Patrick Moore – Rex Weyler Exchange « Beatty Street Publishing

[Patrick Moore] The main point is that neither you nor I know with any certainty what will happen next. What goes up tends to eventually come down as has been the case with global climate from the beginning of life. I personally believe that it would be much better in balance if the temperature rose 2°-3°C than if it fell 2°-3°C. “You should know the difference” is condescending. And despite all this it still doesn’t prove that we are responsible for the recent rise in temperature. Temperature has been rising and falling for billions of years and it had nothing to do with us.

Nature Itches | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty

We tend to accentuate the positive side of nature: its beauty, bounty, and breathtaking vastness. As the tragedies from hurricanes and earthquakes in Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, and now in Japan remind us, there are negatives too: the dirt, the discomfort, and the destructive power. If you want to live closer to nature, be prepared to die closer to nature.

WAITING FOR THE WORLD | Daily Telegraph Tim Blair Blog

Imagine Labor candidates trying these lines in hard-working electorates. Picture a fellow playing with his four-year-old daughter when the doorbell rings. It’s an earnest Laborite come to warn about climate change. By the time he’s halfway through his pitch – perhaps he’s talking about all the pets catching fire, or grandma getting tsunamied – the little girl is almost in tears.

Her father hasn’t spoken for some time. He’s just listening to the man frightening his daughter. Eventually he quietly tells the girl to go and see her mother. Daddy wants to talk to the scary man in private.