Climate of oppression by John A. Shanahan

Climate of Oppression Friends of Science Blog Posts from December 18, 2018 to November 30, 2020

Michelle Stirling

12/12/20

AGM Year in Review: Covers 24 months due to delays caused by COVID

Table of Contents In Memory................................................................................................................................................... 10 Climate of Oppression................................................................................................................................. 11 Friends of Science Blog Posts: December 18, 2018 to November 30, 2020 ............................................... 11 “Ballparking” The Cost of Electrification ................................................................................................. 12 Climate Activism! Donna Laframboise LIVE online Dec 8, 2020, 7pm MST ............................................ 12 Renewable Energy Outlook to 2025 – the Inconvenient Facts ............................................................... 12 Shell’s Guilt Trip – Fill up with Sinless Driving......................................................................................... 13 The Very Opinionated Show: Conversation with Robert Lyman ............................................................ 13 Climate and the European Parliament: lack of calculation or demagoguery? ....................................... 13 The Paris Gap – Pitfall for Canada ........................................................................................................... 13 “Global Warning” – Climate and Energy Politics Face Off ...................................................................... 14 Israelis and Arabs, united even in oil ...................................................................................................... 14 Free science is here and growing fast ..................................................................................................... 15 Don Braid – Bigger Things to FOIP than the Alberta War Room............................................................. 15 Hydrogen: I believed it!........................................................................................................................... 15 Expose the Anti-Alberta Witch Hunt....................................................................................................... 15 Money For Nothing – EV Buses ............................................................................................................... 16 The Hydrogen Illusion -New Book by Samuel Furfari ............................................................................. 16 SLATE – Climate Crusade Against the Public Good ................................................................................. 16 Unmapped Territory: The Strategic Assessment of Climate Change ...................................................... 16 Penury or Prosperity – A Critical Review of “Bridge to the Future” ....................................................... 17 A Canadian Review of The U.S. Democratic Party 2020 Platform .......................................................... 17 Unwanted Truths on Climate – Unerwünschte Wahrheiten .................................................................. 17 Alberta Cities Buying Renewables PPAs =Taxpayer Death by Debt and Taxes ....................................... 17 In Defence Of Affordable Housing .......................................................................................................... 18 The Economics of Wind Power in Future – Blindness and Insight .......................................................... 18 Fact Checking the Climate Clock ............................................................................................................. 18 National Coalition of Chiefs -You can Help Us Defeat On-Reserve Poverty!!......................................... 18 Do the Hustle! Climate Monarchy Want Carbon Serfdom for You......................................................... 19 Stranded Assets are a Myth, Mark Carney ............................................................................................. 19 Call to Retract University of Alberta Report on Renewables .................................................................. 20

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“Return to Eden” – Filmmaker Marijn Poels Takes on Climate Guilt and Myths ................................... 20 A Model for A “Sensible” Climate Policy for Canada .............................................................................. 20 Retrospective- The Kyoto Protocol: An Assault On Economic Growth, Environment, Public Safety, Science, And Human Civilization Itself .................................................................................................... 21 Do Charities in Canada Need More Public Funding? .............................................................................. 21 Page | 2 PROTEST VS GREEN TRADE WAR Rebutting Environmental Defence .................................................... 21 Dark Clouds of Conflict of Interest: Rejecting the Call for Climate Accountability Law ......................... 22 Futile Folly: Canada’s Climate Policy Goals in the Global Context – Updated ........................................ 22 Countering Andrew Leach on “The fiasco that is Alberta’s energy ‘war room'” .................................... 22 Marijn Poels “Return To Eden” to Showcase Sept. 17th, 2020 .............................................................. 22 The Last Time I Saw Paris ........................................................................................................................ 23 You Won’t Die from Climate Change. Here’s Why ................................................................................. 23 Do you believe in the existence of the night? ........................................................................................ 23 The Clean Fuel Standard – The Latest in Climate Pancaking .................................................................. 23 Facebook: Act Thoughtfully to Maintain Freedom of Speech and the Integrity of Scientific Inquiry .... 24 A Rebuttal of “The Short List” by Michael Barnard ................................................................................ 24 Litigating Climate Change in Canada – Evidence over Ideology ............................................................. 24 Open Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau Exposing the Flaws and Lack of Due Diligence in “Springing Canada Forward – Climate-Literate Stimulus” by 50 Sustainability Scholars ......................................... 24 Climate of Fear – Conversations that Matter with Stuart McNish. ........................................................ 25 A Short History of Greenhouse Emission Reduction Targets.................................................................. 25 No, Elizabeth May – Canada. Cannot Go 100% Renewable by 2030. Here’s why. ................................. 25 Climate Sensitivity by Energy Balance with Urban and Natural Warming ............................................. 25 Le Québec “Vert et Propre” n’atteindra pas ses Cibles Climatiques ...................................................... 26 Greta Thunberg kräver att lyssna på vetenskapen. Det är en bra idé om vi verkligen gör det utan förutfattade meningar. ........................................................................................................................... 26 Greta. Listen to the science – without preconceptions. ......................................................................... 26 Greta. Thunberg: Wrong on Canada. ...................................................................................................... 27 The “Net Zero” Emissions Myth .............................................................................................................. 27 EMPTY POCKETS: WHY RENEWABLES OFFER NO RESILIENT RECOVERY ................................................ 27 GRID-SCALE BATTERY STORAGE – AN ANECDOTAL REVIEW .................................................................. 27 Open Letter to Mayor Nenshi. and City of Calgary. Council ................................................................... 28 Letter to a Friend of Science ................................................................................................................... 28

An Open Letter to Premier Jason Kenney and Minister Nixon – Call to reject “Alberta.’s Climate Future” report (Hayhoe & Stoner 2019) as a Failed Analysis ................................................................. 28 EMPTY WALLETS: Why Renewables Offer No Resilient Recovery – Part 2............................................. 28 Global Climate Experiment Associated with COVID-19 Pandemic ......................................................... 29 A PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE OPEN LETTER TO PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU BY 265 CANADIAN ACADEMICS . 29 Page | 3 The Montreal Nursing Homes Massacre ................................................................................................ 29 CLINTEL – Letter to António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations ........................................... 30 Please Help Prevent FoSS From Becoming The Next COVID Casualty .................................................... 30 Climate Crazed Journos Fall for Tar Sands Campaign Goals ................................................................... 31 US Climate Scientist James Hansen Pushes for Canadian Carbon Tax Serfdom ..................................... 31 Facts Don’t Matter to Green New Deal Advocates ................................................................................. 31 Comparative Planetology: Establishing the Role of Meteorology in the Science of Climate ................. 31 Endorsing Academic Freedom – in Premier Jason Kenney’s Alberta., and Around the World .............. 32 Zero carbon policy: fooling 97% of the people? ..................................................................................... 32 BROKEN PROMISES: WHY RENEWABLES OFFER NO RESILIENT RECOVERY – PART 1 ............................ 32 Global Warming Reduces Energy Consumption, Contrary to the FUND Model ..................................... 32 Some People Say there is no “Tar Sands Campaign’ .............................................................................. 33 THE OUTSTANDING CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE (5) ............................................................ 33 Inconvenient Facts .................................................................................................................................. 33 But what an oil shock ?! .......................................................................................................................... 33 COVID19 and Mother Nature ................................................................................................................. 34 Mayday – The Aviation Industry’s Climate Policy Ordeal ....................................................................... 34 Les Contradictions de la Politique Climatique du Québec ...................................................................... 34 Biting the Hand that Feeds You .............................................................................................................. 34 The Contradictions in Quebec Climate Policy ......................................................................................... 35 Clintel.org – Checking the Facts and Ethics of the International Fact-Checking Network of Poynter Institute ................................................................................................................................................... 35 La Fed et les deux tuyaux de la monnaie ................................................................................................ 35 Open Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – RE: Letter from 265 Academics – COVID19 Recovery – Fight Virus Not Carbon ............................................................................................................................ 36 Oil price war: revenge of technology over OPEC .................................................................................... 36 States at Bay............................................................................................................................................ 36 Shocking School Bus Costs ...................................................................................................................... 36 Prosperity Foregone – What Are the Benefits? ...................................................................................... 37

Open Letter from CLINTEL to World Leaders: “Fight virus not carbon” ................................................. 37 Avi Lewis – In the Dark on Renewables .................................................................................................. 37 Prosperity Foregone – A Summary ......................................................................................................... 37 Turning Your Lifestyle Upside Down – Watch Out Before You Get “WAMED” ...................................... 38 Canada.’s Energy and Emissions Outlook to 2030 ............................................................................ 38 Climatic impacts of the SW Indian Ocean Blob ....................................................................................... 38 When Climate Prophecy Fails: The Coming Confrontation with Reality ................................................ 39 The Teck Oil Sands Mine – Will the Public Interest Be Betrayed? .......................................................... 39 Squandered Money : Funding Mass Transit to Reduce Emissions ......................................................... 39 U.S. Government continues to dump funds into an electrical sinkhole ................................................. 39 CLINTEL to WEF – No Climate Emergency – Good News for Greta.! ...................................................... 40 The Canadian Climate Policy Numbers Game......................................................................................... 40 Nuclear energy, solution for the energy transition ................................................................................ 40 Domestic Livestock and Climate ............................................................................................................. 41 SOLAR AND WIND POWER COST ABOUT 9 TIMES THAT OF ELECTRICITY FROM OTHER SOURCES ....... 41 Climate Policy – The Denial of Who and What We Are .......................................................................... 41 An Open Letter to Poynter Institute and Facebook – Fuel and Poor Forest Management is the Main Factor in Australian Wildfires, Not Human-caused Climate Change ...................................................... 41 Turkey and Libya: a war for Mediterranean gas? ................................................................................... 42 Exporting Our Emissions – A Conference Board Report ......................................................................... 42 CBC Radio-Canada. responds to our Complaint of their Coverage of #NoClimateEmergency Declaration ................................................................................................................................................................ 42 If Greta. Had Her Way – Part 2 ............................................................................................................... 42 13 Charts that suggest humans are not causing serious climate change ............................................... 43 Happy New Year! Happy New Tax! ......................................................................................................... 43 Schools Betray Parents’ Trust with Greta.-Inspired Climate Scare – Duped by Green Billionaires ........ 43 The Global Assault on Aviation Emissions .............................................................................................. 43 FEAR AND LOATHING: HISTORY, CONTEXT AND OBSERVATIONS .......................................................... 44 The Alberta. Oil Sands – From National Pride to International Pariah ........................................... 44 Climate Policy and Rural Canada. – A Tale Of Three Cities ..................................................................... 44 A conversation with Susan J. Crockford.—for Association des climato-réalistes ................................... 44 The Fight for Climate Realism Opens a New Front in Central Canada.................................................... 45 The Next Waves ...................................................................................................................................... 45 Gravity, Creator of Climates.................................................................................................................... 45

