Illarinov Attacks Britain, Vows to Bury Kyoto
Moscow Times, July 12th, 2004

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Industrial Group Plans to Battle Climate Treaty
New York Times, 26th April 1998

Back in April 1998 an internal memo was leaked to the New York Times which revealed details of a planned $7 million oil industry PR offensive spearheaded by Esso under the umbrella of the American Petroleum Institute. The aim of the PR campaign according to the New York Times was to re-inject uncertainty into the US publics perception of climate science in the run up to the climate negotiations in November that year. They would recruit a group of scientists who shared the industry’s views of climate science then train them in public relations so they could help convince journalists, politicians and the public that the risk of global warming is too uncertain to justify controls on greenhouse gases like C02. Read the full article here...

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Al Gore uses 'Day After' to slam president
18 May, 2004

(BNN) -- Former Vice President Al Gore has used the new Fox film The Day After Tomorrow about a global warming catastrophe to blast President Bush.

Gore used a telephone news conference Tuesday to criticize the Bush administration's stance on global warming, comparing the film to the president's policies, the New York Times reported Wednesday.

There are two sets of fiction to deal with, Gore said. One is the movie, the other is the Bush administration's presentation of global warming.

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Global Warming ignites tempers, even in a movie
LOS ANGELES, May 11 — Any studio that makes a $125 million movie about global warming is courting controversy. But 20th Century Fox does not seem to have fully anticipated the political firestorm being whipped up by its film "The Day After Tomorrow."

Environmental advocates are using the film's release, scheduled for May 28, as an opening to slam the Bush administration, whose global warming policies they oppose. Industry groups in Washington are lobbying on Capitol Hill to make sure the film does not help passage of a bill limiting carbon-dioxide emissions, which many scientists say contribute to global warming.

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New evidence of global warming
The Guardian
06 May 2004

Scientists are claiming to have found compelling new evidence for global warming, finally demolishing the argument of sceptics who have denied the phenomenon is real.

New analysis of satellite data has revealed that temperatures in a critical part of the atmosphere are rising much faster than previously thought, strengthening the worldwide consensus that the earth is warming up.

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Scientists warm to climate chaos flick
4 May 2004
By Andrew Bridges, Associated Press

"My first reaction was, 'Oh my God, this is a disaster because it is such a distortion of the science. It will certainly create a backlash,'" said Dan Schrag, a Harvard University paleoclimatologist. "I have sobered up somewhat, because the public is probably smart enough to distinguish between Hollywood and the real world."

He now hopes the movie will do for interest in global warming what "Jurassic Park" did for dinosaurs.

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Nasa gags scientist on "The Day After Tomorrow"
"No one from NASA is to do interviews or otherwise comment on anything having to do with" the film, said the April 1 message, which was sent by Goddard's top press officer.

"Any news media wanting to discuss science fiction vs. science fact about climate change will need to seek comment from individuals or organizations not associated with NASA."

Story by Andrew Revkin, The New York Times

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