I thought I’d have more to say about this, but it’s only 8 in the morning and I’m not up to reasoned argument yet.

The Institute for Public Policy Research says the language used by the media, activists and even the Government when debating global warming is overly alarming and equates to “climate porn”. It believes the tone of reporting discourages people from doing anything about the problem, and is compounded by an under reporting and downplaying of the actions individuals can take.

Additional Al at City Hippy has a response to the Independent’s response (Only partially reproduced online) to the Ippr’s report.

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