Sony Scoops Up Doc Attacking Climate Change Skeptics

Sony Scoops Up Doc Attacking Climate Change Skeptics

by Christian Toto 7 Aug 2014, 1:35 PM PDT

http://cdn.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2014/08/07/sony-doc-attacks-climate-skeptics

Sony Pictures Classics will bring a new documentary to theaters in the coming months that attacks those who scrutinize the latest global warming headlines.

Will film critics label the finished product "one-sided" or "propaganda" as they so often do with those rare right-of-center films?

Merchants of Doubt, according to Deadline.com, examines people "hired to cast doubt and delay action on climate change."

The film is inspired by the book from Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, which takes a satirical look at the heart of conjuring American spin. Kenner (Food Inc.) focuses on a secretive group of charismatic pundits-for-hire who present themselves in the media as scientific authorities – yet have the contrary aim of spreading maximum confusion about well-studied public threats ranging from toxic chemicals to pharmaceuticals to climate change.

What you likely won't see in the film: profiles of eco-hypocrites like Al Gore, director James Cameron and Robert Redford. The documentary genre is ripe for such a project. Such a film wouldn't necessarily have to attack global warming estimates, but it could castigate those who preach about them but live as if they don't believe their own rhetoric.

Robert Redford

Robert Redford is the founder & president of the Sundance Institute, and a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Note: Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance Institute, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Climate Reality Project, and the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Michael Lynton is a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, the chairman & CEO for Sony Pictures Entertainment, and the CEO for the Sony Corporation of America.

Arjun Gupta is a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Andrea L. Wong was a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and is the president of international production for Sony Pictures Entertainment.

James Gustave Speth is a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a director at the Climate Reality Project.

Albert A. Gore Jr. is the chairman for the Climate Reality Project, and a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.                                                                               

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers was a donor for The Climate Project.

The Climate Project merged with the Climate Reality Project.

L. John Doerr is a general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Michael K. Powell is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and his father is Colin L. Powell.

Colin L. Powell is Michael K. Powell’s father, an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and a strategic adviser for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers was a donor for The Climate Project.

The Climate Project merged with the Climate Reality Project.

James Gustave Speth is a director at the Climate Reality Project, and a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Robert Redford is a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the founder & president of the Sundance Institute.