Turns out he’s retired journalist Peter Hadfield. No shit! Damn, I love this man. Having heard him on so many CBC News broadcasts as a kid, I still had no idea that’s why Potholer54′s tone was so familiar and soothing. And he’s not just tearing apart creationists any more — oh no, he’s on to bigger and more immediate dangers to humankind’s survival, like “Lord” Christopher Monckton and his climate apologetics.
If this isn’t enough to show Monckton as a hack-for-hire, Peter Sinclair of Climate Denial Crock of the Week has some more for your consideration.
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Not seen — yet? — in Australia: ABC please note | Neil's final decade
June 20, 2011 at 7:55 am CDT (UTC -5) Link to this comment
[...] Incidentally check on the latest in the YouTube series “Monckton bunkum” by potholer54 (Peter Hadfield) [...]
potholer54 on science media | Lousy Canuck
October 17, 2011 at 12:43 pm CDT (UTC -5) Link to this comment
[...] an example of FOX “News” science reporting, among other such examples, potholer54 (aka Peter Hadfield) explains how to dig for information in science media. He also takes the media to task for their [...]