Had I only known it would be so easy to shut all the Global Warming Extremists up, I would have wrote my cheque long ago.(/sarc) If every family in Canada were to write a cheque for $1040.00 for each of the next four years, and fire it off to the government to spend on green technologies, international emission trading and the funding of emissions cutting projects in the developing world, we can meet our Kyoto targets. A mere 100 billion dollars is all we need to spend in the next four years. Just like David Suzuki and Al Gore you too can buy your way out of actually cleaning up your act! Easy for them to say. $1040.00 is pocket change for the likes of these guys, but for the average working Canadian... not so much... Wonder if the bank would mind if I don't make a couple of mortgage payments in order to afford to pay this carbon tax? Something tells me, NOT!
Liberal environment critic David McGuinty and New Democratic MP Paul Dewar praised the proposed plan at a news conference Wednesday, and said their parties are debating the idea of a carbon tax internally.
So much for these two parties wanting to help the "average Canadian" with tax relief as proclaimed by both their leaders in Question Period today.
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Formerly known as "Foot in mouth disease", has again struck the Liberal Party of Canada. When will this man ever learn the old adage of "put the brain in gear before placing mouth in motion"?
Deputy Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff said he sympathized with terror victims but labeled their appearance during the debate as "just a sideshow," prompting an angry response from Basnicki.
"Sideshow? I was a victim of terrorism. My husband was murdered. I don't like to be a victim of politics. The issue here is the security of Canadians," Basnicki remarked.
The response by the widow Basnicki, was as far as I am concerned, tame. I have not been personally affected by any such event, and I am outraged by his comment.
I guess I should not be surprised, considering some of the other things he has come out with in the past.
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Now that the wings are on the other foot.
Documents show that Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservatives are paying only a fraction of the cost of using the government's Challenger jets for partisan and personal junkets.
The Tories, including Harper, accused the Liberals of blowing $11,000 an hour flying around the country in "flying limousines" for partisan purposes.
Accountability...Blah blah blah blah blah... guess that only applies to liberals wasting and abusing the public trust, right?
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I personally want to thank MP Tom Wappel. Not for voting with the conservative government on the ATA, but for standing up for himself and his beliefs.
Wappel noted that there was not a peep of opposition from Liberals at that time. Nor did the matter become an issue during the Liberal leadership race, won by Dion on Dec. 2.
It was only after a caucus committee meeting on Feb. 5 that he learned the new leader had decreed "a 180 degree reversal'' of the Liberal stance on the issue.
"Under no circumstances did I expect that it would be anything but a formality and, yes, we'll support the extension . . . To me it was a total shock,'' Wappel said.
Having recommended renewal of the measures in the sub-committee report, Wappel said he had no choice but to support the government motion.
"I have to stand by what I wrote in October. Otherwise I can't live with myself.''
Now if we could only find another 307 more politicians that were more like this, maybe, just maybe we could actually get some things accomplished in the house of commons.
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More proof that you cannot trust any science as FACT!
Today the science says.... Tomorrow the science will say the opposite... Just the way it is. Take it all with a grain of salt. Grandma said it best. Moderation is the key to a long and healthy life. That or my family just has really good genes?
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First came Stephane, Big Liberal Dreamer Who? You know the scrawny unhealthy guy with all those green bones in his body as apposed to the healthy Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has no green bones in his body. Ya that guy, he is Big Liberal Dreamer #1 and had this to say...
By David Ljunggren and Randall Palmer
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Federal Liberal leader Stephane Dion brushed off bad press coverage and polls that put his party behind the Conservatives on Monday, saying he was confident of winning a majority in the next election.
Then we have the Little Liberal Dreamer #2.
The guy who holds a whopping 15 seats of 83 in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta compared to the 60 seats of Premier Ed Stelmach had this to say...Canadian Press
EDMONTON -- Liberal Leader Kevin Taft says Alberta's Tory government is in for a rough ride in the legislature in the first sitting since Ralph Klein retired as premier.
First of all, anyone who honestly thinks they can acquire a MAJORITY of the seats in the House of Commons in Canada these days is a loonie or at least delusional to begin with. Then there is this little problem of Stephane not doing well in the eyes of many Canadians. He just simply does not come across as a leader. Ever watch a fish out of water? Stephane looks very much the same without a script in his hand to read from. Being a one trick, not so jolly, nor giant, green pony does not do him well in the least. Stephane is in need of a reality check. I said check not cheque. Brown bags full of cash don't count either.
