The great global warming swindle
Last night I attended the Australian screening of a rather strange documentary called The Great Global Warming Swindle . This film contains a bizarre mixture of half-truths, misinformation and fabrications to argue that changes in the climate seen today are not caused by human activity but are in fact the result of the Sun. To make some sort of case, the program tied itself up in all sorts of knots, often falling back on results that were over 15 years old. Essentially the broadcast tried to argue there's nothing to worry about, despite the plethora of evidence that suggests otherwise. A favourite for some There was a lot of controversy when the Australian Broadcasting Corporation purchased the wretched thing, but to their credit they set up an interview with the director, had a panel of experts and business people discuss the content and then opened up questions to a live audience. As I sat through the film listening to the nonsense that was being spouted, I suddenly