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Year: 2012
Climate scientists’ “consensus” based on a myth
Clearly, with so many serious issues raised by the respondents in the population being surveyed, if this part of the [Doran/Zimmerman global warming poll] was not to be corrected, and the survey re-administered, then it never should have been publicized at all, let alone trumpeted the way it was.
Ballot initiatives and Canadian politics
Many Canadian observers would be amazed at the number and breadth of ballot initiatives that will go before American voters tomorrow. The election of a president is not the only exciting aspect of tomorrow's vote. Dozens of states will be putting questions before...
Another politicised storm
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg blames climate change for Hurricane Sandy as a means to deflect attention from the fact that he didn’t do nearly enough to prepare for and deal with the storm.
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What Must Be Done to Curb Canada’s Household Debt
Canada is struggling economically. From inflation and deficits to investment and employment, everything that should be up is down, and everything that should be down is up. One striking symptom of economic rot is household debt, which is rising faster than incomes....
Crown Utilities’ Unfair Advantages Reduce Competition, Innovation
Largely unique among state-owned enterprises, ‘SEOs’, worldwide, Canadian Crown corporations have two key advantages over current and future private sector competitors: non-taxable status and access to low-cost public sector borrowing rates. Other implicit edges...
Frontier Centre Research In The News
The Frontier Centre has released several major papers in recent weeks that have generated a significant amount of discussion about important policy problems in Canada. Michael Zwaagstra's policy study on the subject of highly controversial "no-zero" grading policies...
Coal-Fired Plants Mothballed by Gas Glut
In its heyday, the giant W.H. Sammis power station was a workhorse, cranking out electricity around the clock. But FirstEnergy Corp. FE -0.52%now plans to idle the coal-fired power plant on the Ohio River and run it only when there is exceptional need for electricity.
Stop Feeling Sorry for Farmers
Everyone feels sorry for farmers when they are hit with a disaster like this summer’s drought. Politicians are called on to do even more to supplement government’s generous support programs, and no one much questions it.
Why were we turning a blind eye to citizenship fraud?
Why is it that previous governments did not investigate many cases of citizenship fraud before?
Co-operation Over Devolution
Wildrose leader Danielle Smith made headlines yesterday after suggesting on CTV’s question period that Alberta could work collaboratively with the newly elected Parti Québécois government in Quebec.
Tattoo this: “It’s the Sun, stupid!”: New Berkeley BEST project temperature records confirm: changes in solar radiation influence climate
Earlier last month Professor Richard Muller of the University of California, Berkeley’s BEST project announced that, based on their newly constructed global land temperature record, “no component that matches solar activity” was related to temperature. Instead, Professor Muller said, carbon dioxide controlled temperature.
Zero Logic Behind Controversial Policy
In advance of Lynden Dorval’s final hearing the Edmonton Public Schools chief superintendent Monday, audio of a staff meeting held by principal Ron Bradley was released, defending his teachers, the no-zero policy at his school, and blasting the media for their coverage of the controversy.
Google vs. Telco and Cable: Fibre to the Home (FTTH) in Kansas City
Roland Renner shows that Google’s deployment of Fibre to the home (FTTH) In Kansas City has the potential to challenge the dominance of telecommunication and cable incumbent providers.
A Cool-Headed Climate Conversation With Aerospace Legend Burt Rutan
My wife Nancy and I recently enjoyed a couple of great days with Burt Rutan and his wife Tonya at their beautiful new home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The visit afforded an opportunity to discuss many topics of keenly shared interest, including the global warming “debate”. Although Burt is world renowned for his remarkable record-setting achievements in aircraft and spacecraft design, he has devoted a great deal of attention to this subject as well.