Moving on... Kevin, Kevin, Kevin... Do you plan on bringing in a mechanical bull to replace premier Stelmachs seat in the legislature? That is about the only way you and your party could give him a rough ride. Well unless.... Nope not going to go there... I can honestly say that I am still a bit skeptical in regards to steady Eddy, but in his short tenure, he has impressed me more than you have in the couple years you have been the leader of the Alberta liberal party.
Everyone has their dreams. Some are more reasonable than others. My dream is to be the single winner of the largest 649 in Canadian history. Just as reasonable as either of those two guys dreams mentioned above.
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Canada Mint announced today, it will be releasing a new one dollar coin this year. It will depict David Suzuki where the once proud loon made its home. Not surprisingly it will still be known as the LOONIE.
Our national treasure and world famous bug man turned weather man is making all kinds of news as of late with his non eco friendly tour across Canada to spread his gospel of climate change. For more details, I suggest you wander over to AB Freedom and Angry in the Great White North. Of course, we Albertans are to "insane" to understand how important this issue is, and are at the heart of the problem, according to the High Priest of Climatology at one of his stops at an elementary school in Calgary as he continued his brain washing tour.
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And why I hate it when I see garbage left behind by so-called Nature lovers, where garbage should never be in the first fucking place! I just don't understand how anyone who enjoys the out of doors and nature can go out there and leave their garbage behind. Do you honestly think that the garbage truck will be by soon to clean up after you you fucking morons? If you were able to pack it in, PACK IT OUT! If that is too difficult for you to grasp, stay in the polluted city you came from. Mother nature does not want you in her yard. KEEP OUT!
The rookie officers found the deer struggling and in obvious distress with a large coffee can stuck on its face. The animal, estimated to be about two years old, was running into trees in its frantic efforts to dislodge the can.
Poor little deer
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And you thought unemployment did not pay well. Well, not for those who draw upon it. But it sure does pay for the government coffers! In no time at all "Employment Insurance" (I hate that name) will be able to pay off Canada's National debt. But it still won't get you buy while you search for your next job.
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Again today, we the tax payers of Canada had a wonderful demonstration of how well our money is being spent. Paying our politicians to sit in the house acting like, well, ummmmm, I simply can't think of anything to compare it to. I was thinking WWE wrestling, but at least that has some entertainment value for some. I thought about preschool kids, but that would be so unfair to those little tykes to degrade them in such a way. Monkeys in a zoo? But them darn monkeys are so dang cute, that don't work either. Snakes? Nope they are useful for keeping the rodent population down. THATS IT! Rats! They serve no purpose, spread vile diseases and are simply running rampant and are no good for nothing. All politicians are in deed no more useful than RATS! Lets get rid of the whole works. All of Canada should be RAT FREE!
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Yes, it is true. The baby boomer's have created more "problem children" than parents of 50 years ago. We are bad and I don't mean that in a good way.
Problem behaviours include acts that hurt others, such as being disruptive, aggressive or delinquent.
The behaviours range from lying and running away, to fighting and bullying, theft and vandalism.
In other words we have raised a generation or two or three or... of spoiled brats. That spare the rod and spoil the child theory worked really well now didn't it. You worked more hours to put a nice fancy roof over the head of the ungrateful little buggers. You worked weekends to pay for all them damn toys you wish you could of had when you were a kid and this is how they repay you. You would have been far better off working your normal 8 hours a day, 5 days a week and then spending all that free time with the kids under a little bit smaller roof with less of those toys. Just like the good old days. Hind sight is 20/20 after all.
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Extreme cold weather alert issued for Toronto:
So this will mean more people cranking up the heat to stay warm. Letting their cars idle more to stay warm. Toss a few more logs on the fire to stay warm. This damn cold weather is going to drive CO2 levels and thus global warming through the roof I tell ya.
Wait a second.... the report says...
An extreme cold weather alert was issued for Toronto on Sunday afternoon, with temperatures expected to dip to around -22C with wind chill Sunday night.
It does say EXTREME right? and minus 22 WITH the wind chill? Is this serious? Are you folks in Toronto that wimpy that a mere -22 including the wind chill is considered EXTREME? Don't ever move out west or worse north my friends, you will never survive. Hunker down right where you are at. Hopefully you will make through these EXTREME times.
