“We have a policy at Greenpeace that we no longer debate people who don't accept the scientific reality of anthropogenic climate change.” PeopleRealityAcceptingPolicyClimateClimate ChangeDebateGlobal WarmingGreenpeace Author:Ben Stewart
“And you know, talk about something else is falling from the sky. And that is an asteroid. What's coming our way? Is this an effect of perhaps global warming or just some meteoric occasion?” KnowsWayFallSkyEffectsOccasionsGlobal WarmingAsteroids Author:Deborah Feyerick
“Poverty cannot be accepted as a pretext and justification for the exploitation of children. It does not explain the huge global demand with, in many instances, customers from rich countries circumventing their national laws to exploit children in other countries. Sex tourism has spread its illicit wings wide, and paedophiles search for their victims in all parts of the globe. The problem is compounded by the criminal networks which benefit from the trade in children, and by collusion and corruption in many national settings.” ChildrenDoeCountryProblemLawSexPovertyRichHugeDemandBenefitsVictimTradeWingsHuman RightsCorruptionSpreadCustomersWideCriminalsAcceptedSettingSettingsInstanceJustificationOther CountriesExploitationGlobesExploitsTourismPretextRich CountriesCollusion Author:Vitit Muntarbhorn
“The more the climate is forced to change, the more likely it is to hit some unforeseen threshold that can trigger quite fast, surprising and perhaps unpleasant changes.” ClimateClimate ChangeSurprisingTriggersThresholdUnforeseen Author:Richard Alley
“If you look right, you can see the whole world from wherever you happen to be.” IfsWorldLooksWholeHappensScienceWhole World Author:Carl Safina
“The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) new Summary for Policymakers is a political document that downplays assessments of uncertainty from the scientific reports. It omits much contrary evidence. In several cases, it even disagrees with the reports on which it is based.” PoliticalCasesEvidenceClimateClimate ChangeContraryUncertaintyReportsGlobal WarmingDisagreeDocumentsAssessmentSummary Author:Steven F. Hayward
“Global warming, indeed much of environmentalism, has become a new religion. Like the old religions, environmentalism preaches much good sense, is well meaning, but has a worrying lack of logic at its core.” WellsWorryLogicCoreGlobal WarmingEnvironmentalismGood Sense Author:Michael Hanlon
“I have long been something of a climate-change sceptic, but my views in recent years have shifted. For me, the most convincing evidence that something worrying is going on lies right here in the Arctic.” YearsLongLyingViewsWorryEvidenceClimateClimate ChangeGlobal WarmingConvincingArcticScepticConvincing Evidence Author:Michael Hanlon
“A good friend who points out mistakes is to be respected, as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.” IfsSecretMistakeClimate ChangeTreasureGood FriendRebukeWise BuddhistHidden TreasureReal Buddhist Author:Gautama Buddha