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Bias in media coverage: an overwhelming majority of the news media have adopted the perspective that global farming is man-made. Such a major issue deserves more unbiased, objective reporting.(MEDIA)(Viewpoint essay)

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| August 04, 2008 | Fisher, John | COPYRIGHT 2008 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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In June 2000 global-warming prophesier Ross Gelbspan lamented, "Over the last seven years, the fossil-fuel lobby has mounted an extremely effective campaign of disinformation to persuade public and policymakers that the issue atmospheric warming is still stuck in the limbo of scientific uncertainty. That campaign for the longest time targeted the science. It then misrepresented the economics. And most recently it attacked the diplomatic foundations of the climate convention. And it has been extraordinarily successful in creating a relentless drumbeat of doubt in the public mind."

A lot has changed since then. In the past seven ...

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