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I have been busy the past few days getting my shit together preparing for the inevitable. Okay maybe not inevitable but 90% certainty that AGW is happening. Yes I was a Boy Scout, "Always Be Prepared" is still my motto. So I decided to add a few extra items to my already well stocked bomb shelter compliments of the cold war years. Consider this my contribution to saving your ass. You are welcome.
You should stock up on some serious sunblock. I would recommend nothing less that an SPF ratting of 50 with both UVA and UVB protection. You northern residents that are not use to the heat may want to kick it up a few notches.
You will notice the latest fashion trend will soon be large brim hats to keep that over powering sun shine from frying your brain. I suggest you have a couple on hand at the very least.
Another fashion trend coming down the pike will Be unisex burka's. There efficiency is undeniable when it comes to blocking out everything including the sun's rays. The new designs will incorporate the latest fabrics that will allow you to not only look cool but also stay cool. I recommend buying several of these items in various co ordinated colors to match your large brim hats.
One over looked item a lot of people seem to forget is sunglasses. You must protect your eyes as well from those demon sun rays. I suggest you look for ones that not only give you UV protection but also HEV protection as well. It is also a good idea to ensure they are also ANSI Z87.1 certified.
There will be bonuses to these new fashions. I will not reveal them here as I do not want to give out all my secrets to the criminal minds out there. Wink wink nudge nudge. Which reminds me. You do still have you weapons cash in your bunker don't you? You may want to check up on that one. You can never have enough protection now can you?
The next must have item is, ear plugs. Yes you read that correctly. Do you honestly want to hear the screams of all those stupid people dying because they were not smart enough to read this post?
For those of you stupid enough to be living near large bodies of water, or flood plains, I suggest you consider a self inflating raft. One of sufficient size to hold all your loved ones and all your survival equipment. When the waters rise during the floods and wipe out not only your home, but your whole way of life, you will thank me.
Speaking of water. Despite the fact that there will be water everywhere, very little will be suitable for drinking. You will want to store plenty of drinking water in a good hiding spot. No need for storing food, as crops will be plentiful and food will be abundant.
You may want to think about either getting air condition, or upgrading your existing air conditioner to a larger one to help keep you cool during those scorching hot days to come.
Now this next one is a personal call. Personally I am not going to miss all the snow, but if you are one of those that want to cling to the past then I suggest you get yourself a dedicated freezer. Fill it with some of the snow currently available to take a peek at now and then when you feel the need. Perhaps you can also use it as an educational item for the poor generations ahead that will not know what snow is.
You may also want to get yourself some form of alternate emergency power to keep your new cooling systems operating on those many brown out days that are sure to come. Incidentally caused by all those new cooling systems that will be needed to keep us cool.
Another item you may want to have handy, depending on your personality type is, the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" along with any other material you find useful to have on hand to shove in the faces of those damn global warning deniers. I like to call it the "We told you so" factor. Sometimes it is just nice to be able to vent out you frustrations while screaming at the top of your lungs, but to have actual proof comes in handy as well.
Lastly, with the increase of temperatures on the planet, there will no doubt be an increase in insects that will pester us. We will need to be prepared to take care of the pesky little buggers that spread so much disease. I suggest you ignore all the rules and get yourself some serious amounts of DDT. It is still available on the black market if you take the time to search it out. DEET just will not cut it. I also suggest you get one of these handy dandy tools just to play it safe.
I'm pretty sure that I have thought of everything needed to survive the warming of the climate and the utter catastrophe that is heading our way. If you think there is something I have missed and would like to add to the above please do so in the comments.
Thanks for popping by and enjoy your day as they may be numbered! Well to be honest they are numbered. They always have been. Life is a fatal disease....
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Now don't you be going out and buying your special someone a nice bunch of flowers for this coming valentines day as it contributes to, you guessed it, GLOBAL WARMING!
Environmentalists warned that "flower miles" could have serious implications on climate change in terms of carbon dioxide emissions from aeroplanes.
Now we already know the effects of Santa's Reindeer re methane gas on climate change, now this. Wonder when the Church of Climatology will be attacking the Easter Bunny? After all Easter is coming soon.
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To hell with the truth, there is money to be made. The only problem is, that the money is being stolen from tax payers around the world, thanks to the UN and its environmental agenda.
