The year was 1975, and the world’s scientists were concerned about climate change. In fact, on April 28th, 1975 Newsweek started an article with “There are ominous signs that the Earth’s weather patterns have begun to change dramatically.”
Sound familiar? Only the article was titled “The Cooling World.” In fact in 1975, the world’s scientists we’re extremely panicked that the global climate was cooling. Many of the statements made in the article sound eerily familiar.
The Minnesota Free Market Institute Weekly Update Friday, June 26, 2009 Rep. Peterson Flip Flops on Cap and Trade. We Should Ask Ourselves, Why? Apparently in Congress, Midwestern sensibility only takes you so far. Tuesday night, Minnesota 7th District Congressman, Collin Peterson, struck a deal with California Congressman Henry Waxman to guarantee the votes to [...]
The Associated Press has evidently taken a vacation this week and simply printed a press release from The Union of Concerned Scientists about the dangers of Global Warming they say will occur if the Waxman-Markey Climate Change and Cap and Trade Bill is not passed. The Concerned Scientists list all of the adverse events that could occur if temperatures rise up to 12 degrees hotter in Minnesota. Missing from the AP’s account (which just happens to coincide with a heat wave in Minnesota) is an actual discussion of whether Global Warming is actually happening, if it is part of larger natural cycles or is in fact caused by human activity. For that (and more), you would need to go and read the Non-Governmental International Panel on Climate Change Report. Also left unmentioned is whether you are more likely to die of heat exposure or to be taxed to death by some of the Climate Change Proposals.
