Actress and environmental activist Darryl Hannah thinks the media should stop giving coverage to those who say global warming is not a real phenomenon.
She was speaking on a panel about environmental responsibility and the media at the Banff television festival.
"The media has always felt that it needs to be sort of even-handed and present the point of view that global warming exists and then the point of view global warming doesn't exist,'' said Hannah in an interview with The Canadian Press.
"But for the most part, maybe 98 per cent of the world's scientists have been telling us this is a problem and there are a couple of scientists who have disagreed with them,'' she added. "The media need to report things in a more accurate and truthful fashion.'' ...
"In the scientific community there is no debate about this anymore. The debate is about how fast is it moving,'' said Tim Flannery. "In the public's mind there is still a debate. Some people are denying it, some are skeptical and others need to be convinced.''
Tim Flannery -- a professor at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia -- is the author of The Weather-makers, a popular book about climate change. He has been dissed by the Globe and Mail's Margaret Wente.
Flannery said there aren't enough reporters with sufficient expertise on the issue to delve deep into the story. He said the public needs to be convinced of the truth about global warming so actions will be taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and so that individuals can hold governments responsible for their lack of inactivity.
"You'll find governments are lying, they are being secretive and they are very blatant,'' he explained. "If people could see the lies told by their governments and the short-term interests being served they would be horrified.''
The level of greenhouse gases is getting dangerously high, which could lead to extreme climate change, said Flannery.