Sorry J. Scientist, your study does not fall in line with our goal, therefore it is not real science, you are excused, and don't forget to hand in your credentials on the way out, because they will be worthless when we are done dragging you through the mud. Next... Ahhh yes, now this N. Scientist is more to our liking. However, we need to change your conclusion just a little before we can except it as the truth. Here is a partial grant to continue your studies. Do try to do better this time around. Next... A. Environmentalist, we would like to commend you on your never ending studies. You truly know your stuff. Your reports prove without doubt that everything we humans do is changing the climate here on earth. We are pleased to give you yet another increase in your grant money to continue your efforts for our great cause. Next...
Think I am kidding? Read the This
But when it comes to scientists who whistleblow about IPCC reports cooked by politicians to fit their politicized agendas, those whistleblowers are either ignored or dismissed as "skeptics" or quacks and are libelled as haters of this planet and nature, even though most of them have dedicated their lives to studying nature and protecting it.
And after that try this one just for the fun of it.Prof. Lindzen is a genuine scientist, ever probing and questioning. He cites scientists who’ve been fired, denied post on panels, or whose research has been rejected not for merit, but because they challenge the prevailing UN view that global warming is man-induced, and not a cyclical occurrence of nature. As for Canadians (and PM Harper), the Calgary-based website friendsofscience.org is more instructive than the IPCC.
Then there is this little gem showing how some company's are raking in the doe using a little loophole.Billions of dollars are being wasted in the international carbon trading system owing to a loophole in the Kyoto protocol, according to a study to be published on Thursday in the journal Nature.
Now tell me again why anyone wants to be part of Kyoto? If we truly want to clean up the mess we have created in regards to pollution, we need to come up with a made at home strategy. One that actually puts our money to work cleaning things up and not wasting it on carbon credits that fill the pockets of people who could really care less about the environment.
H/T BBS and Comments at Chuckercanuck
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A 5 year study by 60 scientists, has come up with a wee kink for the Church of Climatology folks.
Henrik Svensmark, a weather scientist at the Danish National Space Centre who led the team behind the research, believes that the planet is experiencing a natural period of low cloud cover due to fewer cosmic rays entering the atmosphere.
This, he says, is responsible for much of the global warming we are experiencing.
He claims carbon dioxide emissions due to human activity are having a smaller impact on climate change than scientists think. If he is correct, it could mean that mankind has more time to reduce our effect on the climate.
Back to the drawing board we go. Those damn pesky scientists, wrecking all them computer driven models that were so darn good looking. How long do you think it will take for the Climate Change Denier Deniers, to try and trash this one like they do to every other theory that goes against the gospel that is KYOTO?
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Your environmental saviors:
The National Post has a little right up about our dear friend Maurice Strong(/sarc) and his influence on the Canadian liberal party in regards to Kyoto.
But Kyoto wasn't renegotiated because Mr. Strong is a buddy of former Prime Ministers Jean Chretien and Paul Martin. When he was involved in United Nations operations, he organized the UN's Earth Summit to deal with pollution. He asked for, and got, Canada's unconditional support for Kyoto.
But Canada agreed to commitments of dramatically reducing emissions that no one else did. In fact, the Australians agreed to sign Kyoto after they were given permission by other signators to increase, not reduce, their emissions. This was appropriate given the resource-based nature of Australia's economy, its large land mass and other unique features.
Resources require huge inputs of energy, as does manufacturing, so they negotiated a smart deal.
Even then, the Aussies eventually refused to sign when they realized that the Americans balked on the basis that the world's emerging economies did not have any requirement to curb emissions or clean up their acts. They were exempted.
Today, those emerging economies represent 50% of the world's gross domestic product, almost double when Kyoto was inked.
The failure to impose rules on every country in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Russia is why Kyoto is not worth the trees that were cut down to provide the paper it was written on nor for the sea of newspaper articles still devoted to it.
While Kyoto has been a dead duck everywhere else in the world, except in the Liberal or NDP caucuses, the Tories are going to tackle the issue sensibly.
(emphasis mine)
I suggest you head on over and read the whole article. When you are done, head over to FOX News and read what they had to say about Mr. Strong recently. Neither story goes deep enough into this mans history and everything he has had his grubby little fingers in, but this is a good start.
H/T SDA and ABFreedom
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The evil conservatives must be stopped at any cost. Even if it means passing some asinine legislation that pretty much everyone agrees can not be met. I am no where near as articulate as is Olaf, so I will refer you to his post on this matter.
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On climate change, from this young wanna be meterologist. If at eight years young, he could figure this one out, which apparently no one else could for the past four years, I can't imagine what he will be able to do in his mature years.
