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IPCC SCIENCE SCANDALS AREN’T NEW, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

CHURCHVILLE, VA—The UN’s climate change panel is reeling from a series of scandals about unsupported claims in its 2007 report.   India has documented that the Intergovernmental Panel’s claim of Himalayan glaciers disappearing by 2035 was mere speculation—and has now … Continue reading

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A CHILL HITS WIND POWER, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

CHURCHVILLE, VA—As I write, a strong wind is blowing across the Alleghany Mountains onto my house. It’s bringing an “Arctic Clipper” that will drop my temperatures this weekend to a frigid and unusual 6 degrees F. Why can’t I get … Continue reading

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WHAT’S THE REAL COST OF GLOBAL WARMING TAXES?, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

CHURCHVILLE, VA—The leftish Brookings Institution and the U. S. Chamber of Commerce basically agree that the energy taxes in the House Waxman-Markey bill could total $9 trillion over ten years. As an economist, I look at these forecasts and wonder … Continue reading

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ECO-MINISTER FLUNKS GLOBAL WARMING TEST, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

CHURCHVILLE, VA—When last we heard from Australian Senator Steve Fielding, he had paid his own way to a Washington, D.C. conference of climate skeptics—and armed himself with some questions about why Australia needs heavy carbon taxes on its energy use. … Continue reading

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SLUMPING CARBON PRICE WORRIES GREENS, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

CHURCHVILLE, VA—The price of carbon has slumped in Europe’s emission trading—for the second time in two years. The long-term investments needed to reduce humanity’s greenhouse emissions are being discouraged. The carbon price is meant to offset the economic cost of … Continue reading

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CHINA SENDS GLOBAL WARMING RANSOM NOTE, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

CHURCHVILLE, VA—China has now destroyed Western hopes for a new global warming agreement, just weeks before global talks in Poland aimed at writing a successor for the Kyoto Protocol— which expires in 2012. China has attached a ransom not to … Continue reading

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