As global warming alarmists in the media and on tour buses enflame hysteria concerning a nonexistent climate crisis, there is an inconvenient truth they routinely ignore: carbon dioxide emission reductions will hurt economies across the globe while worsening poverty.
This seemingly immutable fact, which continually eludes the deluded such as soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore and his band of not so merry sycophants, is understood by India which has up to this point refused to participate in any emissions requirements set forth by the United Nations.
As reported by Australia’s Herald Sun Tuesday (h/t Benny Peiser):
INDIA says it will reject proposals to limit greenhouse gas emissions at a summit meeting of the world's leading economies next month because stricter limits would slow its booming economy.
“Legally mandated measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions are likely to have significant adverse impacts on GDP growth of developing countries, including India,” environment ministry secretary Pradipto Ghosh said.
“This in turn will have serious implications for our poverty alleviation programs,” he said.
“Legal mandates on greenhouse gas mitigation in any form will impact our growth, and this is not the path we wish to pursue.”
In reality, many economists around the world have been saying this for years. For instance, Julian Moore of the International Policy Network said the following on “Larry King Live” in January:
If you restrict emissions of carbon dioxide, you slow down economic development, you prevent the poorest people in the world from being able to adapt to the problems that they currently face, the many millions of people who currently die from preventable diseases.
Unfortunately, this side of the argument is rarely shared by a media much more interested in presenting fear rather than facts.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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" . you slow down econo
May 29, 2007 - 09:15 ET by FastEd" . you slow down economic development, you prevent the poorest people in the world from being able to adapt to the problems . " - but isn't that the demolib way, we'ver got ours, want yours too, do as we say, not as we do? And leading the pack, algore, refusing to sign his own commitment to reduction. Hey al, hit the salad bar once in a while, huh.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Ever hear of the 'Zero-Sum-Ga
May 29, 2007 - 09:27 ET by liberal_bug_zapperEver hear of the 'Zero-Sum-Game'? This is how all Libs view the world and all the World’s resources and wealth. They see the pie as one size and one size only, never ever able to grow, and that, in spite of the evidence to the contrary. So based on this Machiavellian view of the world, they want to keep what they already have, and stop anyone else from getting part of what they see as their share. You see, if poor bloated people in Africa have to eat, someone is going to have to give up food. You can't make more.
Didn't you ever wonder why there is this constant desire to distribute wealth? Or why they are constantly talking about how some people don't get their fair share? Fair share of what? You might ask. But when you do, be prepared for a bunch of double speak and more greenhouse gasses than you can deal with. I only hope for your sake they haven't just eaten a garlic bagel.
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"We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities." ~ Thomas Paine
Gradually, the momentum shifts.....
May 29, 2007 - 09:29 ET by RJGradually, the momentum shifts as reality begins to set in.....
I find it amusing that the AG
May 29, 2007 - 10:18 ET by dscottI find it amusing that the AGW folks want India to cap it's energy consumption considering Al Gore and his rich friends (15 million) consume almost as much electricity as India's entire 2004 electrical consumption of 588 billion kwhrs for 1.1 billion people. Al Gore and his buddies consume half of all residential electric use of the US! The big problem for the AGW folks is poor people don't want to stay poor and we have set the standard to which all want to attain.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
But not only would the econ
May 29, 2007 - 10:10 ET by MilesDBut not only would the economy be ruined - it wouldn't do one dog-danged thing to influence the climate!
Humans could not influence the global climate if they tried with all they could do.
Reminds me of the king who stood on the shore and demanded the tide to roll back!
But Albert has told himself, he is this king, and people must stand with him if we all are to survive
He's a NUT
"Humans could not infl
May 29, 2007 - 14:43 ET by ckc1227"Humans could not influence the global climate if they tried with all they could do."
I guess you missed the memo. According to Germany, we can control the climate, and have access to a global thermostat that allows us to dictate temperature change.
" Germany, which holds the European
Union and G-8 presidencies, is proposing a so-called "two-degree"
target, whereby global temperatures would be allowed to increase no
more than 2 degrees Celsius—the equivalent of 3.6 degrees
Fahrenheit—before being brought back down."
The sheer arrogance of this statement boggles the mind.