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Ah yes, MP Garth Turner, Mr. Morality, explains how he will take the high road above all other politicians only if the others are willing to do the right thing by going into by-elections. Dion backs this up by stating that Garth did not cross the floor as he sat as an independent first then went to the liberals. You see the difference right? What the people of his riding have to say no longer matters to Garth. His own polling when he was first axed from the conservative caucus showed ZERO interest in Garth moving to the liberals. Garth's own poll
Resign your seat - zero
Negotiate back into caucus – 17
Join the Liberals - zero
Go Green – 17
Stay independent – 31
Maybe he has a new and improved poll that will show differently, once his site is back up and running? Don't you just love politics.....
If you have not seen the footage of the press conference yet, it is available at CTV HERE along with a shortened written article that misses all the fun stuff.
Update: Garth was interviewed by Rob Breakenridge at 770 AM available in the audio vault at 7 Pm. He did in fact say that he did another poll of his constituents and I will quote him now. "45% said stay as an independant and 44% said go liberal" I guess Garth forgot how things are supposed to work in a democracy. Something about a MAJORITY.... Again, so much for representing his constituents.
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Forget the coal fired electrical plants. Hell even the Alberta oil sands can't match this place. Welcome to the Parliament Building of Canada, the source of more air pollution in one sitting than all other sources in Canada combined. Want to meet our targets in Kyoto? Shut down the hot air plants inside this place and we will exceed Kyoto by a long shot.
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Caution this post may offend some readers. Contains foul language not suitable for some. Consider yourselves warned!
I have had it to hear(imagine me holding my hand way above my head) with all the crap of Kyoto and climate change... I am officially suffering from something we humans are famous for. Apathy, Once you hear things too many times you tend to get tired of it and just want it to STOP! I have reached that point on this topic. If I hear one more bullshit doom and gloom story of the impending destruction of the earth and all the life on it, I'm going to explode!
Yes that's right people, I'm a Flat Earther, Human Caused Climate Change Denier, a skeptic or whatever name you want to call me and I just don't give a shit any more. You know why? Cause I'm an ASSHOLE!
Thank you to all the politicians of the country who have thought it better to argue about who is greener and act like little children rather than actually doing something about the problem of polution. You have another convert. Come next election, I will piss my vote away or more than likely just won't bother to vote at all. NONE of you deserve my support or vote. I would also like to thank all those in the MSM for their biased unprofesional reporting on this topic.
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We are headed for disaster and there is little we can do about it. The world we live in is changing for the worse and it is all YOUR fault! You are simply too greedy. You want to have a cushy life with all the luxuries of heating, cooling and a roof over your head. As if that is not enough you want more and more, bigger and better, all those toys to satisfy your massive ego. All those toys and conveniences are killing this planet. I hope you are happy with yourself now you murderous bastards. You have successfully killed us all. Mass genocide of the extreme! I know it is all the Jones fault for starting us all down this path. If they simply had not gone out and gotten that first ever wheel and then that fire thing that suddenly we all just had to have, we would not be in the state we are in now.
I am calling for a boy cot of the Jones! Stop trying to keep up with these evil people! Let us all go back to better times of eating raw meat, living in cold damp caves, wandering, hunting and gathering. When survival of the fittest was the norm, not the survival of the richest and smartest as it is now. When the worst thing we had to fear was disease or perhaps not finding our next meal. I dream of the good ol' days when the average human life span was 30 years if you were lucky. Who needs to live a long, healthy life anyways? Just grab a women drag her off and keep your blood lines going. That is all that is truly necessary isn't it? Hind sight truly is 20/20. Had we not been without corrective lenses back in those days, I am positive we would have seen the proper path to take. Following the Jones was definitely not the right thing to do.
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Today is the day that shows us just how the science of climate change really works. Lets all watch and listen to the real expert on our climate, Buck Canuck. Have a Very Happy Groundhog Day!
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That tomorrow you will wake up and hear or read the words "very likely" allot, once the IPCC releases its fourth report. I sure hope they can find this "man" that "made" this problem and have him put behind bars for a very long time. Make sure you have your nice cold Bottle of water handy to cool you off as things heat up in Ontario. You may need a life jacket if you are living in Europe and support Kyoto. The good ship "Feel Good" is sinking. But don't you worry, our new liberal savior has been anointed by Dion today and will rescue us all just like good ol' dad did.
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