It's an article talking about the ClimateGate emails, and guess what advertisement pops up? One for snowblowers, of course! This is a fitting summary of the global warming debate as of late. (And no, this isn't some conspiracy. I reloaded the page a bunch of times to see what other ads would come up, and they promoted everything from wireless plans to cars to golf clubs.)
As you have likely heard, top leaders from around the planet will be in Copenhagen this week to attend a so-called climate change conference. And it sounds like a career politician's dream come true: making crucial decisions based on false evidence, all while visiting a foreign city on the taxpayer's dime.
Problem is, the whole convention might just be an overblown exercise in beating a dead horse.
Just about every "climate change" activist is concerned about the emission of carbon. But imagine the carbon (not to mention the taxpayer dollars!) being emitted by flying in an entourage of officials and press from all corners of the globe! Couldn't they have met by Skype?
The Weather Channel forecasts Copenhagen's highs to be in the low 40s this week, with chance of precipitation. A few degrees less and we could see a snowstorm...
The recent 'ClimateGate' scandal (which began with stolen, but accurate emails) has brought some much-overdue light to this rather befuzzled matter, which is more about commercialization than science.
More significant than anything else on the science front is this: data has recently shown absolutely no warming trend since 1998!
Probably because of this, Al Gore has cancelled his appearance in Copenhagen.
So why have a conference at all? For political reasons, of course. And don't forget the sightseeing.
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