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Climate: Are there any grownups in the UN? ......................................................................................... 45 Foreign Fingers in the Pie........................................................................................................................ 46 THE TRAGIC DELUSION OF “DOING OUR SHARE” ................................................................................... 46 Bushfire Sense......................................................................................................................................... 46 Climate Policy’s Next Industrial Targets.................................................................................................. 46 Analysis of Climate Feedback Response to 500 Scientists’ Declaration to UN “There is No Climate Emergency” ............................................................................................................................................. 47 COP 25 IN MADRID, THE NEXT STEP FOR CLIMATE TOURISM ................................................................ 47 Just One Small Issue in The U.S. Election Campaign ............................................................................... 47 If Greta. Had Her Way ............................................................................................................................. 47 What is Climate Policy Costing Canadians? An Introductory Overview ................................................. 48 Actuaries are Offside with Climate Change Statement .......................................................................... 48 Stand.Earth’s Misguided Report on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project ......................................... 48 Statistical Tidbit – Give Up Your Car. Who’s First? ................................................................................. 48 Canadians Bamboozled by ‘Meaningless’ Climate Models..................................................................... 49 “PAY UP”, Say China and India ................................................................................................................ 49 The Impossible Logic Chain. Some things won’t die… ............................................................................ 49 What’s Holding Back the Oilsands? A Response to Andrew Leach......................................................... 49 Does the world suffer from an intellectual meltdown? ......................................................................... 50 No Right to Know .................................................................................................................................... 50 Forget the Dream House – How Net Zero Building Codes May Place House Ownership Beyond Reach ................................................................................................................................................................ 50 Bullying Institutional Investors – Does It Work? ..................................................................................... 51 What everybody needs to know about the Amazon Rainforest ............................................................ 51 Satirical Briefing for Prime Minister Elizabeth May ................................................................................ 51 Elections Canada. and Climate – An Open Letter Rebuttal to 352 Scientists and Evidence for Democracy .............................................................................................................................................. 51 Greenland Climate Catastrophe Melt Debunked ................................................................................... 52 Global Warming: Fact or Fiction? Featuring Physicists Willie Soon and Elliott Bloom ........................... 52 Case Dismissed – An Open Letter to Law Professors Pushing for Climate Accountability Legislation in Canada. ................................................................................................................................................... 52 #FactsMatter – Ask Elizabeth May these Questions............................................................................... 52 Holtzbrinck & Bertelsmann: Agents of German Climate Imperialism .................................................... 53

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Energy Illiteracy v Climate Law – A Response To “An Open Letter on Climate Accountability Litigation in Canada.” .............................................................................................................................................. 53 Balloons in the Air: Understanding weather and climate ....................................................................... 53 Geothermal for Canada. – Questions and Challenges ............................................................................ 53 PROMISES VS. PERFORMANCE – The World’s Largest Emitters Since.................................................... 54 Page | 6 Filmmaker Marijn Poels calls on journalists to shift to the centre ......................................................... 54 IT IS TOO LATE TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE........................................................................................... 54 The Social Cost of Carbon – Pick A Number, Any Number ..................................................................... 55 IF YOU ARE HERE – PLEASE DONATE. Fund the Voice of Reason on Climate and Energy Policies. ........ 55 Tzeporah. – Her Freedom of Speech Prevails, Despite Her Lack of Facts............................................... 55 Alligators in Alaska .................................................................................................................................. 55 The 85 Million Tonne Obsession ............................................................................................................. 56 Alvarez’s Asteroid: Did a Climate Catastrophe claim the Dinosaurs? .................................................... 56 Markham Hislop Plays Softball with Tides Canada. ................................................................................ 56 Refuting Claims That Canadian Oil Sands Crude Are Being Fairly Treated ............................................. 56 Tar Sands Campaign – Dec. 9, 2010 – Ezra Levant .................................................................................. 57 Italian Scientists Reject Anthropogenic Global Warming ....................................................................... 57 The Climate Change Policy Debate: Which way is the world heading? .................................................. 57 Volcano and ENSO Punctuation Of North American Temperature: Regression Toward The Mean ...... 58 The Ontario Government Climate Legacy ............................................................................................... 58 Emergency? What Emergency? An Open Letter to Canadians ............................................................... 58 Canada.’s Flawed Carbon Tax System ..................................................................................................... 58 Environmentalism as Totalitarianism ..................................................................................................... 59 How to Create a Country with no Heart?- Stack and Pack the Coast ..................................................... 59 VRT AND CLIMATIC PROPAGANDA – Belgian insights on media lock-out of dissenting views on climate ................................................................................................................................................................ 59 A conversation with John Christy, for Association des climato-réalistes ............................................... 60 A Target Made to Be Missed ................................................................................................................... 60 Shocking Reality: Electrification and Decarbonization – Net Zero = Pathway to Economic and Energy Catastrophe............................................................................................................................................. 60 Impacts of Greening Existing Infrastructure ........................................................................................... 60 The Stakes Are Too High To Be Tricked By The Numbers ....................................................................... 61 Exposing the Fatal Flaws of Bill C-69: Tar Sands Campaign Strikes Again .............................................. 61 CO2 Fertilization and Warming Benefits Us All ....................................................................................... 61

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters................................................................................................ 61 Alberta.’s Climate Plan: A Burden with No Benefit................................................................................. 61 Renewable. Energy Jobs – For Other Countries...................................................................................... 62 Climate Models Are Running too Hot! .................................................................................................... 62 The Path to Armageddon ........................................................................................................................ 62 Balanced Media Coverage on Carbon Tax? Carbon Price – Unfair, Ineffective and Based on a Faulty Premise ................................................................................................................................................... 62 Hydro-Quebec – Power Plant of the Quebec Climate Complex ............................................................. 63 ‘Analyzing’ The Future – The Tug of War Between Politics and Economics ........................................... 63 “Green” Energy Views: Contentions Vs. Data ......................................................................................... 63 Chatelaine Dupes Millions of Women on Climate and Energy Policies .................................................. 63 Robert Lyman. – Background and Experience ........................................................................................ 64 Electric Vehicles and Global Oil Demand – Mid-2019 Update................................................................ 64 Down the Rabbit Hole with Andrew Nikiforuk ....................................................................................... 64 Tertiary hyperthermal events: precursors of the current situation? New Paper on SSRN Earth Sciences ................................................................................................................................................................ 64 Justifying Foreign Funding of Canadian Environmental Politics: A Response ........................................ 65 Climate Hysteria – The Elusive Search for A Simple Response ............................................................... 65 Debunking Markham Hislop on Tar Sands Campaign ............................................................................. 65 NEW REPORT ON CANADA’S GHG EMISSIONS – The Numbers tell the Story ........................................ 65 Last Minute Interference by Al Gore and the ABC into the Australian Election ..................................... 66 Trans Mountain Pipeline Aboriginal Consultations: How Much Is Enough? .......................................... 66 Look Before You Leap Into “Climate Emergency” Mode ........................................................................ 66 Look Before You Leap – Housing Retrofits.............................................................................................. 66 Electric Vehicle Considerations for Canada. ........................................................................................... 67 Europe Electroglides have Passed Climate Alarmism’s Point of No Return ........................................... 67 Friends of Science Society’s Annual General Meeting, May 6, 2019 ...................................................... 67 News from Australia’s Saltbush Club – Compendium ............................................................................ 68 Letter to the Editor, Sunday Times, Rebuttal to Bob Ward .................................................................... 68 Environmental Charities – A Compilation of Reports on their Finances, Power and Implications for Canada. ................................................................................................................................................... 68 Futile Folly: Canada.’s Climate Policy Goals in the Global Context......................................................... 68 Green Titanic – Some Followup Notes About The Numbers .................................................................. 68 Climate Change. Your Mind: Rebutting the Canadian Government’s Climate Report ........................... 69

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Green Titanic: How Big Green Money’s Political Power was Unleashed................................................ 69 Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change. (IPCC) next report (AR6, due 2022) − Again No Geologists! .............................................................................................................................................. 69 Greta., Inc................................................................................................................................................ 69 Facts on Tankers Show No Need for Ban. Because it’s 2019. ................................................................. 70 Page | 8 How Much Is Enough? The Tax Attack on Canadian Drivers .................................................................. 70 Just the Facts on Carbon Tax .................................................................................................................. 70 Debunking Ecofiscal’s “Carbon Pricing Myths” ....................................................................................... 70 News from National Coalition of Chiefs – Working to Defeat On-Reserve Poverty ............................... 71 A Father’s Email to His Younger Family Members!................................................................................. 71 An Open Letter to NASA Re: Alleged Consensus on Climate Change ..................................................... 71 Climate Science and Economics .............................................................................................................. 72 The Use and Abuse of GHG Reduction Targets....................................................................................... 72 New Research on TSI and Solar-Lunar Effects on Climate Change ......................................................... 72 Rebutting Yahoo Finance: Canadian Oil Sands Stocks Alive and Well – Despite Exxon’s (NYSE:XOM) as yet Projected Production Cost Targets ................................................................................................... 72 Climate Change goes Regime Change – Keeping Venezuela’s Oil in the Ground ................................... 73 Brazilian Scientists Demand an Evidence-based Climate Agenda for the Real Interests of Society....... 73 #Parody Canada.’s Climate Refugee Plan ............................................................................................... 73 Polar Bears and Solar. Flares – April 10, 2019 at 6pm, Calgary Red+White Club ................................... 74 The Myth That Oil Demand Is Coming to An End ................................................................................... 74 The Emissions-Per-Capita Distraction ..................................................................................................... 75 Acknowledgments from Frits Bolkestein on receipt of the report ‘Costs of the Energy Agreement’ .... 75 THE GREEN NEW DEAL – A TRILLION HERE, A TRILLION THERE… ........................................................... 75 Money Matters: The ENGO Political Advantage ..................................................................................... 75 Big Green Money vs Conventional Energy Advocates ............................................................................ 76 Carbon Pricing Consequences for Alberta. ............................................................................................. 76 Manufacturing a Climate Crisis ............................................................................................................... 76 Cher Alec Castonguay… en français ........................................................................................................ 77 Alberta. Wide Rally 2016 – Lest We Forget ............................................................................................ 77 French-English Transcript: Cooling of Climate sensitivity – Anthropogenic CO2 Global Warming Challenged by 60-Year Cycle by Emeritus Prof. François Gervais ........................................................... 77 China’s Climate U-Turn ........................................................................................................................... 78 Canadians – Did they ask you? The U.N. Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 ................................ 78

