Note that the IPCC's "chief climate scientist" is an economist

Of course, it's been apparent for some time that, in classic playground fashion, the way to achieve one's qualifications is to agree with alarmism — given the cooling trend, let's call it alarmism: the new denial. But, one can't help but note the splendor of attaining the same "who would listen to this guy?" Climate-Progress status as the IPCC's "chief climate scientist" Rajendra Pachauri (heretofore known as a longtime UN functionary and, ah, economist). Hysteria will do this to one's logic.

National Post editorial board: A Senate stacked for reform - Full Comment

The most honoured skier in Canadian history, Sen. Greene Raine has, since retiring from the skiing circuit, become a successful entrepreneur. She was an early promoter of Whistler, which will be home to the alpine events in the 2010 Winter Olympics, and since the mid-1990s has been a key developer of the Sun Peaks ski area north of Kamloops. Chancellor of Thompson Rivers University in the B.C. interior, she is also a keen observer of public policy who four years ago got bumped from Liberal-commissioned public environment announcements because she is skeptical about man-made global warming.

"Human reproduction takes a toll on the environment" | Straight.com

Environmental educator Noam Dolgin knows that adding more kids to the planet is a no-no for nature. So when the 32-year-old East Vancouverite got engaged last month on a bike trip in Israel, he was still waffling on his own reproductive future.

On the one hand, living in a car-centred, disposable-everything society means that bearing a child can be a small environmental disaster. On the other hand, as a Jewish man, there’s pressure to maintain the culture. What’s a good planetary citizen to do?