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| Subject: NRSP has been exposed as being controlled by energy industry lobbists, you moron. You've been duped by another "astroturf" org | |
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Author: Mo' Green |
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Date Posted: 13:56:05 03/13/07 Tue In reply to: Oropan 's message, "LOLLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" on 11:04:48 03/13/07 Tue At least Dailykos etc. doesn't attempt to fool the public. They are upfront about their orientation, as opposed the organization who fool you and are attempting to fool the rest of the population. http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Natural_Resources_Stewardship_Project >Yep, the Dailykos is a great link and source.....if >you are a kook looking to justify your kookyness!!!!! > > >href="http://www.nrsp.com/people-timothy-ball.html">htt >p://www.nrsp.com/people-timothy-ball.html > >Dr. Timothy Ball >NRSP Chairman and Chair of the Scientific Advisory >Committee >Phone: 250-380-7784 >Fax: 250-380-7776 > >e-mail: timothyball@shaw.ca > >Dr. Ball is a renowned environmental consultant and >former professor of climatology at the University of >Winnipeg. Dr. Ball has served on many local and >national committees and as Chair of Provincial boards >on water management, environmental issues and >sustainable development. Dr. Ball has given over 600 >public talks over the last decade on science and the >environment. > >Dr. Ball has recently (Dec 06) co-authored a paper in >the scientific journal, Ecological Complexity, with >Baliunas, Dyck, Soon, Baydack, Legates, and Hancock >entitled Polar bears of western Hudson Bay and climate >change: Are warming spring air temperatures the >“ultimate” survival control factor? He is also >co-author of the book Eighteenth Century Naturalists >of Hudson Bay (2004 - McGill/Queens University Press) >with Dr. Stuart Houston, one of the World's leading >authorities on arctic birds. > >Dr. Ball’s extensive science background in >climatology, especially the reconstruction of past >climates and the impact of climate change on human >history and the human condition, make him the ideal >head of NRSP as we move into our first campaign, >Understanding Climate Change. His extensive public >speaking experience and presentations to professional >societies, business conferences, public forums and a >wide variety of public, private and non-profit >organizations make him the ideal spokesperson for NRSP >as well. > >His other work in such areas as water resources, >sustainable development, pollution prevention, >environmental regulations, the impact of government >policy on business and economics will be invaluable as >NRSP tackles other issues starting later in 2007. > >Throughout his career, Dr. Ball has been heavily >involved in local and national committees related to >climate, water and river management and hazardous >waste. He is regular contributing writer for Country >Guide and has appeared as a guest opinion writer in >all of Canada’s major newspapers. > >Dr. Ball is a researcher/author of numerous scientific >papers on: > >climate (especially historical climatology); >long range weather patterns; >impacts of climate change on sustainable agriculture, >ecosystems, air quality; >untapped energy resources; >silting and flooding problems; >bird migration patterns; >historical sites development; >impact studies on flooding of aboriginal lands in >Manitoba. >“I am very excited about the prospects for the Natural >Resources Stewardship Project,” says Dr. Ball. “For >too long being a member of an environmental >organization required the acceptance of unscientific, >impractical platforms. With NRSP, all that changes – >citizens finally have an environmental organization to >support that will foster practical solutions to the >very important real-world environmental problems we >all face.” > > > > > > > > >>Your posts are such a joke. >> >>>astroturf scientist funded by big oil - you'll be >>>seeing him a lot >>>quoted by Hannity. >>>It's too bad he's getting threats, those that do >>should >>>be prosecuted, and it just inflates his self >>>importance. >>>--------- >>> >>>href="http://www.desmogblog.com/tim-ball-finding-new- >w >>a >>>ys-to-...">http://www.desmogblog.com/tim-ball-finding >- >>n >>>ew-ways-to-... >>> >>>In a September 26, 2006 letter to the Royal Society, >>>Dr. Tim Ball, the leading signatory, identifies >>>himself as "Professor of Climatology, University of >>>Winnipeg." >>>Not quite. From 1988 until his retirement in 1996, >Dr. >>>Ball was a Professor of Geography at that university. >>>He has not, since, had any official position at U of >W >>>or at any university. So, he is not now a Professor >of >>>Climatology at the University of Winnipeg and, >>>arguably, never was. >>> >>>It raises the question: if he is this cavalier about >>>the factual accuracy of his own record of employment >>>and credentials, how could he expect us to believe >any >>>of the rest of what he says? >>> >>>------ >>> >>>href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/10/113157 >/ >>6 >>>2">http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/10/113157/62 >< >>/ >>>a> >>>In 1996, Dr. Ball left his job at the University of >>>Winnipeg for the more lucrative pursuit of scientific >>>gun-for-hire ("environmental consultant"). According >>>to the Center for Media and Democracy SourceWatch, he >>>found a home at the American National Center for >>>Public Policy Research, a conservative front group >>>supporting whatever initiatives their financial >>>backers want them to endorse. Since 1997, one of >their >>>principal mandates has been to fight the environment >>>movement in general and in particular, shoot down any >>>regulation to decrease the emission of greenhouse >>>gasses. >>> >>> >>>"CFCs were never a problem... it's only because the >>>sun is changing" and, "What's wrong with global >>>warming ? There are lots of positive benefits to >>>global warming." >>>It seems as though Tim Ball traded his professional >>>pride and ethics for easy money and an invitation to >>>play with the big boys. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |