Another Climate change related victory

karynnj

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Mon Oct-19-09 10:43 AM
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Another Climate change related victory

The Chamber of commerce has reversed their stand!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8706954

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beachmom

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Mon Oct-19-09 10:50 AM
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1. It's a hoax, apparently. Oh, well. nt

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karynnj

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Mon Oct-19-09 11:17 AM
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2. Yeah - just saw that

But, it did resurface that they have lost members.

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beachmom

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Mon Oct-19-09 12:25 PM
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3. Actually, the hoax is pretty funny:

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/announcement_of_chamber_shift_on_global_warming_is.php?ref=fpa

J.P. Fielder, a spokesman for the Chamber, confirmed the hoax to TPMmuckraker. He said the Chamber was unaware of who was behind it.

The name Erica Avidus is listed as a contact on the press release. A recording at the number listed for Avidus says "this is Erica Avidus with the Chamber of Commerce." But Fielder said that no one by that name works there. Avidus is Latin for "greedy."

A hoax with a sense of humor. Apparently, Reuters, the WP, the NYT, etc. all fell for it. Heh.

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karynnj

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Mon Oct-19-09 02:01 PM
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4. That is funny - guerrila theatre as protest - very 1960s - and the latin is a clever touch

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beachmom

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Mon Oct-19-09 03:02 PM
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5. The Chamber of Commerce (who have NO sense of humor) wants a criminal probe

into the matter:

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/chamber_wants_criminal_probe_of_yes_men_hoax.php?ref=mblt

"the hoax was perpetrated by the Yes Men, working with Avaaz Action Factory."

I don't see why the police need to bother with this. It is more that news orgs were gullible, and didn't fact check.

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/climate-change/whoops-reuters-acknowledges-that-hoax-story-on-climate-change-could-have-moved-financial-markets/

Okay, this is funny, or perhaps deadly serious, depending on how you look at it.

Reuters is now admitting that their epic screw-up today — it fell for a hoax press release and ran a story about the U.S. Chamber of Commerce supposedly changing its opposition to climate change legislation — could actually have moved financial markets, an acknowledgment of how serious the error really was.

The NYT & WP picked up the story. Greg ends with this:

Yeesh! As I’m sure virtually every editor and reporter has said today, there but for the grace of God…

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beachmom

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Mon Oct-19-09 03:34 PM
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6. Since this is make fun of the Chamber of Commerce day, check out

this article in the Wash. Monthly:

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_10/020500.php

The WH is not dealing with the CoC as much, and instead is going directly to CEOs about dealing with climate change.

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