Myths of Kyoto

Finally, the media is pitching in! Peter Worthington from the Toronto Sun has his comments regarding the politics of Kyoto and the hot air out there.

Highlights:

• "The sun (which is getting hotter) and increased cloud cover (from evaporation) tends to insulate the earth's heat. We can all remember a couple of years ago global warming was blamed (by people who should know better) for the rash of hurricanes that plagued the southern states. Last year was even warmer -- and virtually no hurricanes. "
  
• "Today we read that global warming is melting the polar icecap -- when there is no polar icecap. It's sea ice, or floating ice. Yes, the Western Arctic is getting warmer, but on Greenland ice is even thicker than normal, and the Antarctic ice cap is increasing. "
  
• "The U.S. wants polar bears on the endangered species list, and GW is blamed for polar bears having a tough year in the Arctic. Yet polar bears are adept at surviving, and are no more endangered today than they were 50 years ago. "

THE SUN IS HOTTER. Repeat. T H E S U N I S H O T T E R.

You may be asking why I'm going on about the myths of global warming. Let's just say I feel the need to counteract the lies and misconceptions hyped by one Liberal Leader, an NDP Leader, and all the environmental lobbyists.

What will be interesting to see is how the new environment minister, John Baird, will handle all this. He's supposedly "Mr. Fix It". But will he fix the current Conservative government policy or the spin?

I hope it's the spin.