Comments on: Who Controls the Media? Solyndra vs Tar Sands Corruption Coverage

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:18:00 +0000

Something else I’ve seen is on some discussion there are a number of new commentors who are making a lot of anti-administration comments around the Solyndra issue.

I can’t look at the emphasis on Solyndra and come away with anything other than this is one more instance of taking a minor problem, or even non-problem, and using it as a political tool to beat up on the opposition.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:49:00 +0000

Thank. I’ve been pretty disappointed with the NYTimes for the past couple years (or more), but there are a few standout writers.

By: Bill Hewitt

Bill Hewitt — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:38:00 +0000

Zach – Comprehensive, good coverage here. One point: to be fair, Libby Rosenthal at the NY Times has been doing some stand-up reporting on the links to Secretary Clinton and the TransCanada and, more recently, this article about the (insanely) cozy relationship between State’s lead contractor for the EIS and TransCanada – http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/08/science/earth/08pipeline.html

By: Timothy Counts

Timothy Counts — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 14:46:00 +0000

This is what happens when you deregulate the press. We have energy companys and government contractors that are now allowed to own media. Rules and laws that have gone away over the last twenty years.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 13:28:00 +0000

Completely agree.

Thanks for the comment!

And, yes, on global warming, I’ve compiled this extremely awesome collection of insightful, funny, and downright scary videos (linked
on the text in case it’s not clear), and the first one, actually, is on national security

By: Edwrad Kerr

Edwrad Kerr — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:33:00 +0000

Zach:
Another great post. It explains why the average person who doesn’t have the time (or, sadly, sometimes the inclination) to research these issues, often has an incomplete or erroneous understanding of the difficulties that confront us in our quest to facilitate the change from non-sustainable to renewable energy production. By hiding or ignoring the truth, the MSM almost insures that the average viewer will become totally confused as to what is actually happening in regards to energy and how we, as a society and individually, need to proceed.

The threats to all of earths inhabitants are real and the inaction caused by the confusion that inaccurate information fosters could be the demise of us all. Climate change is an open ended debate when considering what will actually happen. However, the fact that we are altering the atmosphere and oceans is not a debatable issue.

Energy security is also something that portends poorly if we continue to “depend” on two key diminishing (and environmentally damaging) resources.

What causes me to loose sleep and want to pull my hair out is the fact that we have, at our disposal, technologies that when “scaled up” will solve, at least, the energy security issue.

As to the possible outcome of climate change caused by changing the atmosphere and oceans, the jury is deliberating. The modeled projections run the gamut from a toasted planet to a snowball earth. Is it any wonder that people go about trying to feed, clothe and house themselves in a scary economy and ignore the elephant in the living room?

As long as the media continues to pander to their individual political bents and abdicate their fourth estate responsibilities to inform the public in an “unbiased” fashion, we will continue groping in the dark for salvation (in the here and now) and probably then need to worry about salvation in the next life, should we have one.

Don’t look directly at it as you will damage your eyes, but if you can feel the warmth on your skin you will have the answer to our question “where will we find the energy to replace coal and oil”? Solyndra is but a road bump on the way to what could be a wonderful future. Let’s hope that it doesn’t become a detour to a dead end.

Edward Kerr

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