2048

We've written a number of times about how Greenpeace uses selective reporting of the facts in pursuit of its radical agenda. One of the most glaring transgressions that Greenpeace and others us is to promote research findings that have either been debunked or even disavowed by the folks who initially published them.

It would appear Greenpeace thinks its potential donors have been living under a rock or haven't read a newspaper since July. Just yesterday the once-proud activist group stooped to sullying its name, again (read ahhhh-gain), in order to scare supporters into coughing up their hard earned cash.This time it let supporters know that, "In a paper published in the leading scientific journal Science, marine biologists projected that most commercial fisheries would collapse by 2048 if current trends continue."

For some time now, we've been keeping an eye on the alarmist anti-fishing documentary, The End of the Line (EOTL). British journalist Charles Clover, who wrote the book of the same name back that was published in 2006 is the man behind the curtain on this one. Released earlier this year, the film, narrated by former Cheers star turned Oceana activist (in his copious spare time) Ted Danson, has attracted scant attention and mixed reviews.

Last week Greenpeace's outgoing Executive Director admitted that the once-revered eco outfit lies as a matter of strategy, this week it... lied some more. According to reports, here it is along side the Environment and Animal Society of Taiwan suggesting tuna could be, "wiped out by 2048."

Really? No not really. But for months if not years NBC News has relied on an erroneous statistic that suggested the oceans would be empty of fish by 2048. A statistic that was in error, an error that NFI brought to NBC's attention but instead of doing their due diligence in researching the evidence we provided them they sent us a statement that claimed the 2048 statistic was, "both a fair and accurate representation of fisheries and fisheries science."

In 2006 marine ecologist Boris Worm of Dalhousie University suggested that the oceans would be empty of fish by 2048. His prediction made for good sound bite science and the media ran with it. The problem is his prediction was wrong. And now he's admitted as much. A brand new study published in the journal Science today finds Worm saying he plans to be "hosting a seafood party" in 2048 instead of mourning the loss of all marine ecosystems.