A Dim, Convenient Goof
A judicial opinion from the Queen's Bench [n.1] declares that An Inconvenient Truth
- is "broadly accurate," and that it's central theses about anthropogenic global warming are "supported by a vast quantity of research published in peer-reviewed
journals worldwide and by the great majority of the world's climate
scientists"; but that it
- contains errors of fact that render the film "partisan" within the meaning of the relevant statutory provision, such that it cannot be shown to students absent the presentation of other viewpoints.
The Volokh Conspiracy's David Kopel mentions only one of these two findings. Guess which?
I pointed this convenient elision out to him in a comment about almost a week ago (and I'm not the only one who did so), but so far no update or clarification in his post. I can only assume he wants to provide a comfortable echo chamber for denialists. If so, Mission Accomplished.
Depressingly, if not surprisingly, Kopel's brand of journalistic malfeasance is not peculiar to the blogs.
NOTES
1. "United Kingdom's High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division" sounds very grand, indeed. But in civil matters, the Queen's Bench is roughly analogous in its authority to a district court. So we're not talking about an opinion by the Supreme Court, here. Besides which, it's, you know, in England.
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