Global warming doesn’t sell

This is a blatant case of Newspeak; brainwashing at its best. Change the offending word and they will swallow whatever trash you want to feed them:

EcoAmerica has been conducting research for the last several years to find new ways to frame environmental issues and so build public support for climate change legislation and other initiatives. A summary of the group’s latest findings and recommendations was accidentally sent by e-mail to a number of news organizations by someone who sat in this week on a briefing intended for government officials and environmental leaders…

The problem with global warming, some environmentalists believe, is “global warming.”…The term turns people off, fostering images of shaggy-haired liberals, economic sacrifice and complex scientific disputes, according to extensive polling and focus group sessions conducted by ecoAmerica, a nonprofit environmental marketing and messaging firm in Washington.

BTW, I would like to ask Al Gore if he’s ever wondered why Greenland is called Greenland…

Cap and trade, taxing photosynthesis, and other amenities

Not all students of climate favor legislation and some point out the dangers of over-regulation. Here are a few points by Arthur Robinson from the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons:

• First, man-made carbon dioxide is an insignificant greenhouse gas; water vapor is the major factor.
• Second, the sun’s cosmic rays have the most significant influence over global temperature and weather.
• Third, if all nations’ carbon dioxide emissions were halted the impact would not be significantly measureable.
• Fourth, the imposition of control would be catastrophic, adversely affecting the emerging nations of the world.
• Finally, climate alarmists are motivated by politics and finances, and if the controversy would end, thousands would be unemployed.