Ross Gelbspan Quotes (4 Quotes)

The hurricane that struck Louisiana yesterday was nicknamed Katrina by the National Weather Service. Its real name was global warming.

nicknamed Katrina by the National Weather Service Katrina, but its real name was global warming.

In an article in the Boston Globe Tuesday, journalist and author Ross Gelbspan writes, The hurricane that struck Louisiana yesterday was nicknamed Katrina by the National Weather Service. Its real name is global warming . ... Unfortunately, very few people in America know the real name of Hurricane Katrina because the coal and oil industries have spent millions of dollars to keep the public in doubt about the issue.

The point of this campaign was not necessarily to persuade the public that global warming isn't happening. It was to persuade the public that there is this state of confusion.