David Bellamy denounces man-made climate change

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David Bellamy denounces man-made climate change

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Professor David Bellamy

Professor David Bellamy

By Cate Owen 
 
For years, Professor David Bellamy was one of the best known faces on TV. The botanist has written 35 books and presented about 400 programmes.
 
These days his name is linked with headlines like “Global warming myth” and “Global warming is nonsense”.
 
Professor Bellamy says that “climate change has always happened” – but doubts man-made climate change.

“It is total poppycock.”
 
He says that warming of the planet is a good thing.

“We could grow more food in Siberia,” he told Sunrise's Carly Flynn. “If you go back 2,000 years ago in Britain we were growing good merlot in the borders of Scotland – and that was three degrees to five degrees warmer then it is now.”
 
Professor Bellamy is calling for more balance in the climate change debate.
 
“Why won’t Al Gore stand up and have a head-to-head with some of the people? He won’t.”
 
Professor Bellamy also wonders how Mr Gore can be carbon-neutral. “How can anyone be carbon neutral? He flies around. He flouts the truth. If you looked at his famous DVD, there are 25 very, very dodgy statements politically.”
 
But what if Professor Bellamy is wrong about man-made climate change?
 
“Well if I’m wrong I expect they’ll put me in prison,” he chuckles.
 
Professor Bellamy is in New Zealand to visit various parks and says that the government stocktake and potential mining is a bad thing.
 
“They really shouldn’t do it, should they?” He comments.
 
He is working with Maori and DOC to move certain environmental projects forward and thinks that New Zealand is doing a good job in that area.
 
“Wherever I go, I see people are doing the right thing now.”

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23/01/2013 7:21:59 a.m.

Leonid Litovski wrote:

Those two people, a send in Belamies beard are actualy denounced reporter jobs to become isult comedians. Oh well done to brave manager letting them insult this gigantic colos of modern mankind who created and continues to create generations of educated and higly intelectual bioaware positivists.

26/11/2009 6:07:42 p.m.

Bala Naidoo wrote:

Thank you Peter (12 Sep 2009 1:26p.m.). Yours is the most rational, calm & cerebral contribution I have seen in this now stupidly emotive issue where every man & his dog has a view. The subject of AGW has taken on messianic, religious connotations &, in such an atmosphere, many people are simply not listening any more. Theirs is the one & only truth out there. They see no similarity in their "beliefs" to those of the traditional & far-too-long-lived traditional religions. Prof Ian Plimer comes in for special vitriol from the Warmists, I suspect because they fear the thoroughly scientific appraisal which pervades every page of his book "Heaven and Earth - Global Warming: The Missing Science". Read it & be educated.

27/10/2009 9:10:17 p.m.

Rachel wrote:

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6/10/2009 10:57:34 a.m.

John wrote:

There is another David Bellamy Interview here - http://screentalk.nzonscreen.com/interviews/david-bellamy-moas-ark-and-old-mans-beard He does a great 'Old man's beard must go' reenactment.

14/09/2009 6:23:16 p.m.

tman wrote:

Great to see Prof. B do his thing again in NZ. And exactly why was he here? To promote conservation and help endorse our countries wonderful background? ..Not to be harassed by some presenter bragging on about some other issue that is irrelevant to why he's here. Show some kiwi courtesy for the man who's done a lot for world conservation etc..

14/09/2009 5:55:26 p.m.

T.J. wrote:

Jim
have you heard the term "straw man argument"?
No-one needs to go to such extremes to reduce climate change.

As far as I'm aware I haven't acutally preached or told anyone how to behave. I have simply arguing the science.

Throwing out ridiculous stereotypes like yours just encourages ignorance

14/09/2009 11:25:34 a.m.

Jim wrote:

T.J.
I hear you people saying that you want things to change, so get out there and do it. If all you believers truly believe than get out and live the natural life instead of just bleating. But remember, no housing, clothes, Malls etc and what are you using a computer for? Hypocrisy is what people like you say to me. Just like Green Peace who have 6 large diesel powered ships whilst going around (in Jets and other vehicles) the world and giving us their "holier than thou" green speeches!!!

13/09/2009 7:55:12 p.m.

Andrew wrote:

On the contrary, BernieB. theories are not there to be proved or otherwise. The word “proof” has no place in science (mathematics being possibly the only exception) and if you care to check the literature you will note that its use amongst academics is studiously avoided.

13/09/2009 3:18:40 p.m.

Dean wrote:

jsut noticed the word "denialist" in reference to Bellamy. For anyone interre4sted this is jsut politically correct speakl for "This guy takes a different point of view than me"

13/09/2009 6:44:13 a.m.

Steve wrote:

To me, global warming is a crock; a money making venture for some and a scare tactics by others. I tend to go for the former. Lets take a step backwards, what if there was global cooling? Heaven forbid we went into an ice age? What would Al Gore, Green Peace and co be saying then?

This world we live and die in has gone through a cycle of warming and freezing over thousands if not millions of years and there is nothing we can do about it. Dr. Bellamy is right,it is total poppycock.