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Drowning in calamity

When an esteemed business leader, professor and former judge glibly repeats prophecies of environmental doom, boards should sit up and ignore them.

01 September 2008

There are many reasons for companies to "go green" or for IT departments to care about efficiency. But when even Prof. Mervyn E King, the governance guru, warns of sea level rises of eight metres, it's a hint to take images of terror and pictures of doom with a pinch of salt.

One might forgive him for making such a mistake. After all, he'll be used to relying on expert witnesses. Such alarmist eco-twaddle as sea level rises of several metres are drummed into us by supposedly credible people, are confirmed by a massive industry with vested interests in climate alarmism, and are dished up with sauce by a credulous media that thrives on stories of catastrophe.

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