“We are about half a century away from being ecologically and economically bankrupt because of global warming” Quote by Andrew Simms
“I consider the concept of a global mean temperature to be somewhat dubious. A single number cannot adequately capture climate c hange. This number, as I see it, is aimed mostly at politicians and journalists.” MeanNumbersPoliticianConceptsClimateJournalistGlobal WarmingCaptureTemperatureDubious Author:Craig F. Bohren
“There is no doubt there is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, caused by the burning of fossil fuels. It should have an effect on the climate, but the numbers indicate that effect is relatively minor.” ShouldNumbersDoubtEffectsShould HaveClimateBurningAtmosphereNo DoubtFuelGlobal WarmingMinorsCarbonFossilsFossil FuelCarbon Dioxide Author:John Christy
“Too many journalists and scientists have built their careers on the global-warming alarm. Certain newspapers have staked their reputation on it. The death of this theory will be painful and ugly. But it will die. Because it is wrong, wrong, wrong.” CertainDiesCareersTheoryBuiltScientistPainfulUglyNewspapersReputationJournalistGlobal WarmingAlarms Author:Martin Durkin
“Time is running out for nature and wildlife around the world” WorldRunningAround The WorldGlobal WarmingWildlifeTime Is Running OutTime Running Out Author:Jennifer Morgan
“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