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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Copenhagen's Climate Summit

Polluting should also be a crime, so let's focus on the Copenhagen's climate conference being held these days, and the controversy generated by the "warmists" on the one hand -those who believe in climate change and would like governments to pass strict laws to stop it, and the skeptics on the other -who think data is being manipulated to exaggerate the threat of global warming (also known as the "Climategate")

**By the way, "hot air" in the cartoon refers to empty, exaggerated talk.

It's certainly difficult to find the truth among so many different opinions and interests from countries who don't want to be forced to cut carbon emissions that could slow their economies.

So just to put you in the picture, I'm including a series of links that will help you understand the situation -and a wonderful source of vocabulary related to environmental issues.

In the meantime, I have to buy a car -how could I live without one?- but the only thing I am offered is a petrol-powered old dinosaur ... and they call it 'green' .

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