So, the three opposition parties banded together this week to ram through the Kyoto accord.
For weeks now, the newspapers have been full of horror stories about how the climate is changing, the Fruit Fly Guy - David Suzuki (his claim to fame is hosting a Nature show back in the 70's on CBC)- is on a cross country tour in his "green bus" to appeal to us all to pay attention to "global warming". Al Gore (his claim to fame is a failed presidental bid) makes a movie showing icebergs falling into the sea and proclaims dire warnings if we don't heed the signs. Hundreds of "psuedo-scientists" put out a report at a world wide conference on climate change telling us we have 10 more years until - BAM - climate change will cause the world to blow up~!!!!. (of course these "psuedo scientists" did not tell us that their report is based on the possibilities that could happen - the real data has not been calculated yet and the real report will not be released until June - but it creates much more drama to put out possibilities. Of course the fact that hundreds of real scientists have debunked this report never makes it to the light of day.
Global Warming - which has now become "climate change" ever since the temperatures started to drop - oh - about last October - has become the new religion. Big Oil is to blame! If only Alberta would stop producing Oil all would be well. If only we would pay Russia and India and China billions of dollars, global warming would be solved.
Back in the 70's the same Fruit Fly Guy was proclaiming we were heading for another ice age - then in the 80's it was the hole in the Ozone layer. The 90's saw the signing of the flawed Kyoto - (yes Stephen Harper was right - it is a socialist scheme to send money to third world countries) and that brings us to the present.
The Liberal government - through two majority government - failed to take any action on climate change other than to make promise after promise - in the Liberal way - to do something. The new leader of the opposition - Stephane Dion - (his claim to fame was that he was awarded fossil of the year at a Climate Change conference - a little fact that the media in this country failed to report) while environment minister did nothing towards climate change except name his dog Kyoto.
But they have now saddled us - yes you and I - with the "cost" of Kyoto by playing partisan politics in an effort to force this flawed bill into existence. So what will Kyoto cost you and I. Well - because the Liberals want to cut emissions to 0, that means that factories, refineries, and power generating stations will have to either shut down or cut back drastically. Layoffs and job losses will be like nothing this country has seen since the depression. Alberta will be particularily hard hit which means that everyone in this country will feel the effects as Alberta is the major contributor to equalization in this country. You will pay more for your food as costs rise and you will pay to retrofit your houses with new furnaces and mechanical systems that meet these emission standards. And Kyoto will cost you in your pocket as well as new taxes will be instituted to collect monies to "buy" credits from the third world countries. Buying these credits will allow these third world countries to apparently become more developed while alleviating your guilt for driving your car.
And if you do not believe in the principles of Kyoto, or believe that man is somehow responsible for the fact that our earth has warmed up .02 degrees you are branded a "Global Warming Denier". Well I have lived through winters with so much snow that it was higher than the car roof and winters where we wore street shoes until well into January. Yet all of a sudden we are told that "climate change" is the thing we are all most worried about.
Well - I for one look forward to some warming - I would rather put my faith in those scientists that actually study climate change and believe what they are saying - that weather is cyclical, sun spot activity has alot to do with the weather on earth. Did you know that the glaciers on Mars are melting as well? - must be those Martians driving around in their SUV's.
Am I one of those Global Warming Deniers - You bet I am!!!
Update - Sunday, Feb 18, 2007 - a big hat tip to Darcy over at Dust my Broom for the following link that shows how the 70's global cooling has suddenly become today's global warming.
http://www.dustmybroom.com
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Good on you Donna, - well put! I'm with you all the way, - as one denier to another.
As an Enviromental Studies grad who is gamefully employed in the Oil & Gas industry, I tend to agree with much of what you're saying. Having studied climate change and the effects of greenhouse gas emissions throughout university, I feel that "global warming" is a real threat, but one that would have existed without SUV's and air conditioners.
Kyoto is going to die an expensive and exhaustive death, as the world's superpowers will never allow it to get off the ground. Today's Kyoto, is yesterdays Gun Registry and "Shawinigate". Just sit back and watch 'em bicker.
It's hard to look outside and believe that 'global warming' is affecting or will ever affect us. That being said, it'll be interesting see how they deal with it over in the Western Europe and South Asia, where they're going to feel the impacts.
Lastly, I was entertained watching the Oscars last night, hearing all of the impassioned celebrities bellyache about this being "our time", and that we need to "act now!". [Whatever happened to AIDS?] I heard Brian Mulroney is slated to make a movie about mercury in canned tuna. I smell a Genie, at the very least.
Thanks for the blog Donna. It serves as a nice distraction from the monotony of work...
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