I usually add some gentle humor when I report. Not today. Read this and weep. Notwithstanding the carefully-orchestrated propaganda to the effect that nothing much will be decided at the UN climate conference here in Cancun, the decisions to be made here this week signal nothing less than the abdication of the West. The governing [...]
Well now we know The Plan. Our hydro costs are projected to double – on top of the 75% increase we've suffered in just the last seven years. Barbara Tuchman was one of the premier historians of the 20th century. In her book, 'The March of Folly' she wrote; "Wooden-headedness, the source of self-deception, [...]
C.W. Conn, December 20, 2009. Right now, we are about 10 years into a new 30 to 40 year warming phase, about 160 years into a 500 to 700 year 'little warm age' and about 20,000 years into and near the peak of the latest of the interglacial periods which have been alternating with glacial [...]
By Michael J. Trebilcock There is no evidence that industrial wind power is likely to have a significant impact on carbon emissions. The European experience is instructive. Denmark, the world’s most wind-intensive nation, with more than 6,000 turbines generating 19% of its electricity, has yet to close a single fossil-fuel plant. It requires 50% more [...]
Alan Caruba Bio Email Article By Alan Caruba Sunday, March 29, 2009 My friend, the internationally famed climatologist, Dr. S. Fred Singer, calls them “the CO2 wars.” It is the last ditch attempt by the Greens, under the aegis of the Obama administration, to declare carbon dioxide a pollutant and thus open the door to [...]
Carbon credits are snake oil. They have no real value. By Alan Caruba Thursday, March 5, 2009 Taxes imposed in the name of global warming are completely bogus. There is no global warming if, by that term, you mean a sudden, dramatic increase in the Earth’s average temperature. The Earth has been cooling for a [...]
Just saw a fascinating documentary on Nova (Tuesday evening is the best night for TV – Nova and then, typically, Front Line). Here is what I learned: Global Dimming of the Sun is created by particulate matter in the atmosphere creating conditions that reflect sun energy back into space resulting in a cooling effect on [...]
January 3, 2009. We are about 10 years into a 30 to 40 year warming phase, and are about 160 years into …. a 500 to 700 year “little warm age”, and are about 20,000 years into and near the peak of …. the latest of the interglacial periods which have been alternating with glacial [...]
By EPW Blog Thursday, December 11, 2008 Study: Sea Levels Fail to Rise – Warming Fears in ‘Dustbin of History’ POZNAN, Poland – The UN global warming conference currently underway in Poland is about to face a serious challenge from over 650 dissenting scientists from around the globe who are criticizing the climate claims made [...]
Dear Mr. Prentice, Congratulations on your elevation to Minister of the Environment. I use the term advisedly because you are now in a position to do great good for current and future generations of Canadians. With respect, I submit you have a golden opportunity to effect real improvements in our environment by redirecting funding to [...]
