Manipulative Biofuel-Industry "Survey" Guaranteed to Create Biased Results
I got a call tonight from a survey company asking me questions about my views on various candidates for Massachusetts Governor, and then about various energy alternatives, and then the obvious real purpose: questions about my views on the large-scale wood-burning biomass projects proposed around the state (including three locations fairly close to me: Russell, Greenfield, and even densely populated Springfield), and a proposed bill to count only solar, wind and hydro as Green projects, excluding nukes and biofuels.
I think this gets an “award” for the most biased survey I’ve ever taken. First, the questioner determined that I was strongly opposed to the biomass plants—which are very bad on carbon footprint, not only from the burning of wood but also the massive deforestation and the huge amount of truck traffic they will generate. Wood is, indeed, a renewable resource. But it sure isn’t a clean one!
Then he asked questions like
After these three biased questions that were clearly tilted toward counting me as an opponent of the bill, I stopped the guy and said I thought this was a survey, and not a blatant attempt to feed misinformation to me in an attempt to change my opinion. He said, “hey, I’m just reading the questions!” I said I understood that, but I didn’t appreciate being manipulated like this, and I ended the interview. My caller ID told me he had a 609 area code (New Jersey), incidentally.
I am totally sure this so-called survey will be used to trumpet the citizens of Massachusetts’ supposed stance in favor of biofuels and against the proposed law. While the law’s definitions could be sharpened, I actually feel that eliminating nuclear power and large-scale wood-burning biomass plants from being counted in the progress toward a Green economy is a GOOD thing. And I’ll be directing my friends who are active in the anti-biofuel campaigns to this blog, so they can see exactly what their opponents are up to—sleazy and easily discredited “surveys” like this.
Thanks for letting us know about this baloney!! (Whoops, that makes baloney worse than it is!)
Even if I hadn’t changed my mind and seen large biomass plants are not helpful to the environment, this kind of blatant lying would tell me that large biomass plants have no place in Western Mass – especially Greenfield (since I live here!)
Thanks!!
~ Diane Clancy
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Thanks for letting us know about this baloney!! (Whoops, that makes baloney worse than it is!)
Even if I hadn’t changed my mind and seen large biomass plants are not helpful to the environment, this kind of blatant lying would tell me that large biomass plants have no place in Western Mass – especially Greenfield (since I live here!)
Thanks!!
~ Diane Clancy
http://www.DianeClancy.com/blog
http://www.DianeClancy.etsy.com
http://www.zazzle.com/DianeClancyArt*
.-= Diane Clancy´s last blog ..Today is the Last Day to Write – Here is My Letter =-.
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Reading: Manipulative Biofuel-Industry “Survey” Guaranteed to Create Biased Results – https://tinyurl.com/ykqgo2z
Reading: Manipulative Biofuel-Industry “Survey” Guaranteed to Create Biased Results – https://tinyurl.com/ykqgo2z
No surprise that they take to subterfuge.
No surprise that they take to subterfuge.
Well, we knew this was coming, but it’s still pretty sickening…still, forewarned is forearmed!
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Well, we knew this was coming, but it’s still pretty sickening…still, forewarned is forearmed!
.-= michaelann bewsee´s last blog ..Say NO to SeaWorld! =-.