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Saturday, March 15, 2008
Embrace the warming
You gotta love Colby Cosh's op-ed in yesterday's National Post, outlining the contents of a quietly released federal government report that identifies the benefits Canada would enjoy in a slightly warmer world.
Western Standard readers might recall my June 2007 cover story on exactly this subject.
But, of course, given the fact that this year is turning out to be colder than average, maybe it's still to early to get excited about longer growing seasons, better recreational opportunities, lower heating bills, etc.
Posted by Terry O'Neill on March 15, 2008 in Current Affairs | Permalink
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...i look out my window today and see snow.
Global Warming.
Riiiiiiiiight.
Posted by: tomax7 | 15-Mar-08 10:08:30 AM
If global is happening, whether human caused or not, I have always wondered why every region of the planet will be experiencing flooding, drought, or some other terrible fate. This article indicates that there will be some benefits even if some people dont't want to talk about it.
Although a little fantastic, wouldn't it be ironic if we succeeded in slowing down global warming only to bring about the next ice age?
Posted by: TM | 15-Mar-08 11:12:47 AM
Except that the actual report doesn't make nearly the happy reading that Cosh says it does. He's cherry-picking , hardcore.
Posted by: bigcitylib | 16-Mar-08 4:12:36 AM
Earthly life forms generally fare better under warm conditions than cold. It just makes sense that additional warming (if it happens and that is not at all certain) would hold some benefits for a cold climate country like Canada.
Significant advances in civilization occurred during warm periods folowing the last ice age. These warm periods delivered sufficient food for everyone, freeing people for technological, artistic and philosophical pursuits for which they had no time when their priority was daily survival.
Posted by: JMD | 16-Mar-08 9:25:44 AM
Hey BigCityLib, how about telling us what Cosh is supposedly not telling us? You've read the report--you tell us.
Posted by: Shane Matthews | 16-Mar-08 10:09:53 AM
Global cooling seems to be the trend according to this report. Maybe we should jail Suzuki for "fear mongering" and other unpatriotic activities. (haha)
http://www.dailytech.com/Temperature+Monitors+Report+Widescale+Global+Cooling/article10866.htm
Posted by: JC | 16-Mar-08 7:38:51 PM
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