James Hrynyshyn is a freelance science journalist based in western North Carolina, where he tries to put degrees in marine biology and journalism to good use.
For the most past few months I've been making brief posts at The Weather Channel's Forecast Earth website, as part of a team of bloggers concerned with climate change and our relationship to the planet in general. Looks like I won't be doing that for much longer, given the news that NBC, which bought TWC earlier this year, just fired the entire Forecast Earth team and killed the show. It was the only weekly program on TV devoted to the climate.
And right in the middle of NBC's Green Week. Oh well.
I've got a contract that sees my TWC relationship through the end of the year, but I'm not holding out much hope it will be renewed. At least the news from Washington w.r.t. global warming is good.
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bwahahahahahahahaahahaahhahahaha. The irony is priceless and the result is oh so perfect.
Posted by: BW | November 24, 2008 10:14 AM
looks like well beat this climate change problem now.
Posted by: paulm | November 24, 2008 12:55 PM
Heres the real truth about stabilizing at 350 ppm - we arent going to do it with the current mind set
Posted by: paulm | November 24, 2008 1:59 PM
Bastards. I'd say may they rot in hell, but I am afraid that hell is coming for breakfast.
Posted by: J-Dog | November 24, 2008 4:39 PM
James you really should post a eulogy to Heid Cullen. Or, better, write a country song about her. Maybe call it "An ode to the stupid liberal alarmist, she buttered her bread and now she is laying in it."
Posted by: anon2 | November 24, 2008 5:18 PM
Close your eyes, plug your ears, and repeat after NBC:
"This is not really happening!"
"This is not really happening!"
"This is not really happening!"
You'd think if the Bush years taught anyone anything, it would be that reality does matter, after all.
Posted by: yogi-one | November 24, 2008 11:40 PM
James, the fact that Heidi switched over to working for Climate Central a while back would be consistent with an intent by TWC to use their content. Is that possibly the case?
Re the blog, have they shared with you any information on traffic?
Posted by: Steve Bloom | November 25, 2008 7:12 AM
Also, they seem to have just now added Steve Lyons to the blogging team, which is odd if they're planning to get rid of the blog.
Posted by: Steve Bloom | November 25, 2008 7:22 AM
"Stick to the science" indeed. (while you read that post below dumping on Sara Palin). My god James are you for real?
Posted by: Your Mom | November 25, 2008 10:08 AM
James - I read with interest your NOv 20 post on Forecast Earth which talked about the dramatic rescue of some tourists that were trapped by melting and flooding on Baffin Isle. You stated it occurred "the other day", when actually it occured back during the summer melt. Are you truly that disingenuous? Or is it a competency issue? Either way, why should anyone believe anything you write or cite given your obviously biased alarmist liberal viewpoint and propensity for unecessary over the top drama? - your pal, Tippy the Tipping PointTip
Posted by: Tip Tip Tiperoo | November 25, 2008 10:35 AM
than k you
Posted by: pier | May 9, 2009 3:51 AM