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One global warming angle that we cover in chapter one of "An Inconvenient Book"
is how so many of the climate change cheerleaders that you see in the media are
anything but independent. They love to talk about how the oil companies fund
studies to distort the truth -- but the reality is that conflict of interest
works both ways -- and it's always most dangerous when it's hidden from you.
For example, if you watched NBC last week, you probably saw their "Green is
Universal" promotion. They changed their logo, their website, and even the plots
of their sitcoms, by corporate mandate -- all to bring awareness to issues like
climate change. Wow, what stewards of the Earth they are.
Unfortunately, it's what NBC didn't tell you that's far more important: They are
a subsidiary of General Electric; General ELECTRIC. That's important for two
reasons: First, GE has a bigger lobbying budget than the three largest U.S. oil
companies. COMBINED. But more importantly, GE owns major environmental
businesses, like GE Energy, which has made big bets on things like wind power
and clean energy technologies -- and they stand to make boatloads of cash if
Congress passes all sorts of environmental legislation, and you "go green."
Imagine the uproar if ABC did a week-long series called "War With Iran,"
complete with Islamic Extremists competing on Dancing With the Stars. But only
later did you find out that ABC is actually owned by Raytheon, one of the
Pentagon's largest weapons suppliers. You think the New York Times might cover
that story?
This is one of the worst manipulations of the public trust that I have ever
seen. In fact, I believe it's damn near criminal and someone should look into
their license. NBC and GE have used the public airwaves against us, and they've
done it all for the one type of green they really care about: money.
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