Big Oil Launches Attacks Al Gore

[Uncle Joe]

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/05/17/attack-on-gore/

Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) will unveil two 60-second TV ads focusing on what it calls “global warming alarmism and the call by some environmental groups and politicians to reduce fossil fuel and carbon dioxide emissions.” The ad, which will be aired in more than a dozen cities across the country, is being released just a week before the May 24th opening (in LA and NYC) of Al Gore’s new movie on global warming, An Inconvenient Truth.

Who is CEI? The Washington Post explains:
The Competitive Enterprise Institute, which widely publicizes its belief that the earth is not warming cataclysmically because of the burning of coal and oil, says Exxon Mobil Corp. is a “major donor” largely as a result of its effort to push that position.

CEI also gets funding from other oil companies through the American Petroleum Institute.

CEI’s general counsel Sam Kazman said, “I think what attracted
to us was our position on global warming.” CEI’s position? The Institute believes the dangers of global warming are akin “to that of ‘an alien invasion.’”

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[marmar]

1. Because Gore is their worst nightmare....

Which is why we need him as President. He's the only one who will stand up to the cartel.

[Rainscents]

2. Looks like they are running scare!!!

Hahaha... love it!!!

[Teaser]

3. These guys must be hoping they're long dead

before the extent to the damage they've done becomes clear.


Because if they're still alive, there are going to be angry mobs everywhere looking for them.

[Uncle Joe]

4. I think they believe car exhaust is the new health food.

:hi:

[spanone]

5. They can piss and moan all the want, the fucking weather is the weather

people are not as stupid as these assholes think they are.

[applegrove]

6. I still have to go back to the little freeper who said one day: Don't

scapegoat the environment for all that happened with Katrina - that is not very nice (or some such thing). :rofl: As if we were being somehow mean to the environment... by talking about Global Warming.

[NastyDiaper]

7. The 'phony scientists' get air time.

Reminds me of my favorite skit (Martin Short as oil exec):
http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/sgw_feature.asp?id=2

[Uncle Joe]

8. Thanks for the link NastyDiaper.

:hi: