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October 29, 2007
The Environment: Mr. Justice Burton and Al Gore's truths
We think global warming is a real and actual thing--but did Big Al go a bit far with its real and actual effects on sea levels, hurricanes, polar bears and coral reefs in his world-changing movie documentary? As a follow up to our post UK judge lets Brit schools show Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth", see the October 29 issue of Time (at "Dashboard") and the piece "Examining Gore's Truths". Finally, let's be skeptical all around. What scientific qualifications does obviously talented UK High Court Justice Michael Burton have to give and write his researched and rapidly-issued (impressive, but characteristic of British judiciary) October 2 opinion (full text here), anyway?
Posted by Holden Oliver at October 29, 2007 01:52 PM
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I've seen Burton J. in action - he is good and well regarded.
I'm puzzled by your comment though, he reached his decision not so much through his own research as the expert evidence submitted to the court & I think that's clear from the judgment itself.
Posted by: Geeklawyer at October 28, 2007 02:44 PM