“This is the third post in a series that examines the tactics of the climate change disinformation campaign through an ethical lens.”
Self-appointed Penn State climate ‘ethicist” Donald Brown writes:
The first entry in this series explained:
(1) Why ethics requires great care when considering, discussing, and debating uncertainties about climate change impacts.
(2) The consensus position on climate change science and why it is entitled to respect despite some scientific uncertainty about the timing and magnitude of climate change impacts.
(3) The need to acknowledge the important role of skepticism in science even if one is deeply critical of the tactics of the disinformation campaign.In the second entry, Climate Ethics:
(1) Examined what is meant by the climate change “disinformation campaign” and how it has operated.
(2) Conducted ethical analyses of the following climate disinformation tactics:
a. Reckless disregard for the truth.
b. Focusing on unknowns and ignoring knowns.
c. Specious claims of “bad” science.
d. Front Groups.This entry examines the following additional tactics:
a. Think Tanks
b. PR campaigns.
c. Astroturf groups.
d. Cyber bullying attacks…
How do these people that like to point to PR Machines of climate realists – Square that thinking against the IPCC – the largest PR Machine?