BLAME CANADA!..................................................................................................................................... 78 Ten Reasons for Australia to Exit Paris Now .......................................................................................... 78 CO2 and Global Warming and Climate Change ...................................................................................... 79 Hyperbole over Sanity? Let’s Talk Climate Crisis .................................................................................... 79 Climate Hysteria Invades Maryland ........................................................................................................ 79 Peter Gill. Resigns from Energy Institute ................................................................................................ 79 Pro-Industry Chiefs Meet with Senators to Oppose Bills C48 and C69 .................................................. 80 Cher Alec Castonguay…........................................................................................................................... 80 Carbon Tax Information for Canadians ................................................................................................... 80 Geothermal Heat – Effects on Oceans and Arctic Sea Ice Variability ..................................................... 80 Priorities for the Bush.-Not Climate Jamborees or Carbon Farming ...................................................... 81 The Humanicidal Temptation of Environmentalism ............................................................................... 81 Priorities for the Bush ............................................................................................................................. 81 Globe and Mail – Editorial or Climate Activism? .................................................................................... 81 Saltbush Solar. Activity Watch Established ............................................................................................. 82 The Inner Sanctums of Climate Change Propaganda.............................................................................. 82 Goodbye ‘Anthropogenic Global Warming.’? IPCC Fatal Error? ............................................................. 82 $500M Climate Carnival Concludes ........................................................................................................ 83 Flying – To Stop Climate Change. A Memo on Travel Plans ................................................................... 83 COP24: Process Over Policy .................................................................................................................... 83 Year End Donation Appeal – Please Support Friends of Science Society ............................................... 84 “We’re Smarter than This”: Michelle Stirling’s Rebuttal to Tzeporah Berman..’s Speech to the Alberta. Teachers’ Association.............................................................................................................................. 84 INDEX ....................................................................................................................................... 85

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In Memory Friends of Science Society’s co-founder, Albert Jacobs, passed away. April 10, 1926 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands February 12, 2020 – Calgary, Alberta On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, Albert Frederik Jacobs passed away after a brief illness. Albert was born April 10, 1926, in Amsterdam, the only child of Emanuel and Judith (née Kan) Jacobs. At great personal risk, several Dutch citizens helped conceal Albert from the Holocaust that took his relatives. Their generosity also enabled him to study at the University of Amsterdam, completing doctoral research in Geology (ABD, 1954).

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Climate of Oppression Friends of Science Blog Posts: December 18, 2018 to November 30, 2020 Over the past 18 months, the influence of climate activists on global politics has become more and more Page | 11 oppressive. As you read through this compilation of posts which are in chronological order from present to past (except for the ‘pinned’ first post of our President’s fundraising appeal of last spring), you will see that what was once discussed as a possible climate or energy policy, has become or is becoming a reality through creeping legislation and activism. The compilation is meant to offer members a sense of what our volunteers and content providers have contributed to the public conversation. If you missed any of these posts, you could simply open the file on your computer with internet access, and by clicking on the title, you should be able to link directly to the article or report. Otherwise, you can also do an internet search by the title, adding ‘friends of science blog’. We apologize for formatting inconsistencies in this compilation. The excerpts were cut and pasted from our blog and due to the volume of content, it would be very time consuming to try and make all formatting match, especially when this is meant as more of a reference document. The blog is not our only compendium of information, of course. Directors Ken Gregory and Ian Cameron have faithfully issued “Cli-Sci” and “Extracts” on a bimonthly basis for our members. Our quarterly newsletters are put together by the board of directors and the communications team. All of these are archived on our website under “News and Events” “Newsletters”. And of course, our YouTube channel has a diverse collection of everything from free documentary films, a Video-On-Demand sponsored content film, science presentations and interviews, and commentaries on climate and energy policies. We hope you find this to be a useful and interesting compilation of information. We would like to say a special thank you to the very prolific Robert Lyman for his many excellent reports and articles. May 2021 bring us peace, joy, and the collapse of climate oppression.

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Money For Nothing – EV Buses OCTOBER 28, 2020 / F OSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

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The Hydrogen Illusion -New Book by Samuel Furfari OCTOBER 28, 2020 / F OSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

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SLATE – Climate Crusade Against the Public Good OCTOBER 23, 2020 / F OSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

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Unmapped Territory: The Strategic Assessment of Climate Change OCTOBER 16, 2020 / F OSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

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Penury or Prosperity – A Critical Review of “Bridge to the Future” OCTOBER 11, 2020 / F OSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

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A Canadian Review of The U.S. Democratic Party 2020 Platform OCTOBER 10, 2020 / F OSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

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Unwanted Truths on Climate – Unerwünschte Wahrheiten OCTOBER 10, 2020 / F OSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

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In Defence Of Affordable Housing OCTOBER 10, 2020 / F OSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

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The Economics of Wind Power in Future – Blindness and Insight SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

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Fact Checking the Climate Clock SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

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National Coalition of Chiefs -You can Help Us Defeat On-Reserve Poverty!! SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

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Do the Hustle! Climate Monarchy Want Carbon Serfdom for You SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

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Stranded Assets are a Myth, Mark Carney SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 5 COMMENTS

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Call to Retract University of Alberta Report on Renewables SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 4 COMMENTS

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A Model for A “Sensible” Climate Policy for Canada SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

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Retrospective- The Kyoto Protocol: An Assault On Economic Growth, Environment, Public Safety, Science, And Human Civilization Itself SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

by A. Illarionov Adviser to the President of Russia National Press Club, Washington, DC, October 1, 2004 © Institute of Economic Analysis www.iea.ru Posted with the kind permission of A. … Continue reading

Do Charities in Canada Need More Public Funding? AUGUST 26, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

About the author: Robert Lyman is an economist with 35 years’ experience as an analyst, policy advisor and manager in the Canadian federal government, primarily in the areas of … Continue reading

PROTEST VS GREEN TRADE WAR Rebutting Environmental Defence AUGUST 17, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

In July 2020, Environmental Defence issued a paper entitled “Not Just a Canadian Phenomenon: Citizen opposition to oil and gas production around the world.” The objective of their … Continue reading

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Dark Clouds of Conflict of Interest: Rejecting the Call for Climate Accountability Law AUGUST 11, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by Friends of Science © 2020, referencing several reports by Robert Lyman. Lyman’s bio can be read here. Recently, five Canadian Environmental Non-governmental Organizations (ENGOs), most of which are … Continue reading

Futile Folly: Canada’s Climate Policy Goals in the Global Context – Updated AUGUS T 11, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman © 2020. Lyman’s bio can be read here. This report has been reissued to update the emissions data on page 12. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY “…extraordinarily expensive and … Continue reading

Countering Andrew Leach on “The fiasco that is Alberta’s energy ‘war room'” AUGUST 4, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

Marijn Poels “Return To Eden” to Showcase Sept. 17th, 2020 JULY 31, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Final piece “Return To Eden” by Marijn Poels being released on September 17th It’s all about coming home Watch the trailer youtu.be/7DEVk2W2URg Independent and multiple award-winning documentary maker Marijn Poels … Continue reading

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The Last Time I Saw Paris JULY 28, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

On July 18, 2020, Michelle Stirling, Communications Manager for Friends of Science Society, gave a presentation entitled “The Last Time I Saw Paris” at the FreedomTalk Conference in Calgary, Alberta. … Continue reading

You Won’t Die from Climate Change. Here’s Why JULY 23, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 4 COMMENTS

Do you believe in the existence of the night? JULY 23, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

Contributed by Philip Mulholland and Stephen P.R. Wilde Do you believe in the existence of the night? Is it likely that a mathematical process that relies on the suspension of … Continue reading

The Clean Fuel Standard – The Latest in Climate Pancaking JULY 20, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman © 2020. Lyman’s bio can be read here. Executive Summary Companies that have been adversely affected by multiple climate policy measures sometimes refer to the process … Continue reading

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Facebook: Act Thoughtfully to Maintain Freedom of Speech and the Integrity of Scientific Inquiry JULY 10, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

July 10, 2020 To: Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Facebook Oversight Board Cc: Mark Zuckerberg, Afia Asantewaa Asare-Kyei, Evelyn Aswad, Endy Bayuni, Catalina BoteroMarino, Katherine Chen, Nighat Dad, Jamal Greene, Pamela Karlan, Tawakkol … Continue reading

A Rebuttal of “The Short List” by Michael Barnard JULY 6, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Litigating Climate Change in Canada – Evidence over Ideology JULY 6, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 11 COMMENTS

Open Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau Exposing the Flaws and Lack of Due Diligence in “Springing Canada Forward – Climate-Literate Stimulus” by 50 Sustainability Scholars JULY 6, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

July 06, 2020 Open Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau Exposing the Flaws and Lack of Due Diligence in “Springing Canada Forward – Climate-Literate Stimulus” by 50 Sustainability Scholars Open-Letter-to-Prime-Minister-Trudeau-Exposing-the-Flaws-and-Lack-of-Due-Diligence-FINAL Continue reading

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Climate of Fear – Conversations that Matter with Stuart McNish. JUNE 19, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Veteran journalist Stuart McNish interviews Michelle Stirling, Communications Manager for Friends of Science Society. Stuart McNish. – Bio For more than 25 years Stu has been involved in video journalism … Continue reading

A Short History of Greenhouse Emission Reduction Targets JUNE 19, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman © 2020. Lyman’s bio can be read here. Background The Trudeau government has announced that it is committed to attaining a “net zero” greenhouse emissions (GHG) … Continue reading

No, Elizabeth May – Canada. Cannot Go 100% Renewable by 2030. Here’s why. JUNE 18, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Elizabeth May. sent out an email to her supporters and Green Party members on June, 17, 2020, claiming that “Canada. can have 100% of our electricity from renewable sources by … Continue reading

Climate Sensitivity by Energy Balance with Urban and Natural Warming JUNE 17, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Contributed By Ken Gregory, P.Eng. 2020-06-14 The sensitivity of the Earth’s climate to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) is the most important parameter in climate science. Climatologists Nicholas Lewis … Continue reading

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Le Québec “Vert et Propre” n’atteindra pas ses Cibles Climatiques JUNE 17, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Les Contradictions de la Politique Climatique du Québec English: friendsofscience.org/assets/documents/News/Friends%20of%20Sci ence%20Press%20Release%20June%2017,%202020.pdf 17 juin 2020 (Calgary, Alberta.) En dépit de vastes réserves d’énergie hydraulique et d’un très bon système de Métro, la … Continue reading

