Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Climate change believer takes firm to tribunal | Environment | The Guardian
A man who claims he was unfairly dismissed from his job because he believes in climate change is attempting to have his environmental views recognised under religious law.
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Nicholson, from Oxford, said his views – which compelled him to make his home more eco-friendly and do not allow him to fly – affect his entire life. In a witness statement to the previous hearing, he said: "I have a strongly-held philosophical belief about climate change and the environment. I believe we must urgently cut carbon emissions to avoid catastrophic climate change."
No consensus yet on climate change: Hulme | mydigitalfc.com
Hulme argues that the idea of climate change is so elastic that one can shape it, change it and mould it to suit one’s particular interest. “The reality is that there is little convergence among different interest groups,” he said. What everyone agrees is the existence of this problem, how humans are altering climate and how bad it is for the human society. But their preferred solutions are diametrically in the opposite directions.
An Ice Artist's Poignant Plea to Halt Global Warming : TreeHugger
Despite all the scientific and anecdotal evidence, some people still manage to be skeptical, unaware, or just plain unconcerned about global warming and its effect on both people and planet. For those on whom facts and figures haven't worked, the World Wildlife Fund must have thought, a beautiful and haunting piece of art just might.
Sorry: I looked at the picture, but I'm still not convinced that CO2 is dangerous.

1 comment:

papertiger said...

I'll be rooting for that Nicholson fellow to get his wish.
Won't it be fun filing suit against the EPA for their violation of the first amendment.