» The American Automobile: Target of Climatism - Big Government

Climatism, the belief that man-made greenhouse gases are destroying Earth’s climate, is the ideology behind the attack on our cars. Earth’s surface temperature has warmed only about one degree in the last 100 years, but climate alarmists tell us that this warming is “unprecedented.” They demand that we switch to fluorescent lights, wind- and solar-generated electricity, vegetarian diets, and now electric cars.

Yet, geologists tell us that Chicago and New York City were covered by an ice sheet only 15,000 years ago. The Earth’s surface temperature warmed 10 to 20 degrees as the ice melted, providing the warm interglacial period we now enjoy. None of the post-ice age warm-up was due to emissions from SUVs, but alarmists are certain that the much smaller warming of the last 30 years is man-made. As a result, the American automobile is the target of Climatism.

The Daily Maverick :: Revealed: the real cause of Kilimanjaro's melting ice cap

What does deforestation have to do with receding glaciers? More than you might think. According to a new study by a UK scientist, tree-felling is playing a crucial role in the decreasing amount of ice on Mount Kilimanjaro’s peak. And the subtext? It may be an inconvenient truth, but you can’t blame global warming for everything.