Greta Thunberg kräver att lyssna på vetenskapen. Det är en bra idé om vi verkligen gör det utan förutfattade meningar. JUNE 15, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Evert Andersson © 2020 English: blog.friendsofscience.org/2020/06/15/greta-listen-to-the-science-withoutpreconceptions/ Vi lider båda av Greta. Thunberg-effekten. Hon besökte Kanada och gjorde sitt bästa för att påverka valet på ett olagligt sätt. Hennes … Continue reading

Greta. Listen to the science – without preconceptions. JUNE 15, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by Evert Andersson © 2020 Swedish: blog.friendsofscience.org/2020/06/15/greta-thunberg-kraver-att-lyssna-pavetenskapen-det-ar-en-bra-ide-om-vi-verkligen-gor-det-utan-forutfattade-meningar/ Only one nation has made the Paris agreement into law – Sweden. There is a wide spread demand from the alarmists to … Continue reading

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Greta. Thunberg: Wrong on Canada. JUNE 12, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 8 COMMENTS

Response-to-Greta...-Thunberg-on-Canada.-Commentary-to-UN-Small-Islands-AmbassadorsFINAL For the attention of Ambassadors & Permanent Representatives of Small Island Developing States to the United Nations, New York and Sr. Antonio Guterres June 12, 2020 Your Excellency,… Continue reading

The “Net Zero” Emissions Myth JUNE 9, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Contributed by Robert Lyman © 2020. Lyman’s bio can be read here. The Trudeau government has made the financing facility providing loans to large employers affected by Covid-19 conditional on … Continue reading

EMPTY POCKETS: WHY RENEWABLES OFFER NO RESILIENT RECOVERY JUNE 1, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

GRID-SCALE BATTERY STORAGE – AN ANECDOTAL REVIEW MAY 30, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

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Open Letter to Mayor Nenshi. and City of Calgary. Council MAY 29, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Open-Letter-to-Mayor-Nenshi-and-City-of-Calgary-Council-May-29-2020-Final May 29, 2020 Open Letter to Mayor Nenshi and City of Calgary Council cc: Honourable Kaycee Madu and Auditor General W. Doug Wylie Your Worship and Council, RE: … Continue reading

Letter to a Friend of Science MAY 28, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Philip Mulholland © 2020 I believe that Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) due to the radiative greenhouse gas/CO2 forcing theory is a hoax, but where should I start my … Continue reading

An Open Letter to Premier Jason Kenney and Minister Nixon – Call to reject “Alberta.’s Climate Future” report (Hayhoe & Stoner 2019) as a Failed Analysis MAY 26, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

lt-Premier-Kenney-reject-Albertas-Climate-Future-report-Final-May26-2020 May 26, 2020 Honorable Premier and Minister Nixon., RE: An Open Letter – Call to reject “Alberta.’s Climate Future” report (Hayhoe & Stoner 2019) as a Failed Analysis… Continue reading

EMPTY WALLETS: Why Renewables Offer No Resilient Recovery – Part 2 MAY 24, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman © 2020. Lyman’s bio can be read here. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In a previous report and post entitled, “Broken Promises: Why Renewables Offer No Resilient Recovery: … Continue reading

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Global Climate Experiment Associated with COVID-19 Pandemic MAY 22, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENT S

Contributed by Pavel Kalenda, CoalExp, Pražmo, Czech Republic © 2020 Globální-klimatický-experiment_7_ang-2 Abstract The coronavirus pandemic allowed a global climate experiment by shutting down the global economy and hence … Continue reading

A PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE OPEN LETTER TO PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU BY 265 CANADIAN ACADEMICS MAY 22, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

Contributed by Allan MacRae © 2020 Some 265 academics, overwhelmingly NOT from the technically-competent fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine recently wrote a foolish letter to Canada.’s Prime Minister, … Continue reading

The Montreal Nursing Homes Massacre MAY 22, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

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CLINTEL – Letter to António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations MAY 22, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 4 COMMENTS

Submitted by CLINTEL. ClintelBriefGutteres-1 Amsterdam, May 10, 2020 Professor Guus Berkhout office@clintel.org Sr. António Guterres, Secretary-General United Nations, United Nations Headquarters New York, NY 10017, United States of America… Continue reading

Please Help Prevent FoSS From Becoming The Next COVID Casualty MAY 20, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 4 COMMENTS

PRESIDENT’S FUNDRAISING APPEAL to our loyal 50,000+ visitors We are truly living through an unprecedented, interesting time period. Never in the history of mankind have so many nations purposely been … Continue reading

Climate Crazed Journos Fall for Tar Sands Campaign Goals MAY 19, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

US Climate Scientist James Hansen Pushes for Canadian Carbon Tax Serfdom MAY 18, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 8 COMMENTS

You can donate or become a member of Friends of Science Society here. (Calgary, Alberta.) The Canadian Federation of Taxpayers (CTF) has issued a new report on global carbon … Continue reading

Facts Don’t Matter to Green New Deal Advocates MAY 18, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

This rebuttal was submitted to the Edmonton Journal on May 1, 2020. Since it was not accepted for publication by this time, we are posting it here. By Michelle Stirling … Continue reading

Comparative Planetology: Establishing the Role of Meteorology in the Science of Climate MAY 18, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Phillip Mulholland and Stephen Wilde have developed an iterative mathematical climate model of the atmosphere of Titan. “Titan., the giant moon of the planet Saturn, is recognized to have meteorological … Continue reading

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Endorsing Academic Freedom – in Premier Jason Kenney’s Alberta., and Around the World MAY 15, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 6 COMMENTS

If you appreciate the fact that Friends of Science Society is speaking out on these matters, please become a member or donate to help us continue our work. friendsofscience.org/index.php?id=160 (turn … Continue reading

Zero carbon policy: fooling 97% of the people? MAY 14, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Contributed by Emiel Van Broekhoven, D. Phil.(Econ) Oxford, emeritus Universiteit Antwerpen © 2020 These are the opinions of the author. Emiel Van Broekhoven., D. Phil. (Econ) Oxford, emeritus Universiteit Antwerpen … Continue reading

BROKEN PROMISES: WHY RENEWABLES OFFER NO RESILIENT RECOVERY – PART 1 MAY 5, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 4 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman © 2020. Lyman’s bio can be read here. Those who believe that human greenhouse gas emissions are causing catastrophic global warming see the eventual recovery from … Continue reading

Global Warming Reduces Energy Consumption, Contrary to the FUND Model MAY 2, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

A new paper ‘Economic Impact of Energy Consumption Change Caused by Global Warming.’ [1] by Peter Lang and Ken Gregory, published in the peer-reviewed journal Energies, tests the validity of … Continue reading

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Some People Say there is no “Tar Sands Campaign’ APRIL 25, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

andrew_frank_sworn_affidavit-1-1 andrew-frank-forest-ethics-tar-sands Here is a sworn affidavit about it. … Continue reading

THE OUTSTANDING CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE (5) APRIL 22, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

THE OUTSTANDING CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE. (5) belgotopia climate , media 04/20/2020 6 Minutes belgotopia 36 – a Goggle translated version of the French original, with permission of the author: … Continue reading

Inconvenient Facts APRIL 22, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 6 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman © 2020. Lyman’s bio can be read here. Every two years, Natural Resources Canada. publishes the Energy Fact Book, a compilation of statistics about Canadian energy … Continue reading

But what an oil shock ?! APRIL 22, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

April 22, 2020 By Samuele Furfari. Yes, the oil market starts to work, and too bad if traders lose money! A Google translate from the French original, with permission of … Continue reading

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COVID19 and Mother Nature APRIL 22, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

A Google translate version of the French original, with permission of the author. belgotopia.com/2020/04/01/covid19-et-maman-nature/ Since the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic with which we are confronted, certain voices of … Continue reading

Mayday – The Aviation Industry’s Climate Policy Ordeal APRIL 14, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Les Contradictions de la Politique Climatique du Québec APRIL 8, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Résumé Les provinces canadiennes ont toutes adopté jusqu’à maintenant à peu près les mêmes approches dans leur politique climatique, mais aucune n’est aussi sévère que le Québec. Cette dernière présente … Continue reading

Biting the Hand that Feeds You APRIL 4, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

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The Contradictions in Quebec Climate Policy APRIL 3, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Version française Contributed by Robert Lyman © 2020. Lyman’s bio can be read here. Canada.’s provinces have taken broadly similar approaches to climate policy so far, but none so stringent … Continue reading

Clintel.org – Checking the Facts and Ethics of the International Fact-Checking Network of Poynter Institute APRIL 2, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Open Letter to Mr. Neil Brown, President of the Poynter Institute info (at) poynter.org RE: CLINTEL and Climate Feedback Dear Mr. Brown, I understand that the United States prides itself … Continue reading

La Fed et les deux tuyaux de la monnaie APRIL 1, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Henri Lepage © Mar. 2020 Henri Lepage Ci-dessous quelques commentaires personnels en forme de mise au point pour redresser, d’une part, l’idée que la crise monétaire et financière, … Continue reading English version: “Enter the Coronavirus”

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Open Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – RE: Letter from 265 Academics – COVID19 Recovery – Fight Virus Not Carbon MARCH 30, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 9 COMMENTS

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Papineau, Quebec Prime Minister of Canada. Langevin Block Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 Prime Minister, RE: Letter from 265 Academics – COVID19 Recovery – … Continue reading

Oil price war: revenge of technology over OPEC MARCH 30, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Samuele Furfari © Mar. 2020 Originally published as “Guerre du prix du pétrole : revanche de la technologie sur l’OPEP” Republished with permission of the author. I admit … Continue reading

States at Bay MARCH 30, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Drieu Godefridi © Mar 2020 In Europe, the partial collapse of economic activity – of which the financial crisis is only a consequence, in a reverse sequence but … Continue reading

Shocking School Bus Costs MARCH 30, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 7 COMMENTS

Contributed by Michelle Stirling, Communications Manager, Friends of Science Society © Mar 2020 In the March 19, 2020 CBC “What on Earth” newsletter [scroll down], it was breathlessly reported that: … Continue reading

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Prosperity Foregone – What Are the Benefits? MARCH 25, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman 2020. Lyman’s bio can be read here. In my recent commentary and PowerPoint presentation on the economic and financial costs that climate policy has imposed on … Continue reading

