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Global Warming
An economic suicide pact for Europe and the US
Climate alarmism threatens intense pain, for no environmental gain by Paul K. Driessen Washington Times January 28, 2007 Europeans have worked themselves into such a lather over “climate chaos” that they’ve set themselves up for a head-on collision between eco-ideology and economic reality. With the new Democratic Congress poised to ram through heavy-handed climate legislation, […]
Climate McCarthyism and eco-Inquisitions
Censoring news and views to advance ideologies and legislation by Paul K. Driessen Providence Journal Two centuries years ago, Voltaire reportedly proclaimed, “I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.” Today, our free speech traditions are under assault. Colleges prohibit “offensive” and “politically incorrect” speech. Radical […]
The real climate change catastrophe
Misguided energy policies are harming the world’s poor by Paul K. Driessen Townhall.com October 21, 2006 Our planet is again warming slightly, and the weather keeps taking unexpected turns. Many scientists say this is hardly unprecedented, cause for alarm, or proof that humans are now the dominant factor in climate change. Others disagree strongly, and […]
The new global warming lawsuit industry
Eco-activists add more junk litigation to their anti-civilization arsenal by Paul K. Driessen Eco-Imperialism.com January 2005 Much to the outrage of ideological environmentalists and certain segments of the “international community,” the United States won’t sign the Kyoto Protocol – which some apparently believe will guarantee happy ever-aftering on a planet where temperatures remain fixed in […]
Prophets, False Prophets and Profiteers
Some ten thousand delegates, scientists, activists, politicians and journalists recently convened in Argentina for the COP-10 confab on “solutions” to the theoretical problem of “dangerous” and “catastrophic” global climate change. Months of hype and consternation preceded the event, to pressure the United States and Australia into ratifying the Kyoto Protocol. “The Day After Tomorrow” and […]
Statement by Paul Driessen at ExxonMobil annual shareholder meeting
Dallas, Texas by Paul K. Driessen Proposal #1: Board of Directors Nominees Response to activist claims about global warming I’m Paul Driessen, senior policy advisor for the Congress of Racial Equality, one America’s oldest and most respected civil rights organizations. I urge ExxonMobil shareholders to approve its entire slate of directors. The charges and claims being […]
The Day After The Day After Tomorrow
by Paul K. Driessen TechCentralStation.com April 2004 What makes a horror movie so terrifying? It’s not just the plotline, script and score. It’s being in a dark theater, where everyone is just waiting to be scared half to death. It’s the audience’s willingness to suspend logic, and enter the director’s make-believe world. Maybe most of […]
Truth and Propaganda
Response to December 12, 2003 Bangladesh Daily Star article by Nizam Ahmad and Paul K. Driessen Bangladesh Daily Star December 2003 Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton recently said “the greatest challenge facing mankind is distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propaganda,” especially in the realm of environmentalism. Few articles better illustrate the importance of meeting this challenge […]
WHO’s to blame?
It’s certainly not climate change by Roger Bate TechCentralStation.com October 2003 A group of medics recently warned that about 160,000 people die every year from the side-effects of global warming ranging from malaria to heatstroke, and the numbers will probably double by 2020. The experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the London School […]
Russia’s common sense on global climate change
by Paul K. Driessen Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services October 2003 WASHINGTON, DC, October 2003 ¾ Kudos to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Not only did he resist intense pressure from French President Jacques Chirac and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan – and announce that Russia was not going to ratify the controversial Kyoto global climate change treaty anytime soon. He also demonstrated that his […]