Ecological doomsayers

Timmins Daily Press - Ontario, CA

There are a growing number of Canadian scientists and climate experts who are speaking out and saying there are other more viable explanations for global warming. They point to historical climate records from the 1920s and '30s that mirror today's warming trends and suggest there are cyclical factors at play. They speak of changes in the output of the sun and the clearing of rainforests having a far greater influence on world climate than the buildup of greenhouse gases.

The point here is not to make people feel any less protective of the environment or the Earth.

But we need to be wary of swallowing everything we're being fed. We need to consider where information is coming from, how conclusive it is and the political influences that may be driving some of these findings.