Tag Archives: Global Warming

Lawrence Solomon: Better red than dead, better green than free

(May 30, 2011) During the Cold War between the Free World and the Communist USSR, many in the Free World argued it was better to be red than dead after nuclear Armageddon. Today, fearing the planet’s annihilation from another source – global warming — scientists in elite government circles in Germany are saying we’re better off green than free. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: More evidence it used to be really hot out there

(May 26, 2011) A linchpin in the global warming theory is the claim that we now live in a time of unprecedented warmth. Unfortunately for those who assert this theory, the history books all said it was hot during the centuries immediately before and after 1000 AD – the time known the Medieval Warm Period. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Are high CO2 levels again saving the Amazon Forest?

(May 9, 2011) The Amazon Forest – often called the lungs of the Earth – suffered a large drought in 2005 and an even larger one in 2010, devastating populations of river dolphins and other species and leading many climate scientists to fear the worst. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Losing indicators — 91% of Liberals, 90% of Bloc supporters, believe in global warming

(May 9, 2011) According to a draft report from the Brookings Institute that compares attitudes to global warming in the U.S. and Canada, an astounding 91% of Canadians who identify themselves as Liberals, and 90% who identify with the Bloc, answer “Yes” when asked: “From what you’ve read and heard, is there solid evidence that the average temperature on Earth has been getting warmer over the past four decades.” Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Greening Harper

(May 6, 2011) Fiscal prudence and smaller government could go hand in hand with environmentalism — really! Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Don’t count on constant electricity under renewable energy, says UK electricity CEO

(May 5, 2011) Wind power will require lifestyle change Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Canadians lead western world in fearing climate change

(April 19, 2011) A new Ipsos poll shows that Canadians fear climate change more than residents of any other western country. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: UN map disappears, along with prediction of doom

(April 19, 2011) UN map showing the disappearance of several small islands disappears; islands still in plain sight. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Search is on for the island of Palau, lost in the Pacific

(April 14, 2011) Ten Pacific island nations strive to meet at a UN conference. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Climategate U loses bid to stifle critic

(April 10, 2011) The University at the center of Climategate scandal has lost a bid to silence one of the UK’s most prominent global warming skeptics. Continue reading

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