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The Case for Doing Nothing on Global Warming

(October 21, 2009) A Presentation to the Centre for National Security of the Conference Board of Canada Winnipeg, Oct. 21 and Oct. 22, 2009. Continue reading

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Aldyen Donnelly: Canadian exports will suffer at the hands of US cap and trade bills

I am not sure where Janet Peace, Vice President of Markets and Business Strategy at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, gets her estimate that only 10% to 20% of Canadian exports are vulnerable to US trans-border charges under US climate change legislation.
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The free luncher: Exelon

(Oct. 17, 2009) Fourteen principled companies abandoned the U.S. Chamber of Commerce this week in protest over climate change. Let’s investigate their principles. Continue reading

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The free luncher: Exelon

(October 17, 2009) Fourteen principled companies abandoned the U.S. Chamber of Commerce this week in protest over climate change. Let’s investigate their principles. Continue reading

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Climate change dominoes fall

(Oct. 16, 2009) Australians are the latest citizenry to turn against climate change catastrophism. For the first time, according to a Lowy poll released this week, a majority of the population turned thumbs down to the proposition that “global warming is a serious and pressing problem. Continue reading

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Climate change dominoes fall

(October 16, 2009) Australians are the latest citizenry to turn against climate change catastrophism. For the first time, according to a Lowy poll released this week, a majority of the population turned thumbs down to the proposition that “global warming is a serious and pressing problem. Continue reading

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Aldyen Donnelly: Tim Flannery has it all wrong when it comes to combating climate change

Tim Flannery, a famous Australian environmentalist was recently interviewed by a number of Canadian media outlets, including the CBC and CPAC. I found his appearance most bizarre. 

His home country of Australia is one of roughly a dozen nations worldwide that have (1) higher per capita GHGs than Canada and (2) have exhibited a higher rate of GHG growth since 1990 than Canada. I found it bizarre to see his disapproval of Canada aired on CBC, yesterday, given the performance of his home nation. 
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None dare call it fraud

(Oct. 15, 2009) What if we applied corporate standards to the “science” that is driving global warming policy?

Imagine the reaction if investment companies provided only rosy stock and economic data to prospective investors; manufacturers withheld chemical spill statistics from government regulators; or medical device and pharmaceutical companies doctored data on patients injured by their products. Continue reading

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Down under, another climate change domino falls

Australians are the latest citizenry of a western country to turn against climate change catastrophism. For the first time, according to a Lowy poll released this week, a majority of the population turned thumbs down to the proposition that "global warming is a serious and pressing problem. We should begin taking steps now even if this involves significant costs." This rejection applied to younger segments of the population as well as old, especially disappointing to decision makers, given their efforts to indoctrinate youths through the educational system.

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None dare call it fraud

(October 15, 2009) What if we applied corporate standards to the “science” that is driving global warming policy? Continue reading

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