” and “Titanic” director James Cameron challenged three noted global warming skeptics to a debate at an energy conference — then backed out of the debate at the last minute.
In March, climate change crusader Cameron said he was eager to debate the issue and show skeptics they are wrong.
“I want to call those deniers out into the street at high noon and shoot it out with those boneheads,” he said in an interview.
A few weeks ago his representatives contacted three well-known skeptics — Marc Morano, executive director of the Climate Depot website; Ann McElhinney, who co-wrote and directed “Not Evil Just Wrong,” a documentary critical of global warming crusaders; and conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart.
A debate was arranged to take place in Aspen, Colo., during the Aug. 19-22 American Renewable Energy Day (AREDAY) summit. The website for the gathering described the exchange as “AREDAY Climate Change Debate: Reality or Fiction?”
The plan was for Cameron and two scientists to confront the three skeptics in a 90-minute debate that would be streamed live on the Internet and perhaps attract media coverage, Climate Depot reported.
“We are delighted to have Fox News, Newsmax, The Washington Times and anyone else you’d like. The more the better,” one Cameron organizer said in an e-mail.
According to an article written by McElhinney, which appeared on the Climate Depot site, Cameron’s side wanted to change their team. Then they wanted to change the format to more of a “round table” than a debate. The skeptics agreed to both requests.
“Then they wanted to ban our cameras from the debate. We could have access to their footage,” McElhinney writes. “We agreed.
“Then finally, James Cameron decided to ban the media from the shootout. No media would be allowed and there would be no streaming on the Internet. No one would be allowed to record it in any way. We agreed to all that.
“Then, just one day before the debate, his representative sent an e-mail that Mr. ‘Shoot It Out’ Cameron no longer wanted to take part. The debate was cancelled.”
Cameron’s Aug. 21 cancellation came so late that Morano — former spokesman for Republican Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma — was already on a plane flying from Washington, D.C., to Aspen to attend, Climate Depot disclosed.
McElhinney wrote: “I was looking forward to debating with the filmmaker. I was looking forward to finding out where we agreed and disagreed and finding a way forward.
“But that is not going to happen because somewhere along the way James Cameron, a great filmmaker, has moved from King of the World to being King of the Hypocrites.”
Chip Comins, founder and executive producer of the Aspen event, claimed that the details of the debate had never been confirmed, according to Environment & Energy News.
Comins also said: “Morano is not at James Cameron’s level to debate, and that’s why that didn’t happen. Cameron should be debating someone who is similar to his stature in our society.”
But Morano said Cameron “let his friends in the environmental community spook him out of this debate. When he was warned that he was probably going to lose and lose badly, he ran like a scared mouse.”
Footnote: On the day the debate was supposed to take place, Cameron told an audience this about global warming skeptics: “I think they’re swine.”
James Cameron Ducks Climate Change Debate
“Avatar” and “Titanic” director James Cameron challenged three noted global warming skeptics to a debate at an energy conference — then backed out of the debate at the last minute.
In March, climate change crusader Cameron said he was eager to debate the issue and show skeptics they are wrong.
“I want to call those deniers out into the street at high noon and shoot it out with those boneheads,” he said in an interview.
A few weeks ago his representatives contacted three well-known skeptics — Marc Morano, executive director of the Climate Depot website; Ann McElhinney, who co-wrote and directed “Not Evil Just Wrong,” a documentary critical of global warming crusaders; and conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart.
A debate was arranged to take place in Aspen, Colo., during the Aug. 19-22 American Renewable Energy Day (AREDAY) summit. The website for the gathering described the exchange as “AREDAY Climate Change Debate: Reality or Fiction?”
The plan was for Cameron and two scientists to confront the three skeptics in a 90-minute debate that would be streamed live on the Internet and perhaps attract media coverage, Climate Depot reported.
“We are delighted to have Fox News, Newsmax, The Washington Times and anyone else you’d like. The more the better,” one Cameron organizer said in an e-mail.
According to an article written by McElhinney, which appeared on the Climate Depot site, Cameron’s side wanted to change their team. Then they wanted to change the format to more of a “round table” than a debate. The skeptics agreed to both requests.
“Then they wanted to ban our cameras from the debate. We could have access to their footage,” McElhinney writes. “We agreed.
“Then finally, James Cameron decided to ban the media from the shootout. No media would be allowed and there would be no streaming on the Internet. No one would be allowed to record it in any way. We agreed to all that.
“Then, just one day before the debate, his representative sent an e-mail that Mr. ‘Shoot It Out’ Cameron no longer wanted to take part. The debate was cancelled.”
Cameron’s Aug. 21 cancellation came so late that Morano — former spokesman for Republican Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma — was already on a plane flying from Washington, D.C., to Aspen to attend, Climate Depot disclosed.
