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Posted by Charlotte Ramotswe, November 26th, 2008 - under Opinion.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
A group of global-warming experts, made up mainly of university economists and anthropologists, is pushing the notion that global warming might not be an unmitigated disaster, especially for certain northerly regions, such as Canada, Russia and Scandinavia. Read more here.
What unmitigated garbage.
I was appalled until I saw it originated from Canwest News Service – Edmonton.
They specialize in that kind of non-news.
Hey Charlie, remember the MWP, a time when temperatures were warmer than today. It was a time of great wealth and many of the beautiful cathedrals of Europe were created; it was a time when wineries were common in Britain; a time when Eric the Red and the vikings established farms in Greenland where there is now perma-ice.
Why would it not be advantageous for Canada if it were warmer?
Taluka,
The big word here is “if”. Whereas it is a cute romantic notion being put forward here, I myself find it a dangerous route. It is the global warming back door. The way the article is framed, even though it tries to put a different spin on it, it still promtes the reality of imminent AGW, in contravention of the available evidence. Therefore I agree with Charles: garbage.