Complaint to Ofcom Regarding “The Great Global Warming Swindle”

None of the contributors or reviewers of the complaint have received any payment, either in money or in kind, for their contribution to this complaint; not even to cover their expenses: with the one exception that one contributing author’s internet costs of £15.09 GBP were reimbursed due to their need to use an internet café in order to look up references for the section they wrote.

John Shepherd, one of the peer reviewers of this complaint, has submitted a (very short, one page) Ofcom complaint of his own; and would also like to disclose that he occasionally undertakes work as a paid consultant to the oil industry (chairing independent peer reviews of the science & engineering studies undertaken in relation to the decommissioning of off-shore installations).

Sir John Houghton (Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group I) who provided information that was used in the sections of this complaint relating to IPCC WG I.

Bob Ward, who until September 2006 was the Royal Society’s Senior Manager in Policy Communication, and is now Director, Global Science Networks, Risk Management Solutions Ltd (www.rms.com/): although not a formal peer reviewer, Mr Ward read and made many helpful suggestions regarding the Complaint Summary.

Kert Davies, Research Director at Greenpeace US, who set up and co-maintains the ExxonSecrets website (http://tinyurl.com/28n384), and who provided information and references that were used in Appendix C: and Appendix D: of this complaint.

Brendan DeMelle, an independent analyst and researcher in climate change and politics, who also provided information and references that were used in Appendix C: and Appendix D: of this complaint.

Kevin Grandia, Operations Manager of the DeSmogBlog website (www.desmogblog.com), who also provided information and references that were used in Appendix C: and Appendix D: of this complaint.