It was a different world in 2007 when then-B.C. premier Gordon Campbell announced that his would be the first carbon-neutral government in North America. The B.C. premier was a leader among Canadian politicians in introducing measures designed to curb carbon emissions. But like many of Mr. Campbell’s ventures, his attention and focus on the issue eventually waned and climate policy took a back seat to other matters.
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Media bamboozled into promoting another climate scare story
The new scientific paper “A Reconstruction of Regional and Global Temperature for the Past 11,300 Years” attempted to show that twentieth century “global temperature” rise was unusual when seen in the context of the period since the end of the last glacial. But their research demonstrated no such thing. In fact, it was not even possible for the researchers to come to such a conclusion, based on the data they collected and the computational methods they employed.
Eco-Imperialism Joins Vulture Environmentalism: Obama appointees seek to impose ideological control over our energy, economy and property
Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s choice to replace Lisa Jackson at the Environmental Protection Agency, has been chastised for having lied to Congress, in claiming that EPA did not use “dangerous manmade climate change” to justify new 54.5 mpg standards for cars and light trucks. She’s also been implicated in the agency’s practice of using fake emails to hide questionable dealings and activities.
Government of Alberta feeding the fire that threatens to destroy Canada’s economy
The Government of Alberta paid $30,000.00 to have this advertisement published in the New York Times on March 17, 2013. Click on image to expand to readable size. It was bad enough that that Alberta government misleads its own citizens about the climate scare. Now,...
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Manitoba’s Model at a Dead End
Circa 1915 Winnipeg was frequently described as a second Chicago, a serious transportation hub with a bustling private economy. In 1921 it was the third-largest city in Canada. In the 1960s Winnipeg was western Canada’s corporate headquarters city. Today Winnipeg is...
Thinker’s Corner Video – A Conversation About the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
A conversation about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission with Dr. Rodney Clifton, co-editor and author of the Frontier Centre's recent book, From Truth Comes Reconciliation. We have not written this book for people who think that this Report is too sacred for...
Ignorance About Climate
The philosopher Goethe said “There is nothing more frightening than ignorance in action.” And ignorance is what is being demonstrated by all the political leaders as each rolls out his or her plan to counter a supposed “climate crisis” due to “global warming”. None of them knows what he or she is talking about.
George Gilder, Futurist
Exploring how technology and public policy interface with one of the world’s leading technology gurus.
Old Farmers Almanac: Global Cooling May Be Underway
We at the Almanac are among those who believe that sunspot cycles and their effects on oceans correlate with climate changes,” writes meteorologist and climatologist Joseph D’Aleo. “Studying these and other factor suggests that cold, not warm, climate may be our future.”
Would You “Bury” $2 billion – or Spend It?
The Frontier Centre’s interactive calculator allows Albertans to choose from a wide array of spending and tax options; they can quite literally design their own $2 billion budget, and see what other uses are available for the billions now set aside for burying carbon.
Arctic Sea Ice
The state of the Arctic sea ice is the topic of voluminous media reports about the effects of climate change but isn’t always well represented.
Stop The War On Poor Families
But radical greens want to reduce access to the fuels that produce 93% of our energy. They want to increase energy costs. They call this “energy conservation”. I call it “economic enslavement” and worse.
Gang Green
But now the environmental movement has morphed into the most authoritarian philosophy in America. The most glaring example of course is the multitrillion-dollar cap-and-trade anti-global warming scheme that would mandate an entire restructuring of our industrial economy. The latest rage among the more radical environmental groups is to encourage the government to monitor and ration every individual’s carbon footprint — how much you eat, drive, fly, heat, air condition, throw away and so on.
Suddenly Being Green Is Not Cool Any More
“There is a direct correlation between how people perceive the economy and the importance they place on the environment. When times are tough people resent paying more to salve their conscience.”
A New Challenge, But The Same Old Mistakes
In the Enron case, as Mr. Surowiecki observed, “it was as if all the lessons that the scandals of 19th century had taught us had to be learned all over again.” In our manic haste to save the planet, it looks now as though these lessons will need to be learned yet again.