It is beyond arrogance&qu
May 29, 2007 - 16:21 ET by MilesDIt is beyond arrogance
"whereby global temperatures WOULD BE ALLOWED ... "
... it is beyond stupefying
(I don't know how old you are I'm about 60. Back in the 1950's, when they openly discussed the Communists in US schools and gave examples of their lunacy, if this statement had come from the Soviets at the time it would be a "poster" example of the kind of thinking associated with them)
But remember, it is only Amer
May 29, 2007 - 10:21 ET by CapitalismRulesBut remember, it is only Americans who created, cause and contribute to global warming. Over 100 years, the earth has risen by 1 degree C. No amount of liberty, life-saving and freedom is worth that. India can reject the Kyoto Farce and that's okay beacuse their factories, breath and cow farts are not part of the exploiting capitalist dogs that suck the earth's resources so they can drive SUVs. According to Mr. Gore, we need to change our own habits before expecting anyone else to do the same.
According to Mr. Gore, we n
May 29, 2007 - 10:25 ET by lnthompAccording to Mr. Gore, we need to change our own habits before expecting anyone else to do the same. Except for himself, of course.
Lee T.
U.S. Navy (ret.) / Vancouver, Washington
The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.-- Mark Twain
It's obvious he doesn't act
May 29, 2007 - 10:28 ET by MilesDIt's obvious he doesn't actually believe a damn thing he says
I wish the news would point that out to people
"Folks, look at the obvious, Albert here doesn't believe this garbage HIMSELF! So why should you?"
Exactly so. If Algore real
May 29, 2007 - 10:35 ET by lnthompExactly so. If Algore really believed that a crisis was imminent as he claims, he would long ago got rid of the excessively large house and its associated energy use, got rid of the large cars, and quit using private jets for his travel.
How about this, Al: I promise to make every effort in my life to match your energy usage. That is, as soon as I can afford a couple of more cars and a bigger house.
Lee T.
U.S. Navy (ret.) / Vancouver, Washington
The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.-- Mark Twain
Lee, you'd need 100 more ca
May 29, 2007 - 10:38 ET by MilesDLee, you'd need 100 more cars (Expeditions!) and 10 of your own jets
Where does that kook find all the flunkies to carry water for him? Good Lord, I wish I knew his trick
Cows in India
May 29, 2007 - 10:27 ET by Cool ArrowThe Indians are just mad because Global Warming is caused primarily by their ancestors masquerading as cows. No wonder they won't buy into Kyoto
Gore lied. Nobody fried
Is this what it's going to ta
May 29, 2007 - 10:26 ET by mattmIs this what it's going to take? People coming to the conclusion that measures like Kyoto will hurt economies? What about the argument that the entire APGW premise is B.S.?
This stuff should be rejected because it's total crap, not because it will hurt economies... This is what ticks me off about people like Newt Gingrich who cave to the "fact" of APGW when it's not a fact.
We're paying $3.00 a gallon because of this anti-"fossil" fuel mind-set that was created by a bunch of dope-headed hippies and which is based on lies...and we focus on economics?
I believe it was David Wojick
May 29, 2007 - 10:36 ET by danboI believe it was David Wojick that talks about the AGW collapsing under it's own weight. Govenrments will create policies and restrains that cannot be reached due to modern consumerism. CO2 levels will continue to rise. Causing more government restraints. Till people say enough us enough.
Of coujrse the warmers will hurt a lot of people in the process.
David. If you read this. And I'm too far off. Please correct me.
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.” H.L. Mencken
Newt and Global Warming
May 29, 2007 - 21:25 ET by pbthinkerI'm not sure exactly how Newt stands on Climate Change (you do notice that the wording has been changed, recently, my guess is because of all the snow the AGW crowd has been running into). Newt, in his debate with Kerry, took the ball out of Kerry's hands by agreeing there was global warming and that man may be responsible. Then he went on to say how he felt it was important to do something with technology, not taxes.
Newt isn't a dummy, by any stretch of the imagination, and realizes that we can only fight this thing so much so, if you have 1/2 the world believing in this crap, you might as well develope some techologies to cut down CO2, and make some money on it.
Never argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Then with respect, Newt has m
May 29, 2007 - 21:48 ET by dahliatraversThen with respect, Newt has missed the point. The evidence exonerates man from the crime of global warming. There may be reasons to reduce our use of coal and oil but GW is not one of them.
And if man did have a role in GW, all the technology in the world wouldn't do a whit of good. We only contribute 5.53% of total greenhouse gases generated. So if our 5.53% is the tipping point, the whole world literally would have to return to cave man days to stop global warming.
pb dahlia what percentage of all voters---
May 29, 2007 - 22:24 ET by misterbillpb dahlia what percentage of all voters---believe that man is responsible for GW??? I f you were an experienced pol like Newt, would you hedge your bets and try not to lose all those voters who are believers. What if the percentage is a s high as those who believe everything they heard about second hand smoke??? Off the charts--almost of them still believe it in spite of information to the opposite that has since been released--So I think that is why Newt agreed it was manmade.
