Editor, The Times:
B.C. is the only province with this carbon tax pushed onto the people. We in the North pay dearly!
Our new environment minister, Terry Lake on TV said he has no intention of changing this tax. Does anyone know where the dollars collected for this tax goes? Another tax grab, pure and simple.
Robert M. Carter is a research professor at James Cook University (Queensland) and the University of Adelaide (South Australia). He is a paleontologist, stratigrapher, marine geologist and environmental scientist with more than 30 years professional experience. He, along with many other scientists (now more than the global warming fear pushers), is speaking out on this farce. He gives 10 global warming myths found on http://bcrefed.com I only place three here because of letter size.
Myth 4: Computer models predict that average global temperature will increase by up to 60 C over the next 100 years.
Facts 4: Deterministic computer models do. Other equally valid (empirical) computer models predict cooling.
Myth 6: Further human addition of CO2 to the atmosphere will cause dangerous warming, and is generally harmful.
Facts 6: No human-caused warming can yet be detected that is distinct from natural system variation and noise. Any additional human-caused warming which occurs will probably amount to less than 10 C. Atmospheric CO2 is a beneficial fertilizer for plants, including especially cereal crops, and also aids efficient evapo-transpiration.
Myth 9: Human-caused global warming is causing dangerous global sea-level (SL) rise.
Facts 9: SL change differs from time to time and place to place; between 1955 and 1996, for example, SL at Tuvalu fell by 105 mm (2.5 mm/yr). Global average SL is a statistical measure of no value for environmental planning purposes. A global average SL rise of 1-2 mm/yr occurred naturally over the last 150 years, and shows no sign of human-influenced increase.
Wayne Russell
Clearwater, B.C