Family planning may help reduce “carbon footprint” of people

WASHINGTON - A study by statisticians at Oregon State University (OSU) in the US has determined that family planning is important to reduce the “carbon footprint” of people.

According to the study, some people who are serious about wanting to reduce their “carbon footprint” on the Earth have one choice available to them that may yield a large long-term benefit - have one less child.

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It really throws doubt on the theory about global warming, and the technology that predicts this? Is the earth really warming up? Are the ice caps really melting which will cause the sea levels to rise and are we all going to be marooned on a small atoll that once used to be called the Pennines?

It makes me think the weather forecast and global warming are based on assumptions because it seems no one really knows.

Finland: A scientist gets rapped for speaking the truth

Mr. Jalkanen explains, that there's no evidence at all which proves that the climate in Lapland (or in Russian's Siberia) is warming. The spring has come somewhat earlier during the last 300 years as indicated by the Ice-melt in River Tornio (you've blogged that earlier, if you remember). Mr Jalkanen also states, that it is impossible to get the controversial study results into IPCC.

Immediately after the piece of news of Mr Jalkanen was announced, both his supervisor and the chief of Finnish Meteorological Institute urged him to deny his study as well as the results. Jalkanen followed the concept and said "he's not denying the role of CO2 but just says that studies do not show any warming in northern Finland".

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