A letter from Timothy Ball has been posted on a free WordPress blog, and of course, with comments turned-off. I suspect that he took Exxon’s cash offer. This letter just rehashes the same old baseless arguments we have been hearing from the denial movement for years. The fact remains that Tim Ball has been debunked many times, including in a report by CBC’s The Fifth Estate. Fact is that Dr. Ball is a retired...
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Monthly Archives: February 2007
Carbon tax as a solution
Anne Applebaum of the Washington Post has an interesting and thought provoking article this morning. While I disagree with her asessment of the Kyoto Protocol (while flawed, it was a necessary first step and would have been somewhat successful had the USA shown some leadership), I think she is right on the money with her support of a carbon tax. A tax on all carbon-based energy sources would immediately encourage people and corporations to reduce...
Scientists offered cash to dispute climate study
Ian Sample, science correspondent Friday February 2, 2007 The Guardian The Arctic habitat of polar bears is under threat as climate change causes ice to melt. Photograph: Joseph Napaaqtuq Sage/APÂ Â Scientists and economists have been offered $10,000 each by a lobby group funded by one of the world’s largest oil companies to undermine a major climate change report due to be published today.Letters sent by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), an ExxonMobil-funded thinktank...
Global warming man-made, will continue
The IPCC has finally released the Summary For Policymakers of its 4th report on climate change. Many scientists are complaining that in order to achieve a concensus from 113 countries, the language and warnings had to be significantly watered down. Still, this is a landmark report and it comes at a time when we seem to be reaching a tipping point in public opinion. I think we will start to see significant actions in the next...
Global Warming Obstructionism
Now that the USA is finally beginning to fall inline with everyone else, looks like Chian has decided to take the lead on obstruction and denial. By David Biello, Scientific American, February 1, 2007: Word from participants who shall remain nameless is that China has taken the lead in global warming obstructionism in 2007. “China is being very difficult,” says one, who asked not to be named. “ the only country who opposes...