Discovery’s ‘Frozen Planet’ Is Silent on Causes of Climate Change

NYTimes Media - on 20/4/12
All of it — the struggling polar bears, the collapsing ice shelves — is shown in stunning high-definition. It is accompanied by the voice of Alec Baldwin Loading... , who narrates the series and says categorically, “The ends of the earth are changing. ” What the series never assesses, however, is why. Read more

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A Discovery Channel series about changes in polar regions does not mention causes for the thinner ice, avoiding the fury that often accompanies mention of climate change.

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