McElhinney wrote: “I was looking forward to debating with the filmmaker. I was looking forward to finding out where we agreed and disagreed and finding a way forward.
“But that is not going to happen because somewhere along the way James Cameron, a great filmmaker, has moved from King of the World to being King of the Hypocrites.”
Chip Comins, founder and executive producer of the Aspen event, claimed that the details of the debate had never been confirmed, according to Environment & Energy News.
Comins also said: “Morano is not at James Cameron’s level to debate, and that’s why that didn’t happen. Cameron should be debating someone who is similar to his stature in our society.”
But Morano said Cameron “let his friends in the environmental community spook him out of this debate. When he was warned that he was probably going to lose and lose badly, he ran like a scared mouse.”
Footnote: On the day the debate was supposed to take place, Cameron told an audience this about global warming skeptics: “I think they’re swine.”
We have been recycling for many years, we have the 3 trash cans we also clean up the beaches ,around here they have regular cleanups and all the families turn up, its good for kids to see they cannot leave trash around.
Well, I certainly don't dispute much of it is natural...history shows us that. But there is certainly a lot of evidence showing that pollution is a contributing factor..or even just speeding things up. It makes sense to me...all that garbage that we industrialized nations send up into the atmosphere can't be good.
I know what you are saying about the water for recycling...kind of seems like an oxymoron to me. I know there is a big push here and more recycling plants are now using recycled water. A step in the right direction.
There is so much contradictory evidence when it comes to global warming..but one thing is certain...all the stuff we are and have been throwing in landfills along with all the toxins we are releasing into our enviroment and oceans is not good. We do need to take more care....there has to be a good meet in the middle.
I know what you are saying about the water for recycling...kind of seems like an oxymoron to me. I know there is a big push here and more recycling plants are now using recycled water. A step in the right direction.
There is so much contradictory evidence when it comes to global warming..but one thing is certain...all the stuff we are and have been throwing in landfills along with all the toxins we are releasing into our enviroment and oceans is not good. We do need to take more care....there has to be a good meet in the middle.
yes why dont we see more about the biggest polluters I guess they are except its got to be big bad America ..I do not agree that there is anything other than a Natural warming that has been happening since life began its just greedy pigs like Gore making money from it, all this 'Green stuff ' who do you think is making money from these expensive items we cant afford .the so called fat cats ... much money being made out of climategate ..
I agree the world is warming but given the scams to which we've been subjected by the East Anglia university (considered the world authority) and the fact that they've tried to hide the time during the Middle Ages when the Earth warmed as it's doing today, I do not believe that this is anything other than a natural phenomenon. We also had a mini Ice Age during the time of our own American Revolution. This was one of the main causes for the French Revolution. The Earth is a living breathing entity. It's not static. It changes. And it's doing so now.
I want clean air and water for my children. We recycle more items than we put in the trash. However, you really should look into the amount of water and what recycling does to the water systems. Quite interesting paradox.
Under the Kyoto treaty, the BIGGEST polluters India and China are exempt. The USA has "special penalties". I am very much against this treaty. I think it's another way inside and out of the USA to achieve a socialist version of social and financial justice.
Redistribution of American wealth over the world is very big on the far left agenda. They want us on our knees and Obama is taking us down a very dangerous path.
I want clean air and water for my children. We recycle more items than we put in the trash. However, you really should look into the amount of water and what recycling does to the water systems. Quite interesting paradox.
Under the Kyoto treaty, the BIGGEST polluters India and China are exempt. The USA has "special penalties". I am very much against this treaty. I think it's another way inside and out of the USA to achieve a socialist version of social and financial justice.
Redistribution of American wealth over the world is very big on the far left agenda. They want us on our knees and Obama is taking us down a very dangerous path.
Most scientists in most countries do agree that pollution and global warming are indeed a real problem and a true threat to the world. I don't think there is much doubt however, that part of it is natural climate shifts that take place every so many years. I think most agree that it is a combination of the two. But to ignore global warming and continue polluting at the rate we are, well let's just say debt won't be our childrens and grandchildrens biggest problem. This issue does have to be dealt with...we can't bury our heads in the sand about it any longer.
Do you ever find anything good and great about America , one has to wonder,
I found this while surfing. check it out.
http://www.truthfightsback.com/site/splash/
http://www.truthfightsback.com/site/splash/
Actually, when you check newspapers from around the world, one of the biggest issues other countries have with our government is that we spew more pollution than anyone, yet refuse to cooperate on a global level to help maintain the environment. Just oneof those things that make you go hmmm.
just a big chicken he knew that it is becoming one big green scam now ...he was afraid he would be trounced ...
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