Greetings Prof. Goose,

I wondered how your new tactic would work out. I am not surprised that it is now basically confirmed this site is "targeted" so to speak. Conspiracy, or just a policy, very murky line isn't it. Harm, as the legalize term goes is hard to prove.

I would suggest that before you take action you do get written responses from both organizations from direct questions to ask about policy and ask for written policy's (ask to see all they will provide). Don't ask for specific ask for all public policy's not just about this issue.

Ask for all public policy's

Ask for a response to direct questions about the issue as you know it.

Examine the statements and look for conflicts and of course where they violated their own stated policy.

Use this information for a campaign of letter writing etc. to everyone from congressional leaders, newspapers, etc. and use this as an opportunity.

or roll over, which is what most people do. Not saying this board will, just saying that most do not want to risk or do the leg work.

If you wish to do this I suggest you open a link to a closed section that only allows work on this and other subjects related to "communication" about the issue of Peak Oil and a fair discussion of its implications and "truth".

I suggest not asking for the board individually to work on their own as a campaign with no goal or direction. Letter writing and being nice will generally get you no where. As a corporation the people you deal with take orders, and will be nice, but ignore you as a single entity. Why should they worry, and if you don't have your ducks in a row and start a campaign, there "organization" will tear you to shreds if you raise a stink in the press with nothing to back you up.

This is an opportunity. If you can gather evidence of bias from the work and methods used here you can do a world of good. Think of peoples reactions if they find out that this subject IS being withheld, which seems to go against their stated goals of providing the public with the best stories of the day (suggesting they are helping the public, not directing their views)

There are many here with great gifts in preparing charts and methods of showing trends. A bit of work on that to show bias etc by those sites will also be of great help.

Its going to take effort and consider that you might be asked about doing this by your superiors. Phone calls to university's from donors that own those companies, naw, they wouldn't wish to stifle speech or arguments that hurt their bottom line.

I imagine they will respond with a set of "rules" they use to determine their rankings. I am sure they will be vague enough to give them cover. However in those rules may be some loopholes that could be used to see if the bias continues.

with the work of all this maybe, just maybe, something will happen. The question is do you want to do it, and with a commitment.

A months work of work could lead to valuable press exposure at zero cost.

However I doubt this will happen. Why, because this site has people that are anonymous to even us that read it and post on it. Prof G or someone else would have to be a spokesperson for the board, and be visible, and be willing to answer questions, and perhaps make television appearances, etc. They will have to have the support of "whoever" is behind this board.

Do this if possible by attorney. I bet there is one on this board who will write it pro bono if you put out the request.

oh yes one more thing. A video on You tube etc with the above info etc can get you a ton of eyeballs. That I will do, but, you need the "visuals" and narration to back up your claims.

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