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climate control

Preference for control of the indoor climate is a key factor in the increased disruption to the external climate.

— Mayer Hilman

Submitted by inanna on Thu, 2005-08-04 11:25.

Wendell Berry

A corporation, essentially, is a pile
of money to which a number of persons have sold their moral allegiance.

— Wendell Berry

Submitted by inanna on Wed, 2005-08-03 17:54.

Union of Concerned Scientists

The mainstream scientific consensus on global warmingii is becoming clearer and more compelling every day: changes in our climate are real and are under way. Now. But we can do something about it.

— Union of Concerned Scientists

Submitted by inanna on Sun, 2005-07-31 16:03.

No known mechanism

No known mechanism can stop global warmingii in the near term. International agreements, such as the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changeii, would have no detectable effect on average temperature within any reasonable policy time frame of 50 years or so, even with full compliance."

— The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank based in Washington DC. Cato Institute has received $90,000 from ExxonMobil since 1998.

Submitted by inanna on Sun, 2005-07-31 15:20.

Economic argument

Climate changeii activistis are exaggerating the certainty in the linkage between human action and climate changeii and advocating policies that offer no environmental gain, but a lot of economic pain. These prescriptions are likely to deprive society of the economic productivity it needs to protect environmental quality.

— The Fraser Institute, a "free marketii" oriented Canadian think tank.

Submitted by inanna on Sun, 2005-07-31 15:06.

Global warming is indeed a scam

Global warmingii is indeed a scam, perpetrated by scientists with vested interests, but in need of crash courses in geology, logic and the philosophy of science.

— Dr Martin Keeley, University College London and oil industry consultant

Submitted by inanna on Sun, 2005-07-31 14:42.

carbon emissions

Our carbon emissionsi will need to be cut by 10% each and every year for a 25-year period to bring convergence between rich and poor nations

— Mayer Hillman

Submitted by inanna on Sun, 2005-07-31 14:21.

Captive state

The corporation is an ingenious device for aquiring rights and shedding responsibilities...

— George Monbiot

Submitted by inanna on Sun, 2005-07-31 14:07.

Global warming threatens a great reversal of human progress

Global warmingii threatens a great reversal of human progress

— Andrew Simms, New Economics Foundation

Submitted by inanna on Sat, 2005-06-25 16:10.

"We should weigh costs and benefits of possible climate proposals"

Peter Calow, Environmental Assessment Institut

Submitted by inanna on Sat, 2005-06-25 16:06.
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