tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667867.post114506521406541612..comments2023-10-22T10:46:18.594-04:00Comments on Cardinal47/Politics and living in the world: Harper government eliminates 15 programs dedicated to Kyoto researchcardinal47http://www.blogger.com/profile/15686583132311235803noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667867.post-1145075057977733322006-04-15T00:24:00.000-04:002006-04-15T00:24:00.000-04:00Here's what I think about Kyoto -- courtesy of htt...Here's what I think about Kyoto -- courtesy of http://eteam.ncpa.org/commentaries/kyoto-no-go<BR/><BR/>We also know that the Kyoto Treaty will do little to solve the carbon-dioxide problem. Masquerading as a global environmental policy, Kyoto exempts half of the world's population and nine of the top 20 emitters of carbon dioxide--including China and India--from its emissions reduction requirements. It is in fact an effort to replace the world's markets with an internationally regulated (think U.N.) global economy, perhaps better described as a predatory trade strategy to level the world's economic playing field by penalizing the economic growth of energy efficient nations and rewarding those emitting much greater quantities of noxious gasses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667867.post-1145074795762568242006-04-15T00:19:00.000-04:002006-04-15T00:19:00.000-04:00I read the Chrichton book too -- thought it a bit ...I read the Chrichton book too -- thought it a bit shallow . . . but the essay at the end about the politicization of science is very informative, and Chrichton's research very thorough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667867.post-1145074260914657372006-04-15T00:11:00.000-04:002006-04-15T00:11:00.000-04:00I read Crichton book. It's an anti-environmentalis...I read Crichton book. It's an anti-environmentalists polemic. He paints environmentalists who are cardboard caricatures.Debate on Climate change has shifted to issue of irreparable change. For example, see article "Some Experts on Global Warming Foresee 'Tipping Point' When It Is Too Late to Act" at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/28/AR2006012801021_pf.htmlcardinal47https://www.blogger.com/profile/15686583132311235803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667867.post-1145071052183741902006-04-14T23:17:00.000-04:002006-04-14T23:17:00.000-04:00Well -- I hope he's getting rid of the research pr...Well -- I hope he's getting rid of the research program looking into way to stop cows from farting (I'm not kidding -- cows farting are a significant contributor to CO2). I suspect that a number of the other programs being cancelled were equally "useful". Doubters should really check out: http://www.friendsofscience.org/ and an interesting essay by Michael Crichton at http://www.crichton-official.com/fear/index.html.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667867.post-1145066662968647812006-04-14T22:04:00.000-04:002006-04-14T22:04:00.000-04:00Stephen, we voted for you in January to get rid of...Stephen, we voted for you in January to get rid of Liberal corruption. Pursue this negative environmental agenda and we'll be voting differently next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com