Bozell Challenges Union of Concerned Scientists To Prove Charges That MRC Studies Are Stifling Climate Change Debate

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JANUARY 4, 2007

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Bozell Challenges Union of Concerned Scientists To Prove Charges That MRC Studies Are Stifling Climate Change Debate

“We Can and Will State Our Positions Free of any Nazi Thought Police”

Alexandria, VA -- In a Jan. 3 online article, ABC News detailed a report by the left-wing Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) charging that ExxonMobil has funded “groups who cast doubts and deceive the public on the scientific consensus regarding global warming.” Later in the article, ABC, relying on the report, names the Media Research Center and other organizations as part of Exxon’s “effort to obscure the scientific evidence on global warming.”

In response to the Union of Concerned Scientists’ baseless attack and ABC’s weak reporting, MRC President Brent Bozell issued the following statement:

“I challenge the Union of Concerned Scientists to prove that anything we have published on the issue of global warming is factually incorrect. We can and will state our positions free of any Nazi Thought Police, including the Nazi Thought Police at the UCS, whose goal is to prevent the free debate of ideas on environmental issues. As anyone who has read our reports knows, the MRC has not taken a position on global warming. We favor only open debate. ABC News should recognize this fact and report both sides of the story.”

To schedule an interview with MRC President Bozell or an MRC spokesperson, please contact Tim Scheiderer (x. 126) or Colleen O’Boyle (x. 122) at 703.683.5004.