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Global Warming Swindle filmmaker responds to critics.(INSIDE TRACK)(Martin Durkin )(Brief article)

The New American

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British documentary filmmaker Martin Durkin has taken his share of heat for producing a film, entitled The Great Global Warming Swindle, that calls into question the conventional wisdom on global warming. Aired first on British television, the documentary has now been shown on Australian television, where it was a ratings success with nearly one-fourth of all Australian viewers tuning in.

In both countries, the success of the film has been accompanied by harsh criticism from those supporting the orthodox view of global warming. "This isn't a documentary, because documentaries are about fact," said Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg of the University of Queensland. Australian politician Lyn Allison derided the film as one suited only to "conspiracy theorist skeptics."

Durkin responded to the criticism in the ...

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