The Great Global Warming Swindle (Swindle) and the Importance of Open Media

At EQ.TV, we often speak of the need for organizations and movements to have concise, informative, and engaging (read, entertaining) multi-media expressing their mission and viewpoints. The flip-side of this realization is the ability to offer quick counter arguments to deliberate mis-information.

The article and its follow-up (posted today, both linked below) are detailed critiques of "The Great Global Warming Swindle". GREAT! Their drawback? Who (besides a few of us) has the time and patience to read critiques of critiques of critiques? Rather than tracking down and reading counter arguments, wouldn't it be better if a 7-10 minute piece could outline the general overview (with embedded links to the details)?

Healthy skepticism is a necessary element of any debate seeking to move from theory to action. Be it Michael Crichton, Mr. Durkin, or another who offers a counter to global warming, peak oil, etc., we should not fault the role they play. We should however, investigate all valid claims and take serious issue with them when they are discovered to be misinformation.

The tools to support this public debate are here, and we at EQ.TV are working on harnessing them in support of the Sustainability Movement. We call this the Equilibrium Project, and you will be seeing more of it in the weeks and months to come. Thank you to all who contribute to this discussion and facilitate our creation of content. Thank you especially to the skeptics, who get us out of our heterogeneous conversations and challenge us to make our worldview that much stronger.

The Great Global Warming Swindle ~ Celsias
Follow up