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Climate Skeptic: Absolutely Priceless Example of How Poor Alarmists' Science Can Be

It hardly goes without saying that an author who begins with a children's book and a flawed physics example can't take credit for being very scientific. But perhaps his worst failing of all is discussing a process that has counter-veiling forces butfails to even mention half of these forces that don't support his case. It's not science, it's propaganda.

South Africa: Say No To Carbon Tax - 2008-07-31

BUSINESS strongly supported the idea of a greener South Africa but it was against any new form of taxation to achieve this says the Cape Town Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

“What we need are incentives to encourage research and investment in more efficient technology, not taxes to take more money out of the private sector,” said Gerald Wolman, President of the Chamber.

He said business was already facing massive increases in the price of electricity, diesel and even the price of coal was soaring as import parity pricing began to grip the industry. If these cost increases did not make industry become a more efficient user of energy it was unlikely that a new tax would do so.

Past experience indicated that the Government was not likely to use the tax revenue productively. An example was the Setas which received billions of rands from business for skills development, but only 30 percent of this money was spent on actual training. (Via Skeptics Global Warming)

FALSE ALARM: Why Almost Everything We’ve Been Told About Global Warming is Misleading, Exaggerated, or Plain Wrong » What has ‘consensus’ climate science got right?

Above all, based on the scientific evidence for abrupt climate change, it is clear there are no grounds whatsoever for consensus climate science’s dogmatic condemnation of those — contemptuously called “deniers” — who question that humans are the “driving” force behind global warming and that warming will continue until planet experiences “thermaggedon.”

It’s time for consensus climate science to come up with another, more accurate, hypothesis, one that deals with the realities of abrupt climate change instead of the fairy tale of the “stable” climate that would result if only humanity brought industrial civilization to a halt.

A 'fake' consensus pushes climate change -- chicagotribune.com

Definite fissures are appearing in the veneer of global warming. Those who dare to challenge what is foolishly called settled science must be heard and allowed to debate before costly public policies "fixes" can be imposed by politicians here in Illinois and across the nation. For these "fixes" would mean higher taxes and costly and burdensome regulations on industry and business. Already Illinois is facing an economic train wreck. Unnecessary climate change regulations would ensure that Illinois would continue to remain dead last in job growth in the Midwest and one of the worst performers in the country. --Margaret McCarthy

Americans favor offshore drilling - Jul. 30, 2008

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- As the nation struggles to meet its energy needs, a majority of Americans think offshore drilling for oil and natural gas is a good idea, according to according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Wednesday.

The poll, which surveyed more than 500 adults by phone in July, found that 69% of respondents support the idea of offshore drilling, while 30% opposed it. In June, 73% were in favor of offshore drilling.

Penn & Teller's Bulls---! Being Green (NEW!) YouTube - Climate Change Fraud - Because the debate is not over