Open Letter from CLINTEL to World Leaders: “Fight virus not carbon” MARCH 25, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Open Letter. from CLINTEL. to World Leaders: “Fight virus not carbon” The Hague, March 23, 2020 Professor Guus Berkhout President of CLINTEL. guus.berkhout@clintelgroup.org Your Excellencies, LESSON IN HUMILITY – UNPREDICTABLE … Continue reading

Avi Lewis – In the Dark on Renewables MARCH 22, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by Michelle Stirling © March 2020 Michelle Stirling. is the Communications Manager for Friends of Science Society. An op-ed in the Globe and Mail written by Avi Lewis., … Continue reading

Prosperity Foregone – A Summary MARCH 20, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman 2020. Lyman’s bio can be read here. In this PowerPoint presentation, I have tried to answer a question about climate policy that is too rarely asked in … Continue reading

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Turning Your Lifestyle Upside Down – Watch Out Before You Get “WAMED” MARCH 8, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman 2020. Lyman’s bio can be read here. Page | 38 Canada.’s Energy and Emissions Outlook to 2030 About one month ago, to very little media notice, the Canadian government … Continue reading

Climatic impacts of the SW Indian Ocean Blob FEBRUARY 23, 2020 / FOSA DMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Prof. Wyss Yim. Patches of abnormally hot seawater beneath the ocean surface, referred to as Blobs, are naturally generated by submarine volcanic eruptions. A recent example is the … Continue reading

When Climate Prophecy Fails: The Coming Confrontation with Reality FEBRUARY 23, 2020 / FOSA DMIN / 7 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman 2020. Lyman’s bio can be read here. There are four ways in which actual global trends are diverging more and more from the predictions upon which … Continue reading

The Teck Oil Sands Mine – Will the Public Interest Be Betrayed? FEBRUARY 7, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman 2020. Lyman’s bio can be read here. The federal government is considering the report of a joint Canada.-Alberta. environmental review panel that assessed the proposed Teck … Continue reading

Squandered Money : Funding Mass Transit to Reduce Emissions FEBRUARY 3, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman 2019. Lyman’s bio can be read here. Federal, provincial and municipal governments in Canada. are spending several billion dollars a year to expand public transit, increasingly focused … Continue reading

U.S. Government continues to dump funds into an electrical sinkhole FEBRUARY 3, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

By Ronald Stein Founder and Ambassador for Energy & Infrastructure of PTS Advance, headquartered in Irvine, California When I read the WSJ article “The Best-Laid Energy Plans” about the Government … Continue reading

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CLINTEL to WEF – No Climate Emergency – Good News for Greta.! JANUARY 25, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

Reposted from the CLINTEL. website. French version To: Borge Brende President World Economic Forum Professor Guus Berkhout President of CLINTEL. guus.berkhout@clintelgroup.org January 20, 2020 Your Excellency, Despite global warming, the … Continue reading

The Canadian Climate Policy Numbers Game JANUARY 25, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Nuclear energy, solution for the energy transition JANUARY 25, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 4 COMMENTS

Originally published on Doorbraak.be “Kernenergie, oplossing voor de energietransitie – Open brief aan de informateurs” doorbraak.be/kernenergie-oplossing-voor-de-energietransitie/ JANUARY 23, 2020 André Berger & Samuel Furfari Dear gentlemen informers, The past year … Continue reading

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Domestic Livestock and Climate JANUARY 17, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

New report contributed by Robert Lyman © 2020. Lyman’s bio can be read here. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Reports from international organizations have focused media attention on the role potentially played by … Continue reading

SOLAR AND WIND POWER COST ABOUT 9 TIMES THAT OF ELECTRICITY FROM OTHER SOURCES JANUARY 17, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Contributed by Ken Gregory © 2019 Europe provides an example of what happens to electricity prices with increasing levels of wind and solar installed capacity per person. The plot below … Continue reading

Climate Policy – The Denial of Who and What We Are JANUARY 14, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

An Open Letter to Poynter Institute and Facebook – Fuel and Poor Forest Management is the Main Factor in Australian Wildfires, Not Human-caused Climate Change JANUARY 13, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 5 COMMENTS

ATTN: Neil Brown, President, Poynter Institute ATTN: Julia Bain, Integrity Partnerships Lead, Facebook Dear Mr. Brown and Ms. Bain, RE: Fact Check Challenge – An Open Letter Your International Fact … Continue reading

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Turkey and Libya: a war for Mediterranean gas? JANUARY 11, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Exporting Our Emissions – A Conference Board Report JANUARY 11, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

CBC Radio-Canada. responds to our Complaint of their Coverage of #NoClimateEmergency Declaration JANUARY 11, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 5 COMMENTS

Compiled and contributed by Michelle Stirling, Communications Manager for Friends of Science Society. © 2020 On Nov. 26, 2019, Friends of Science Society issued a press release about our complaint … Continue reading

If Greta. Had Her Way – Part 2 JANUARY 5, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 5 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman 2019. Lyman’s bio can be read here. In October, 2019, I posted an article on the Friends of Science blog discussing the consequences if, by an … Continue reading

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13 Charts that suggest humans are not causing serious climate change JANUARY 5, 2020 / FOSADMIN / 4 COMMENTS

The discourse over anthropogenic global warming (AGW or how human fossil fuel CO2 emissions warm the planet) has now become so politicized and polarized, it’s difficult to even imagine an … Continue reading

Happy New Year! Happy New Tax! DECEMBER 31, 2019 / FOSA DMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman 2019. Lyman’s bio can be read here. As Canadians celebrate the beginning of 2020, their happiness at starting a new year will be dulled somewhat by … Continue reading

Schools Betray Parents’ Trust with Greta.-Inspired Climate Scare – Duped by Green Billionaires DECEMBER 21, 2019 / FOSA DMIN / 6 COMMENTS

Contributed by Michelle Stirling, Communications Manager for Friends of Science Society © 2019 We’ve received a number of emails and calls from parents across Canada., angry and disturbed that schools … Continue reading

The Global Assault on Aviation Emissions DECEMBER 21, 2019 / FOSA DMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman 2019. Lyman’s bio can be read here. There is no part of the Canadian and global economies that has escaped the attention of those who believe … Continue reading

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FEAR AND LOATHING: HISTORY, CONTEXT AND OBSERVATIONS DECEMBER 20, 2019 / FOSA DMIN / 1 COMMENT

The Alberta. Oil Sands – From National Pride to International Pariah In the neighbourhood of McMurray there are several tar-wells, so called, and there, if a hole is scraped in … Continue reading

Climate Policy and Rural Canada. – A Tale Of Three Cities DECEMBER 15, 2019 / FOSA DMIN / 6 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman 2019. Lyman’s bio can be read here. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The government of Canada.’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions includes efforts to reduce emissions from … Continue reading

A conversation with Susan J. Crockford.—for Association des climato-réalistes DECEMBER 15, 2019 / FOSA DMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by Grégoire Canlorbe @2019 Dr. Crockford.’s blog: polarbearscience.com/about-2/ Susan Janet Crockford.. is a Canadian zoologist, author, and blogger specializing in Holocene mammals. From 2004 to 2019 she was an … Continue reading

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The Fight for Climate Realism Opens a New Front in Central Canada. DECEMBER 5, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Climate Realism Canada. is preparing for launch. It has the objective of getting our politicians to implement energy and environment policies based on a sound assessment of their costs and … Continue reading

The Next Waves DECEMBER 5, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Gravity, Creator of Climates DECEMBER 5, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

Climate: Are there any grownups in the UN? DECEMBER 5, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

www.valeursactuelles.com/politique/catastrophisme-climatique-y-t-il-un-adulte-lonu-113269 by Benoit Rittaud © 2019– translated from the French original We know the climate circus season is coming when terrifying reports about the future of the planet spring … Continue reading

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Foreign Fingers in the Pie NOVEMBER 23, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

FreedomTalk 2019 Conference in Red Deer, Alberta., addressed the issue of “Meeting the Unity Challenge – An Agenda for Canada.” The conference was very well attended with over 320 registrants. … Continue reading

THE TRAGIC DELUSION OF “DOING OUR SHARE” NOVEMBER 23, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 4 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman @2019 Robert Lyman. is an Ottawa energy policy consultant, former public servant, and diplomat. His full bio is here. A common Canadian response when asked … Continue reading

Bushfire Sense NOVEMBER 23, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Viv Forbes @ 2019 Australia is a land of deserts, droughts, floods, bushfires, flammable forests and fire-prone grasslands – these conditions have developed since the start of the … Continue reading

Climate Policy’s Next Industrial Targets NOVEMBER 18, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Robert Lyman is an Ottawa energy policy consultant, former public servant, and diplomat. His full bio is here. Introduction The purpose of this article is to explore the possible … Continue reading

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Analysis of Climate Feedback Response to 500 Scientists’ Declaration to UN “There is No Climate Emergency” NOVEMBER 12, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 7 COMMENTS

The overall scientific credibility of the Climate Feedback critique is extremely low. The CLINTEL European Climate Declaration – “There is No Climate Emergency.” is a plain language statement of views … Continue reading

COP 25 IN MADRID, THE NEXT STEP FOR CLIMATE TOURISM NOVEMBER 12, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Google translate version of same in French from Belgotopia Climate tourism – fly more. Buy offsets! COP 25. A MADRID, PROCHAINE ETAPE DU TOURISME CLIMATIQUE After its cancellation in Chile following … Continue reading

Just One Small Issue in The U.S. Election Campaign NOVEMBER 12, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Robert Lyman is an Ottawa energy policy consultant, former public servant, and diplomat. His full bio is here. A number of the candidates to lead the Democratic Party in … Continue reading

If Greta. Had Her Way OCTOBER 30, 2019 / F OSADMIN / 8 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman © 2019. Robert Lyman is an Ottawa energy policy consultant, former public servant, and diplomat. His full bio is here. Swedish climate activist Greta. Thunberg … Continue reading

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What is Climate Policy Costing Canadians? An Introductory Overview OCTOBER 20, 2019 / F OSADMIN / 4 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman © 2019. Robert Lyman. is an Ottawa energy policy consultant, former public servant, and diplomat. His full bio is here. After recently giving presentations … Continue reading

Actuaries are Offside with Climate Change Statement OCTOBER 7, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

New Rebuttal Report – Misguided Math: Misinterpreted Science

(Calgary) “Misguided Math: Misinterpreted Science” is a new report by Friends of Science Society rebutting the Sept. 24, 2019, public … Continue reading

Stand.Earth’s Misguided Report on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman©2019 Robert Lyman. is an Ottawa energy policy consultant, former public servant and diplomat. His full bio is here. Stand.earth recently published a report that allegedly … Continue reading