That being said--I am now a Fred Thompson man.
The environmentalist don't se
May 29, 2007 - 10:28 ET by danboThe environmentalist don't seem to care about the millions they killed by their ban on DDT. Why should they care about the millions they'll kill by killing what has given hope to the 3rd world. The chance for a better life by jobs and through the use of fossil fuels.
If they see a bloated million. They'll just give a concert and pretend they did something. And make a few bucks for themselves in the process.
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.” H.L. Mencken
This reminds me of something.
May 29, 2007 - 10:58 ET by mattmThis reminds me of something... After the break up of the Soviet Union, it seems that what Reagan called "the focus of evil in the modern world" left the realm of politics (partly), and concentrated on environmentalism, which was just a side-line thing before...
The Mencken quote is right on...
danbo - kind of eery isn't it.
May 29, 2007 - 15:25 ET by SportPoliticsdanbo - kind of eery isn't it. Then, the slaughter of babies - done quietly - out of sight - for women's rights. I haven't heard the msm announce the million and a half abortion numbers per year in a long time.
So, the libs kill with their DDT ban, their abortions, and now their carbon caps, and their "no drilling allowed" which drives up worldwide prices and kills thousands in the 3rd world nations first...
But their dastardly death deeds always have this sort of quiet cover on them. They're slowly getting their surface population reduction goals implemented, to turn the numbers downward. They're all like that - the earth cannot sustain this population they claim...
Man, they're kinda freaky silent killers when you get down to it.
Glaobal Warming
May 29, 2007 - 11:11 ET by pocomoco“As global warming alarmists in the media and on tour buses enflame hysteria concerning a nonexistent climate crisis, there is an inconvenient truth they routinely ignore: carbon dioxide emission reductions will hurt economies across the globe while worsening poverty."
I keep hearing that the MSM are anti-religious. Nonsense! They are in full-throat when it come to the religion of Global Warming and it’s Ayatollah, Al Gore.
Day-by-day, as the tenets of their religion fall by the wayside, the MSM digs their sandals deeper into the sand of unreality in the hope that Al Gore will resurrect them.
Maybe another movie will do it.
The MSM, having thought that they were present during the Immaculate Conception of Global Warming will, in time, realize that what they really conceived was a colossal egg that, one day, will be all over their collective faces.
This is obvious...Bush just h
May 29, 2007 - 11:48 ET by sembyThis is obvious...Bush just helped India to have nuclear energy and this is payback time from India to Bush!
You're kidding, right? Indi
May 29, 2007 - 11:58 ET by mattmYou're kidding, right? India has had nuclear power since 1975.
Here's an interesting article with pretty good info.
You need to use the <sarca
May 29, 2007 - 12:17 ET by dscottYou need to use the <sarcasim> quote, we don't know you that well.
BTW- Bush's only action in regard to nuclear deals with India was to drop the US opposition due to the NPT (non proliferation treaty). India has not signed this treaty. FYI, the interest of the Bush administration with India was strictly to help it with electrical power generation to reduce world wide fossil fuel demand, which up to this point such help to a non NPT State was prohibited by the NPT.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
After departing DC without
May 29, 2007 - 14:45 ET by JDWAfter departing DC without writing any house victories on the blackboard Pelosi took the mega jet by the reins and headed to nowhere to proclaim nothing. Who knows, maybe India will be penciled in as a stop-by on the way home.
Who's counting the gallons or emissions?
JDW
News media: Scoreboard for terrorists
lol JDW
May 29, 2007 - 15:59 ET by SportPoliticslol JDW - Pelosi must not have done her homework. A big fat zero on the blackboard... that's an "F".
:-)
Noel. I just realized you had
May 30, 2007 - 06:56 ET by danboNoel. I just realized you had a (h/t Benny Peiser). If this is the Benny Peiser, and you know Benny or if he frequents this blog, it would be great to hear from him, his opinion of Oreskes study, peer review, and Science mag.
I've read his website on a number of occasions. And seen what the AGW mafia prints about what he's said.
Just a thought.
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.” H.L. Mencken
Danbo
May 30, 2007 - 15:09 ET by Noel SheppardDan,
Yes, that it is "the" Benny Peiser. I signed up years ago to be part of his e-mail distribution. Great stuff in your inbox five days a week. ns
OK Great. I'll have to sign u
May 30, 2007 - 17:32 ET by danboOK Great. I'll have to sign up also. It's good to hear directly from men like him.
With his experiences with "Science" the magazine/journal I was just thinking it would be nice to hear from him.
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.” H.L. Mencken