Category Archives: Costs, Benefits and Risks

Green market risk

(November 8, 2008) If you think the causes of the financial crisis are complicated, just wait until we start trading carbon. Continue reading

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Wielding the carbon club

(September 30, 2008) ‘Cut back on carbon emission,” the Third World is lectured. “It’s for the good of the planet and it’s for your own good, too. Don’t point fingers at the West’s carbon emissions. Don’t protest that you’d like your share of automobiles and air conditioners. Don’t tell us that you know what’s in your own self-interest. Just do as your told, or we’ll punish you.” Continue reading

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India rejects climate doom, pursues economic boom

(July 26, 2008) India loves the UN’s climate change policies and so does India’s representative at the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Rajendra Pachauri. Continue reading

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Is Wikipedia promoting global warming hysteria?

(July 9, 2008) Two weeks ago, a parent-teacher council blamed the online research source Wikipedia for falling test scores in Scotland. Continue reading

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Wikipropaganda – Spinning green

(July 8, 2008) Ever wonder how Al Gore, the United Nations, and company continue to get away with their claim of a “scientific consensus” confirming their doomsday view of global warming? Look no farther than Wikipedia for a stunning example of how the global-warming propaganda machine works. Continue reading

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What I told the Petroleum Club

(June 28, 2008) On a tour earlier this week for his new book on global warming, The Deniers, Lawrence Solomon made a presentation at the Petroleum Club in Calgary. His remarks, adapted, appear below. Continue reading

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Despite their benefits, wind farms aren’t without environmental baggage, say some experts

(June 28, 2008) Studies are being done to monitor the impacts of wind turbines on landscape ecology and wildlife, such as birds and bats. Continue reading

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In praise of carbon dioxide

(June 7, 2008) With less heat and less carbon dioxide, the planet could become less hospitable and less green. Continue reading

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The Deniers: Our spotless sun

(May 31, 2008) You probably haven’t heard much of Solar Cycle 24, the current cycle that our sun has entered, and I hope you don’t. If Solar Cycle 24 becomes a household term, your lifestyle could be taking a dramatic turn for the worse. Continue reading

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Green consumers turn red

(May 7, 2008) US presidential candidates John McCain and Hilary Clinton vow to combat man-made climate change by curbing America’s CO2 emissions. They also vow to give American drivers a tax holiday this summer by suspending the federal gas tax. Voters are upset at the price they must pay at the pump. Continue reading

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