YAS on ABC discussing climate change
14Feb. 10
President of the Victorian Skeptics, Terry Kelly, was joined by Elliot Birch and Jason Ball from the Young Australian Skeptics on ABC1’s Insiders program this morning. We discussed Tony Abbot’s climate change plan, skepticism and politicians in general. Check us out.
Tags: ABC, Climate Change, Insiders
February 14th, 2010 at 11:25 am
Go team! I reckon Abbott had to be a climate change denier to get elected leader of the Liberal Party, but must be a believer to be electable as the opposition?
February 14th, 2010 at 11:28 am
He’ll be whatever his pollsters think he needs to be to get more votes .…
It’s the Yes Minister principle…
“If you don’t like my principles.. I have others” — Groucho Marx (-:
February 14th, 2010 at 11:38 am
There is so much ground that could (or needs to) be covered, and to do it in 3 minutes is only enough to look at the tip of the iceberg.
It was great to make the points about ‘reclaiming’ the word skeptic from the AGW deniers, and also to raise the idea of the scientific method and how it is not acknowledged or understood by the broader Australian population.
It was still great to get air time, and on such a highly regarded programme.
February 14th, 2010 at 11:40 am
Nicely and succinctly put, and in under three minutes!Well done.
February 14th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Well done guys. Well done. That was awesome :)
February 14th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Pity the segment was so short, all three of you came across very well
February 14th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Well done guys. The editing style was, umm, like a media version of a latte. I was surprised they didnt force you to stare off at an angle like the naked chef.
February 14th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
Very nice, guys! That was fantastic.
February 15th, 2010 at 12:27 am
The point is people are allowed to change their mind. The silent smug act that society does when somebody changes their mind needs to stop.
That said when somebody does change their mind it is usually a slow process especially for something complicated like climate change.
Tony Abbots lighting conversion is a red flag is lying.
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:45 am
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