A fast overview of the issue of land-based temperature measurement and the difficulties presented by urban heat islands.
Year: 2007
Competitive Tendering Saves Winnipeg 40%
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The Urban Heat Island Effect in Winnipeg
Temperatures are warmer in the centre city compared to more isolated measuring points.
Putting Global Warming in the Dock
A British truck driver is taking the Brown Government to court over a film that he believes is biased and shouldn’t be shown without a balanced counterpoint to children in schools.
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The Renewable Part of Hydrogen is the Hype
Once again, the world is staging ClimateFest 26, aka the United Nations Conference of the Parties, where peddlers of alternative energy schemes try to plunge their dippers into the river of climate change funding that flows around the world. This funding is generated...
Small Gestures Speak Louder than Great Deeds
The age-old expression that actions speak louder than words conveys an important insight: character is best judged through action. Anyone can say or promise anything but doing requires ability and skill, discipline and commitment. So, the simplest test of character is...
PROPHECIES OF DOOM vs THE REAL WORLD
PROPHECIES OF DOOM vs THE REAL WORLD
Global Warming as Religion and not Science
It was Michael Crichton who first prominently identified environmentalism as a religion. That was in a speech in 2003, but the world has moved on apace since then and adherents of the creed now have a firm grip on the world at large. Global Warming has become the core...
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The Hon. Charlie Mayer, P.C., former Minister of Agriculture
An obsessive focus on the Wheat Board’s monopoly is diverting us from a needed discussion on the future of the farm industry and on what policies we should be pursuing to maximize opportunities at home and abroad.
The impact of the Resource Management Act on the “housing and construction” components of the Consumer Price Index
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Auckland has recently experienced a property boom, especially in the residential market. This boom has been driven by an increase in demand which has led to a rapid and significant increase in housing prices. Changes in housing group prices are a...
Suburbs Still the Choice in Canada
The Globe and Mail thinks that census data confirm a Canadian distaste for suburban life. In fact, the data say just the opposite. The wealthier we get, the more our cities spread.
Dumont’s Path to Healthcare Reform
It took a court case in Québec to open up the healthcare market to private insurance, and another one’s on the way for Alberta. Why don’t politicans step up to the plate? The people are ready fr it.
Why are Australians Richer than Us?
Australian GDP per capita is now A$47,181. That’s about 40% higher than New Zealand’s A$33,682, at present market exchange rates. Even Tasmanians, their “Clean and Green” poor cousins, at only $35,253, are richer than New Zealanders. Western Australians, are the...
Wheat Board Wants Ports, Elevators if Told to go it Alone in Barley Market
The Canadian Wheat Board says the federal government will have to help it buy port facilities and grain elevators - or let it abandon the barley market altogether - if farmers vote to eliminate the board's monopoly. Chairman Ken Ritter said the board of directors has...
The Wheat Board Should Have Remained Neutral
The referendum’s over, but where does the Wheat Board go to retrieve its honour? Its interference in the process demonstrates again that it is a renegade agency willing to use the people’s money to engage in special pleading.