Statistical Tidbit – Give Up Your Car. Who’s First? SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 4 COMMENTS

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Canadians Bamboozled by ‘Meaningless’ Climate Models SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Sept. 19, 2019 Canadians Bamboozled by ‘Meaningless’ Climate Models. (CALGARY) Blacklock’s Reporter tweeted a report on Sept. 16, 2019 that Environment Canada ‘omits 100 years of records and uses simulated, … Continue reading

“PAY UP”, Say China and India SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Contributed by Robert Lyman © 2019 Robert Lyman is an Ottawa energy policy consultant, former public servant and diplomat. His full bio is here. In preparation for yet another United … Continue reading

The Impossible Logic Chain. Some things won’t die… SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

What’s Holding Back the Oilsands? A Response to Andrew Leach SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

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Does the world suffer from an intellectual meltdown? SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Translation of contribution by Evert Andersson©2019 Why did we stop questioning? Climate Friday. Choirs sing for the climate. Global climate strike for the future. Teachers’ magazine with a debate article, … Continue reading

No Right to Know SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

One of the … Continue reading

Forget the Dream House – How Net Zero Building Codes May Place House Ownership Beyond Reach SEPTEMBER 8, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 4 COMMENTS

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Bullying Institutional Investors – Does It Work? SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Financial markets … Continue reading

What everybody needs to know about the Amazon Rainforest SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

1) The Amazon Rainforest. biome has an extension of almost 7 million square kilometers shared between Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, … Continue reading

Satirical Briefing for Prime Minister Elizabeth May AUGUST 29, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 7 COMMENTS

In a recent apocalyptic tweet, Elizabeth May., leader of the Green Party, warned Canadians that we would face “unsafe levels” of heat and “climate catastrophe” … Continue reading

Elections Canada. and Climate – An Open Letter Rebuttal to 352 Scientists and Evidence for Democracy AUGUST 27, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Stéphane Perrault Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Re: ENGO charity spending during the election … Continue reading

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Greenland Climate Catastrophe Melt Debunked AUGUST 25, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

Friends of Science Society has received a number of inquiries about a recent terrifying article in the Washington Post. To help calm people down, we are publishing a … Continue reading

Global Warming: Fact or Fiction? Featuring Physicists Willie Soon and Elliott Bloom AUGUST 25, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Reposted from the Independent Institute: Is global warming real? Have any such predictions been established scientifically? Would massive “carbon” taxes and other controls put America and the world—especially … Continue reading

Case Dismissed – An Open Letter to Law Professors Pushing for Climate Accountability Legislation in Canada. AUGUST 18, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

#FactsMatter – Ask Elizabeth May these Questions AUGUST 18, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 5 COMMENTS

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Holtzbrinck & Bertelsmann: Agents of German Climate Imperialism AUGUST 18, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Op-ed contributed by William Walter Kay BA LL B ©2019 Climate Change dates to a 1970s Franco-German petroleum rationing initiative aimed at righting trade balances. In the 1980s it morphed … Continue reading

Energy Illiteracy v Climate Law – A Response To “An Open Letter on Climate Accountability Litigation in Canada.” AUGUST 17, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Balloons in the Air: Understanding weather and climate AUGUST 17, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

At this summer’s 37th Annual Meeting of Doctors for Disaster Preparedness in Tucson, Arizona at the Doubletree Reid Park Hotel, July 19-21, 2019, special guest speakers included Ronan Conolly, … Continue reading

Geothermal for Canada. – Questions and Challenges AUGUST 13, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 4 COMMENTS

Contributed by Michelle Stirling © 2019 Friends of Science Society has re-issued our 2016 report: “Geothermal. for Alberta.? A Case for Caution” to help inform the debate on the potential … Continue reading

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PROMISES VS. PERFORMANCE – The World’s Largest Emitters Since AUGUST 12, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman ©2019 Read his bio here. Page | 54 New report – download here: PROMISES VS PERFORMANCE Final Executive Summary At the COP21 Conference in December 2015, most member … Continue reading

Filmmaker Marijn Poels calls on journalists to shift to the centre AUGUST 12, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

IT IS TOO LATE TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE AUGUST 12, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

The Social Cost of Carbon – Pick A Number, Any Number AUGUST 6, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

The CO2 Coalition is a non-profit conservative think tank based … Continue reading

IF YOU ARE HERE – PLEASE DONATE. Fund the Voice of Reason on Climate and Energy Policies. AUGUST 6, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Urgent Funding Request to fight the battle. Climate activists control the media and mislead the public about key climate issues. Help us fight back! The Emergency: We must raise… Continue reading

Tzeporah. – Her Freedom of Speech Prevails, Despite Her Lack of Facts AUGUST 6, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

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Alligators in Alaska AUGUST 6, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by William Walter Kay BA LL B ©2019 60-to-50 million years ago (60-50 Ma) Earth’s surface temperatures averaged 10-to-15 degrees Celsius higher than present. Reduced temperature disparities between equatorial … Continue reading

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The 85 Million Tonne Obsession JULY 27, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

Alvarez’s Asteroid: Did a Climate Catastrophe claim the Dinosaurs? JULY 27, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by William Walter Kay BA LL B ©2019 100 million years ago (100 Ma) Earth’s surface temperature, already hotter than now, resumed an intermittent warming march. Humidity kept apace. … Continue reading

Markham Hislop Plays Softball with Tides Canada. JULY 24, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Op-ed contributed by Michelle Stirling © July 2019 On June 23, 2019, Markham Hislop did another deep dive interview on the Tar Sands Campaign, trying to demonstrate it is all … Continue reading

Refuting Claims That Canadian Oil Sands Crude Are Being Fairly Treated JULY 23, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

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Tar Sands Campaign – Dec. 9, 2010 – Ezra Levant JULY 13, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Republished with permission of FCPP Original © Dec. 9, 2010 LINK to original FCPP post: fcpp.org/2010/12/09/ezra-levant-lawyer-journalist-andpolitical-activist/ As the Tar Sands. Campaign has become newsworthy, a number of media commentators (… Continue reading

Italian Scientists Reject Anthropogenic Global Warming JULY 3, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 23 COMMENTS

LISTEN TO THE SCIENTISTS: 90 ITALIAN CLIMATE SCIENTISTS SIGN NEW PETITION We must ‘’listen to the scientists’’ the climate alarmists preach. Well in Italy, over 90 Scientists have recently signed … Continue reading

The Climate Change Policy Debate: Which way is the world heading? JULY 1, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

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Volcano and ENSO Punctuation Of North American Temperature: Regression Toward The Mean JULY 1, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by FRANCIS TUCKER MANNS, PH.D., P.GEO (ONTARIO) ©2019 ARTESIAN GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH Contrary to popular media and urban mythology the global warming we have experienced since the Little Ice … Continue reading

The Ontario Government Climate Legacy JUNE 28, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Emergency? What Emergency? An Open Letter to Canadians JUNE 28, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 9 COMMENTS

Contributed by Donald Lee © 2019 In this op-ed submission, a citizen expresses their outrage over the declaration of a “Climate Emergency” in Canada.. by Donald Lee Recent political news … Continue reading

Canada.’s Flawed Carbon Tax System JUNE 28, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

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Environmentalism as Totalitarianism JUNE 28, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by Drieu Godefridi © 2019 I see three motives that make it necessary to classify environmentalism among totalitarian ideologies in the strict sense. The first is that environmentalism does … Continue reading

How to Create a Country with no Heart?- Stack and Pack the Coast JUNE 28, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Letter to the Editor/Opinion Piece Friends of Science 19 June 2019 To download this article with all images click: saltbushclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/stack-pack.pdf For a pdf of the cartoon alone: saltbushclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/no-heart.pdf Or a … Continue reading

VRT AND CLIMATIC PROPAGANDA – Belgian insights on media lock-out of dissenting views on climate JUNE 28, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

The following is a Google translated version of this original post in French – published with permission of the author: LA VRT ET LA PROPAGANDE CLIMATIQUE Recently I relayed on … Continue reading

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A conversation with John Christy, for Association des climato-réalistes JUNE 28, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

John Raymond Christy is a climate scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) whose chief interests are satellite remote sensing of global climate and global climate change. In … Continue reading

A Target Made to Be Missed JUNE 21, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman. © 2019 Robert Lyman is an Ottawa energy policy consultant, former public servant and diplomat. His full biography is here. This commentary responds to the … Continue reading

Shocking Reality: Electrification and Decarbonization – Net Zero = Pathway to Economic and Energy Catastrophe JUNE 19, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Copyright © 2019 The David Suzuki Foundation’s report “Zeroing in on Emissions: Canada.’s clean power pathways – A Review” presents a review of a set of theoretical possibilities for reducing … Continue reading

Impacts of Greening Existing Infrastructure JUNE 19, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Kent Zehr, P. Eng. © 2019 Various proponents are touting the perception that the greening of society, by which they mean replacing all processes producing carbon dioxide, with … Continue reading

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The Stakes Are Too High To Be Tricked By The Numbers JUNE 19, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman © 2019 Robert Lyman. is an Ottawa energy policy consultant and former public servant and diplomat. His biography is here. Last week, the Parliamentary Budget Office … Continue reading

Exposing the Fatal Flaws of Bill C-69: Tar Sands Campaign Strikes Again JUNE 14, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Op-ed Contributed by Michelle Stirling © 2019 The National Energy Board has been assessing critical infrastructure projects for the past 60 years. But ever since Canada. signed on to the … Continue reading

CO2 Fertilization and Warming Benefits Us All JUNE 14, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Kenneth B. Gregory, P. Eng. © 2019 Human-caused climate change is a major issue of our time. Unfortunately, governments and most news media rely on a political organization … Continue reading

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters JUNE 14, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Alberta.’s Climate Plan: A Burden with No Benefit JUNE 10, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Note: This article was written prior to the April 16, 2019 election. We republish now post-election it as some people are not aware of the ‘cost of carbon’ or implications … Continue reading

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Renewable. Energy Jobs – For Other Countries JUNE 10, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

“For the … Continue reading

Climate Models Are Running too Hot! JUNE 4, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

The Path to Armageddon JUNE 3, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman © 2019 Robert Lyman. is an Ottawa energy policy consultant and former public servant and diplomat. Read his full biography here. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … Continue reading

Balanced Media Coverage on Carbon Tax? Carbon Price – Unfair, Ineffective and Based on a Faulty Premise JUNE 3, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Op-ed contributed by Michelle Stirling © 2019 The Edmonton Journal published an editorial on May 24, 2019, entitled “Keep Alberta.’s Carbon Tax...” I had submitted an argument against carbon taxes … Continue reading

