In 1977 ExxonMobil, the world’s largest publicly-traded fossil fuel company (Exxon) asked its in-house scientists to study the impacts of the fossil fuel industry on climate change. They reported that greenhouse gas emissions from the production and consumption of fossil fuels had been and would continue to be the principal contributor to climate change. Eleven years … Read more
The columns of Margaret Wente are a gauge of the public recognition of climate change. Based on her commentary in the Globe (June 2011), 4RG concluded that she was a climate change denier. In December 2011 of another column demonstrated her denier status as she approved the decision by the Harper Government to ditch the … Read more
A question raised by Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor of Judea, at the trial of Jesus of Nazareth. Pilate does not stay for an answer – he releases Jesus to the Jewish authorities for Crucifixion, saying “I find no fault in him.” Truth is generally the objective of beliefs that we build up over our … Read more
Christopher Booker, one of the founders of “Private Eye”, is a frequent contributor to the Telegraph, a UK newspaper. He has written numerous controversial columns for the Telegraph since 1990, many of which dispute the conclusions of the IPCC on climate change. This activity has gained him recognition as one of the leading Denialists in … Read more
Arguments against Global Warming are made by a wide spectrum of critics from Skeptics to Denialists. There are probably fewer Skeptics than Denialists, but they have a greater influence on public opinion as they present their skepticism in reasonable scientific terms. Denialists are strident, self-interested and unconcerned by obvious errors in their conclusions. . I … Read more
To no one’s surprise, the Heartland Institute reacted negatively to the April 19th Resolution of the Portland Public Schools Board that committed the Board and its teachers to explore the breadth of causes and consequences of the climate crisis. According to the Institute: “[The Resolution] is filled with so many layers of nonsense, ignorance, petty … Read more
You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs. That is the situation in which Canada now finds itself. To live up to our commitments in the Paris Accord, our governments have to spend money, have to finance third world countries that do not have the money they need, and cut down on emissions from industries … Read more