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(January 10, 2009) My day usually begins and ends watching BBC World News. Along the way, I generally catch both CBC and CTV news, and CNN and MSNBC, too. I commend these all to you, but I especially commend the gold standard in television news and commentary, the one TV channel indispensable to obtaining an understanding of the events of the day: FOX News. Continue reading →

(January 8, 2009) There appears to be a great spiritual thirst for predicting great catastrophes. I call it Armageddeon chic. In Lawrence Solomon’s 2008 book, The Deniers, however, we hear from a good many moderate voices. There are no sensational prophecies, but there are many reasons to take a deep yoga breath. Continue reading →

(January 7, 2009) Despite what this newspaper’s editorialists aver (“A New Year’s resolution,” Jan 2, 2009), there is no scientific proof that “time is running out for mankind to take the needed actions to thwart the most disastrous effects of climate change.” Continue reading →

(December 14, 2008) A debate over whether the science of climate change is ‘settled’ turned into an unsettling exchange. Continue reading →

(December 13, 2008) It is not possible to stop climate change, a natural phenomenon that has affected humanity through the ages. Geological, archaeological, oral and written histories all attest to the dramatic challenges posed to past societies from unanticipated changes in temperature, precipitation, winds and other climatic variables. We therefore need to equip nations to become resilient to the full range of these natural phenomena by promoting economic growth and wealth generation. Continue reading →

(December 5, 2008) Lawrence Solomon, a longtime environmental activist, began wondering a few years ago how it could be that some scientists were questioning the apparently solid consensus that humans are causing a global warming crisis. He began seeking them out, and interviewing them on the topic. Continue reading →