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Hydro-Quebec – Power Plant of the Quebec Climate Complex JUNE 3, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Op-ed Contributed by William Walter Kay BA LL B © 2019 William Kay blogs at: ecofascism.com/ Geography is destiny. Many of Quebec’s 4,500 rivers flow through sparsely populated northern reaches … Continue reading

‘Analyzing’ The Future – The Tug of War Between Politics and Economics MAY 29, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

“Green” Energy Views: Contentions Vs. Data MAY 29, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman © 2019 We hear many claims from environmental groups and renewables advocates that pipelines and fossil fuels are part of a dying industry. They claim that … Continue reading

Chatelaine Dupes Millions of Women on Climate and Energy Policies MAY 29, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Op-ed by Michelle Stirling © 2019 Chatelaine’s Apr/May 2019 “Green” edition is filled with tips, like “How to Convert a Climate Skeptic.” That’s an article by the edition’s guest editor/curator … Continue reading

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Robert Lyman. – Background and Experience MAY 29, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 26 COMMENTS

Electric Vehicles and Global Oil Demand – Mid-2019 Update MAY 26, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

Down the Rabbit Hole with Andrew Nikiforuk MAY 26, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Op-ed contributed by Michelle Stirling © 2019 On May 21, 2019, Andrew Nikiforuk. wrote an article in The Tyee mocking Albertans and presenting his perspective on what he calls ‘false … Continue reading

Tertiary hyperthermal events: precursors of the current situation? New Paper on SSRN Earth Sciences MAY 25, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Alain Préat, Université Libre de Bruxelles (Professor Emeritus), Albert Jacobs, Independent, P.Geo Author Note In case of quotation, please mention A. Préat and A. Jacobs “Hyperthermal events of the Tertiary:… Continue reading

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Justifying Foreign Funding of Canadian Environmental Politics: A Response MAY 25, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Climate Hysteria – The Elusive Search for A Simple Response MAY 20, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Robert Lyman © 2019 Robert Lyman. is an Ottawa energy policy consultant and former public servant of 27 years, holding senior policy advisory positions on Kyoto and GHG … Continue reading

Debunking Markham Hislop on Tar Sands Campaign MAY 19, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 12 COMMENTS

NEW REPORT ON CANADA’S GHG EMISSIONS – The Numbers tell the Story MAY 19, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

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Last Minute Interference by Al Gore and the ABC into the Australian Election MAY 18, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Trans Mountain Pipeline Aboriginal Consultations: How Much Is Enough? MAY 13, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Look Before You Leap Into “Climate Emergency” Mode MAY 13, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

Look Before You Leap – Housing Retrofits MAY 13, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

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Electric Vehicle Considerations for Canada. MAY 13, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by Kent Zehr © 2019 Subsidies for buyers of electric cars should cease immediately. Increased power generation and distribution costs from electrical vehicles, under the 2040 goal, put Canada. … Continue reading

Europe Electroglides have Passed Climate Alarmism’s Point of No Return MAY 13, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by William Walter Kay BA LL B ©2019 William Kay is a frequent contributor. His books are on Amazon and he blogs at Ecofacism.com www.ecofascism.com/index.html Europe’s petroleum phase-out planners … Continue reading

Friends of Science Society’s Annual General Meeting, May 6, 2019 MAY 13, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Friends of Science Society held its Annual General Meeting. on May 6th, 2019. We thank those who attended for their lively engagement, questions, and debate. We appreciate your support and … Continue reading

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News from Australia’s Saltbush Club – Compendium MAY 13, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

©Viv Forbes 2019 Viv Forbes. is a prolific contributor from Australia.’s Saltbush Club. saltbushclub.com/ We’re behind in our posting and offer this compendium of his insights and commentaries of the … Continue reading

Letter to the Editor, Sunday Times, Rebuttal to Bob Ward MAY 9, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

(intended for this Sunday’s 12th May, not yet accepted) Dear Sir, Mr Bob Ward. (letter, 5th May, ‘A roasting for climate claims’ – see screenshot below) is unlikely to … Continue reading

Environmental Charities – A Compilation of Reports on their Finances, Power and Implications for Canada. MAY 7, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 5 COMMENTS

We have recently issued a number of related reports on the economic and policy impacts of environmental charities in Canada.. This post will compile the series in one place. MONEY … Continue reading

Futile Folly: Canada.’s Climate Policy Goals in the Global Context MAY 5, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 20 COMMENTS

Green Titanic – Some Followup Notes About The Numbers MAY 3, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

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Climate Change. Your Mind: Rebutting the Canadian Government’s Climate Report MAY 1, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 4 COMMENTS

The Canadian government’s report – “Canada.’s Changing Climate Report (CCCR2019)” – released a day after the national carbon tax was introduced, is filled with fearmongering and highly speculative projections says … Continue reading

Green Titanic: How Big Green Money’s Political Power was Unleashed APRIL 30, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change. (IPCC) next report (AR6, due 2022) − Again No Geologists! APRIL 27, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Contributed by Dr Roger Higgs, Geoclastica Ltd Technical Note 2019-10 24th March 2019 © 2019 Also on ResearchGate www.researchgate.net/publication/331974185 My Technical Note 2018-2 exposed the astonishing lack of geologists, the … Continue reading

Greta., Inc. APRIL 27, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

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Facts on Tankers Show No Need for Ban. Because it’s 2019. APRIL 23, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

How Much Is Enough? The Tax Attack on Canadian Drivers APRIL 22, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Just the Facts on Carbon Tax APRIL 1, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

Just the Facts on Carbon Tax.: Twelve Facts to Rebut Ecofiscal Canada..’s Ten Myths LINK TO OUR REPORT: Just the Facts FINAL Summary Ecofiscal Canada. has just issued a report … Continue reading

Debunking Ecofiscal’s “Carbon Pricing Myths” APRIL 1, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

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News from National Coalition of Chiefs – Working to Defeat On-Reserve Poverty APRIL 1, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Republished with permission. Courtesy of and © Dale Swampy 2019. Chiefs, Metis Leaders and Associates, We are grateful to the Aboriginal Equity Partners and the Indian Resource Council and their … Continue reading

A Father’s Email to His Younger Family Members! MARCH 28, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Action Alberta. had an interesting post the other day. With permission we repost a slightly edited version. You can sign up for their commentaries at: https://actionalberta.ca Here is a thought-provoking, … Continue reading

An Open Letter to NASA Re: Alleged Consensus on Climate Change MARCH 27, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

March 27, 2019 ATTN: Jim Bridenstine Administrator NASA. c/o Public Communications and Inquiries Management Office NASA. Headquarters Suite 5K39 Washington, DC 20546-0001 (202) 358-0001 (Office) (202) 358-3469 (Fax) public-inquiries@hq.nasa.gov Dear … Continue reading

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Climate Science and Economics MARCH 27, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Kenneth B. Gregory, P. Eng. © March 24, 2019 Anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change is a major issue of our time. There has been a great Page | 72 deal of research … Continue reading

The Use and Abuse of GHG Reduction Targets MARCH 24, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

New Research on TSI and Solar-Lunar Effects on Climate Change MARCH 19, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Nicola Scafetta and Richard C. Willson, “Comparison of Decadal Trends among Total Solar. Irradiance Composites of Satellite Observations,” Advances in Astronomy, vol. 2019, Article ID 1214896, 14 pages, 2019. (open … Continue reading

Rebutting Yahoo Finance: Canadian Oil Sands Stocks Alive and Well – Despite Exxon’s (NYSE:XOM) as yet Projected Production Cost Targets MARCH 19, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

by Robert Lyman and Michelle Stirling ©2019 On March 18, 2019, in Yahoo Finance., Ryan Vanzo filed a report claiming Exxon.’s production target costs meant Canadian oil sands stock were … Continue reading

Climate Change goes Regime Change – Keeping Venezuela’s Oil in the Ground MARCH 17, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

William Walter Kay BA LL B © 2019 Painting a word-portrait of the Venezuelan War lobby elicits empathy with Heracles. This war party Page | 73 resembles the three-hound of Hades, Cerberus, the capture … Continue reading

Brazilian Scientists Demand an Evidence-based Climate Agenda for the Real Interests of Society MARCH 16, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

For an evidence-based climate agenda and the real interests of society (translation of original, from the signatories) Open letter to the Minister of the Environment, Ricardo de Aquino Salles Cc:… Continue reading

#Parody Canada.’s Climate Refugee Plan MARCH 16, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Gavin Schmidt tweeted that he liked a #ClimateStrike poster that read “Soon even moving to Canada. isn’t going to solve our problems.” That reminded us that we had a parody … Continue reading

Polar Bears and Solar. Flares – April 10, 2019 at 6pm, Calgary Red+White Club MARCH 15, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Polar bears are the poster child of climate change.. But are they really on the brink of extinction? What happens if there is less sea ice – do they all … Continue reading

The Myth That Oil Demand Is Coming to An End MARCH 15, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

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The Emissions-Per-Capita Distraction MARCH 4, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Acknowledgments from Frits Bolkestein on receipt of the report ‘Costs of the Energy Agreement’ MARCH 4, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

On 13 February 2019 the first copy of the Report ‘The costs of the Energy Agreement’ was presented to Frits Bolkestein during a meeting at the Royal Institute of Engineers … Continue reading

THE GREEN NEW DEAL – A TRILLION HERE, A TRILLION THERE… FEBRUARY 21, 2019 / FOSA DMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Money Matters: The ENGO Political Advantage FEBRUARY 16, 2019 / FOSA DMIN / 5 COMMENTS

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Big Green Money vs Conventional Energy Advocates FEBRUARY 12, 2019 / FOSA DMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Foreign-funding for “No” vs “Pro” Conventional Energy in Canada. LINK to Report: blog.friendsofscience.org/wpcontent/uploads/2019/02/Big-Green-Money-NO-vs-PRO-FINALRevB-FEB-12-2019-1.pdf Executive Summary In their campaigns to address alleged human influences on global warming, many environmental non-governmental organizations … Continue reading

Carbon Pricing Consequences for Alberta. FEBRUARY 5, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

RESPONDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE – ALBERTA’S CARBON TAX RED INK + SORROW Environmental Defence issued a report at the end of December 2018 entitled “Carbon Pricing in Alberta. – … Continue reading

Manufacturing a Climate Crisis FEBRUARY 4, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

How Tax-subsidized, Foreign-funded ENGOs Impact the Canadian Economy “Big Oil’s problem isn’t international philanthropy – it’s a changing market in the face of climate change.” Jessica Clogg, WCEL “We celebrated … Continue reading

