Who knew that increasing CO2 could have a beneficial effect? I mean, other than anyone who took biology in high school. They found that over a period of almost two decades, the Earth as a whole became more bountiful by a whopping 6.2%. About 25% of the Earth’s vegetated landmass — almost 110 million square […]
I've got a bunch of tabs open in my browser again that I've been meaning to write about, but there hasn't been much time available to me, so here are the links: The Washington Post's Robert Samuelson takes aim at the "Cap-and-Trade" program for greenhouse gases and finds that is more aptly named "Cap-and-tax." The […]
Democrats in the Senate are preparing to start debating raising taxes like never before in an effort to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. If supporters are serious about solving this "problem" they could do best by committing suicide. Seriously, these gasbags in Washington, D.C., are part of the problem, not part […]
A bunch of environmentalists are on a cruise to see the dwindling artic sea ice and drowning polar bears. Unfortunately, there's a problem. Their ship, one of the world's premier icebreakers, got stuck for a week in rapidly advancing sea ice. What irony. I am a passenger on one of the most powerful icebreakers in […]
Global warming has hit Jupiter. It's big red spot has now turned into three. Of course, it couldn't be a result of the Sun. Nope, must be those Saturn SUVs.
John McCain gave a global warming/climate change speech on Monday. (The term used by the scaremongers depends on the weather the day they give their speech.) McCain favors an approach known as "cap and trade" which will have the net effect of raising energy costs for everyone. You'll need the Bush tax cuts then. For […]
Some scientists have discovered that global warming has decided to take a holiday because all of the carbon dioxide humans are shooting into the atmosphere isn't enough to overcome natural fluctuations. Researchers studying long-term changes in sea temperatures said they now expect a "lull" for up to a decade while natural variations in climate cancel […]
The New York Times' Nicholas Kristof has a pretty good article on the Democrats and their less-than-wise opposition to the Colombia free trade pact. I encourage you to read it. However, it was this little slam at the end that got my blood pressure up a bit. One of President Bush’s most costly actions was […]
Do you ever wonder if the newsmagazines were right back in the 1970s when they were warning us of a coming ice age? Well, an article in an Australian newspaper suggests that we're overdue for a big chill. THE scariest photo I have seen on the internet is www.spaceweather.com, where you will find a real-time […]
It should come as no surprise that if government perverts the market in such a way as to artificially inflate the cost of food when used as fuel, that less food would actually be used as food. Well, it's come as a surprise to some. Many specialists in food policy consider government mandates for biofuels […]