“Warming or cooling?”, Oil & Gas Journal, v.106 by David Archibald | Solar Cycle 25

A little-discussed consequence of the coming doubling of the atmospheric carbon dioxide level is the effect on plant growth. Wheat yields have already risen 15% due to the 100 ppm rise from the preindustrial level. Doubling will cause a 50% increase in yield, with similar effects for all other crops. In summary, global warming is real but minuscule, there is a big solar-driven cooling coming in a few short years, and increased atmospheric carbon dioxide is wonderful for plant growth. It therefore follows that burying or trying to limit such a wonderful substance is exactly wrong in science.

The Week That Was (To June 12, 2010) from SEPP

One quote from the book, used in the review, provides an adequate summary:

“There are many reasons why the United States has failed to act on global warming, but at least one is the confusion raised by Bill Nierenberg, Fred Seitz, and Fred Singer.”

Governments have spent tens of billions of dollars on global warming alarmism. The environmental industry has spent hundreds of millions touting it. Yet, these three gentlemen are singled out as a principal reason for the derailment of the global warming express. Their powers of persuasion must be super-human.

 [Mocking Tom Friedman and Joe Romm]

Joe: Yeah, loved that small town letter by the Pentagon guy, saying we all need to do our part.

Tom: It’s true! The guy is right, we all “need to pony up: bike to work, plant a garden, do something.” That’s why I’ve recently instructed our housekeepers to stop using the washer and dryer. One of our eight bathtubs will now be used just for washing clothes and I’m installing a maze of clotheslines in the backyard of the guesthouse. Now those bastards that like to make fun of me will see that I’m walking the talk.
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Tom: I know, I know. Listen, I’ll be here in Shanghai for a day, attending this green tech conference with my minder. I’m telling you, it’s like I said before, if only we could be more like China, we’d be able to kick our carbon habit once and for all.