...For at least one question at the annual conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), [former Vice President Al] Gore was presented with an opportunity to address his critics and defend his views.  Unfortunately, as the video of the encounter shows, not only did Gore do what politicians usually do - evade the question - but his SEJ buddies made sure there would be no followup questions by turning off the microphone and forcing the questioner to leave.

In doing so, the SEJers demonstrated that they are the environmental beat’s equivalent of sports reporters who never say anything critical of the home team.  That’s why they are referred to by real sports journalists as “homers.”  The home team for SEJ is the environmental movement and its friends and allies in government who can do no wrong.

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