‘Global warming is not a crisis!’ – Studying climate change skepticism on the Web

‘Global warming is not a crisis!’ – Studying climate change skepticism on the Web

This article makes a contribution to the study of the climate controversy by using Web data to research the status of skepticism within the climate debate. In March 2008 the Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based libertarian public policy think-tank, organised the first international conference for cl...

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Main Author: Sabine Niederer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam University Press 2013-01-01
Series:NECSUS : European journal of media studies
Online Access:https://www.necsus-ejms.org/test/global-warming-is-not-a-crisis-studying-climate-change-skepticism-on-the-web/
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spelling doaj-695dddd262bd4cf48496453158d6ab7b2020-11-25T01:19:29ZengAmsterdam University PressNECSUS : European journal of media studies2213-02172013-01-01218311210.5117/NECSUS2013.1.NIED‘Global warming is not a crisis!’ – Studying climate change skepticism on the WebSabine NiedererThis article makes a contribution to the study of the climate controversy by using Web data to research the status of skepticism within the climate debate. In March 2008 the Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based libertarian public policy think-tank, organised the first international conference for climate change skeptics with the theme ‘Can You Hear Us Now? Global Warming is Not a Crisis!’ The event format was that of a traditional scientific conference with three days of parallel sessions and keynote speakers as well as online proceedings. In his opening remarks Heartland’s president Joseph L. Bast stressed that the conference featured talks by over 200 scientists and other experts from leading universities and organisations from all over the world. Bast stated thathttps://www.necsus-ejms.org/test/global-warming-is-not-a-crisis-studying-climate-change-skepticism-on-the-web/
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