Archive for October, 2009

The Belief in Global Warming is Trending Down

Posted by admin on Monday, 26 October, 2009

A recent study by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press revealed a trend of skepticism among Americans towards global warming. Only 36% of Americans believe that global warming is man-made and 33% say there is no solid evidence towards global warming. Read the rest of this entry »

Al Gore: Global Warming Prophet or Scam Artist?

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 20 October, 2009

Al Gore, former Vice-President of the United States and creator of the movie,  ”An Inconvenient Truth” is a central figure in the global warming debate. While he claimed in his movie that science is in agreement of man-made global warming, many scientists actually debate the validity of his claims. Read the rest of this entry »

CO2 and Congress

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 7 October, 2009

Leighton Steward, a scientist who used to back the man-made global warming theory is on Capitol Hill this week to convince lawmakers that global warming is more related to solar activity and that cutting CO2 levels in our atmosphere could actually have a negative effect on our planet. Read the rest of this entry »

European Union Considers Carbon Tax

Posted by admin on Saturday, 3 October, 2009

European Union Finance ministers met on Friday, October 2nd, to discuss implementing carbon taxes in order to combat climate change.  The carbon tax would most likely be applied to transport, agriculture, forestry, households along with other sectors that were unnamed.

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