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Cher Alec Castonguay… en français JANUARY 31, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS Cher Alec, Page | 77 Très aimable de nous avoir écrit. Plusieurs de mes meilleurs amis en Alberta. sont franco-canadiens. Moi aussi j’ai des amis au Québec, et j’y ai même travaillé … Continue reading

Alberta. Wide Rally 2016 – Lest We Forget JANUARY 31, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT On November 5, 2016, some 9,000 Albertans gathered in 13 communities to peacefully protest the carbon tax and Alberta. Climate Plan. Lest we forget. This was a truly grassroots event. … Continue reading

French-English Transcript: Cooling of Climate sensitivity – Anthropogenic CO2 Global Warming Challenged by 60-Year Cycle by Emeritus Prof. François Gervais JANUARY 26, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Cooling of Climate Sensitivity – Anthropogenic CO2 Global Warming. Challenged by 60-Year Cycle Refroidissement de la sensibilité climatique – Réchauffement dû au CO2 anthropique en compétition avec un … Continue reading

China’s Climate U-Turn JANUARY 23, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Canadians – Did they ask you? The U.N. Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 JANUARY 20, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 2 COMMENTS

BLAME CANADA! JANUARY 20, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Ten Reasons for Australia to Exit Paris Now JANUARY 20, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

by Viv Forbes 18 January 2019 To View in your Browser Click: saltbushclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ten-reasons.pdf It is urgent that all Australian politicians understand the dangers in the Paris. Climate Agreement. Here are … Continue reading

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CO2 and Global Warming and Climate Change JANUARY 20, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Howard Dewhirst, FGS © 2019 Howard Dewhirst is part of a group of Fellows of the Geological Society of London who have challenged the society’s position on human-causation … Continue reading

Hyperbole over Sanity? Let’s Talk Climate Crisis JANUARY 20, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 3 COMMENTS

Climate Hysteria Invades Maryland JANUARY 5, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Peter Gill. Resigns from Energy Institute JANUARY 5, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 4 COMMENTS

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Pro-Industry Chiefs Meet with Senators to Oppose Bills C48 and C69 JANUARY 5, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 1 COMMENT

Contributed by Dale Swampy © 2018, posted Jan 05, 2019 National Coalition of Chiefs “Working to defeat on-reserve poverty” Chiefs, Metis Leaders and Associates, Congrats to Chief Roy Fox on … Continue reading

Cher Alec Castonguay… JANUARY 1, 2019 / FOSADMIN / 0 COMMENTS

A personal op-ed by Michelle Stirling © Jan. 1, 2019, Communications Manager for Friends of Science Society. Responding to Alec Castonguay’s Dec. 20, 2018 “A letter from Quebec…” published in … Continue reading

Carbon Tax Information for Canadians DECEMBER 31, 2018 / FOSA DMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Canadians will have many challenges in the coming year – one of them is the argument for or against carbon taxes. Be informed. Here’s a collection of some of our … Continue reading

Geothermal Heat – Effects on Oceans and Arctic Sea Ice Variability DECEMBER 31, 2018 / FOSA DMIN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by Professor Wyss Yim DSc PhD DIC FGS Geothermal. heat: an episodic heat source in oceans Plate climatology (www.plateclimatology.com) is a theory introduced in 2014 by James Kamis. Unlike … Continue reading

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Priorities for the Bush.-Not Climate Jamborees or Carbon Farming DECEMBER 31, 2018 / FOSA DMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Viv Forbes © 31st December 2018 Priorities for the Bush. by Viv Forbes. The Saltbush Club today called on the Federal government to slash spending on the … Continue reading

The Humanicidal Temptation of Environmentalism DECEMBER 31, 2018 / FOSA DMIN / 0 COMMENTS

Priorities for the Bush DECEMBER 31, 2018 / FOS ADM IN / 0 COMMENTS

News from our friends “Down Under” 31 December 2018 Priorities for the Bush.. The enemies of the bush (resident in green-and-pleasant Brisbane) want to close the Queensland pastoral colleges in … Continue reading

Globe and Mail – Editorial or Climate Activism? DECEMBER 29, 2018 / FOS ADM IN / 2 COMMENTS

Op-ed contributed by Michelle Stirling © 2018. Michelle Stirling. is Communications Manager for Friends of Science Society. Like many things in the world of climate change, conflicts of interest appear … Continue reading

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Saltbush Solar. Activity Watch Established DECEMBER 29, 2018 / FOS ADM IN / 0 COMMENTS

Saltbush. Solar Activity Watch Established. by Viv Forbes ©27 December 2018 To view this whole article in your browser click: saltbushclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/solar-watch.pdf The Saltbush Club today announced the formation of the … Continue reading

The Inner Sanctums of Climate Change Propaganda DECEMBER 25, 2018 / FOS ADM IN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by William Walter Kay BA LL B © 2018 See more of William Kay’s work at: www.ecofascism.com/index.html The Inner Sanctums of Climate Change. Propaganda William Walter Kay. BA LL … Continue reading

Goodbye ‘Anthropogenic Global Warming.’? IPCC Fatal Error? DECEMBER 25, 2018 / FOS ADM IN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by consulting geologist Dr Roger Higgs, Geoclastica Ltd Technical Note 2018-6 (one slide only), updated © 25th December 2018 PDF of slide also posted here: www.researchgate.net/publication/329880738 IPCC’s 2013 report … Continue reading

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$500M Climate Carnival Concludes DECEMBER 25, 2018 / FOS ADM IN / 0 COMMENTS

Contributed by Viv Forbes©2018 of The Saltbush Club 23 December 2018 COP 24 just concluded in Poland. Nearly 23,000 climate saviours attended this 24th annual climate carnival. Every year, … Continue reading

Flying – To Stop Climate Change. A Memo on Travel Plans DECEMBER 21, 2018 / FOS ADM IN / 3 COMMENTS

Date: December 20, 2018 From: John Greenwold, Director, Climate Change. Policy Division To: Administrative Services Division, Environment and Climate Change. Canada. Subject: Travel Requirements for the Coming … Continue reading

COP24: Process Over Policy DECEMBER 21, 2018 / FOS ADM IN / 0 COMMENTS

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Year End Donation Appeal – Please Support Friends of Science Society DECEMBER 19, 2018 / FOS ADM IN / 0 COMMENTS

Dear Friends of Science Members and Supporters; We have reached the end of 2018 with severe challenges to our economic well-being in Alberta. and Page | 84 Canada.. The World Conferences on Climate … Continue reading

“We’re Smarter than This”: Michelle Stirling’s Rebuttal to Tzeporah Berman..’s Speech to the Alberta. Teachers’ Association. DECEMBER 18, 2018 / FOS ADM IN / 2 COMMENTS

Contributed by Michelle Stirling. © 2018 Friends of Science Society’s Communications Manager delivers some real talk in the heart of Canada.’s oil country. These are her opinions based on available evidence.… Continue reading

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A Academic Freedom .......................................... 32 Action Alberta .................................................. 71 Actuaries .......................................................... 48 Agenda 2030 .................................................... 78 AGW ........................................................... 28, 43 Al Gore ............................................................. 66 Alberta Oil Sands .............................................. 44 Alberta War Room ........................................... 15 Alberta Wide Rally 2016 .................................. 77 Alberta’s Climate Plan ...................................... 61 Alligators in Alaska ........................................... 55 Alvarez’s Asteroid ............................................ 56 Amazon Rainforest ........................................... 51 Andersson Evert ....................................................... 26, 50 Andrew Nikiforuk ............................................. 64 Annual General Meeting .................................. 67 anthropogenic global warming ........................ 43 Anthropogenic Global Warming .......... 28, 57, 82 António Guterres ............................................. 30 Arabs ................................................................ 14 Armageddon .................................................... 62 Association des climato-réalistes ............... 44, 60 Australia ......................................... 46, 66, 68, 78 Australian Election Interference ...................... 66 Avi Lewis........................................................... 37 Aviation Industry .............................................. 34

B Balloons in the Air ............................................ 53 Barnard Michael......................................................... 24 BATTERY STORAGE ........................................... 27 Berger André............................................................ 40 Berkhout Guus ................................................. 30, 37, 40

Berman Tzeporah ...................................................... 55 Big Green Money ....................................... 69, 76 Page | 85 Bill C-69 ............................................................ 61 Biting the Hand that Feeds You ....................... 34 BLAME CANADA! ............................................. 78 Bob Ward ......................................................... 68 Braid Don .............................................................. 15 Brazilian Scientists ........................................... 73 Bridge to the Future ........................................ 17 BROKEN PROMISES .......................................... 32 Bullying Institutional Investors ........................ 51 Bushfire ............................................................ 46

C C48 ................................................................... 80 C69 ................................................................... 80 Calgary Herald............................................ 17, 79 Canada’s Changing Climate Report (CCCR2019) ..................................................................... 69 Canada’s Climate Refugee Plan ....................... 73 Canada’s Energy and Emissions Outlook to 2030 ..................................................................... 38 CANADIAN ACADEMICS ................................... 29 Canadian Climate Policy .................................. 40 Canadian Energy Centre ............................ 13, 15 Canadian Federation of Taxpayers (CTF) ......... 31 Canadian Infrastructure Bank’s (CIB)............... 16 Canadian Taxpayer Federation ........................ 70 Canlorbe Grégoire ....................................................... 44 Carbon Pricing............................................ 70, 76 Carbon Tax ............................... 31, 58, 62, 70, 80 CBC Radio-Canada ........................................... 42 CCCR2019......................................................... 69 Charities ..................................................... 21, 68 Chatelaine ........................................................ 63 Cher Alec Castonguay ................................ 77, 80 China .......................................................... 49, 78 City of Calgary .................................................. 28 Clean Fuel Standard ......................................... 23

Climate Activism ........................................ 12, 81 Climate Alarmism ............................................. 67 climate change 14, 16, 23, 24, 33, 41, 43, 48, 53, 54, 57, 60, 61, 71, 72, 73, 76, 79, 81, 82, 83 Climate Change Your Mind .............................. 69 Climate Crusade ............................................... 16 Climate Emergency .............................. 47, 58, 66 Climate Hysteria ......................................... 65, 79 Climate Imperialism ......................................... 53 Climate Models .......................................... 49, 62 Climate Policy ............... 22, 34, 41, 44, 46, 48, 68 Climate Prophecy ............................................. 39 Climate Realism................................................ 45 Climate Science and Economics ....................... 72 Climate Sensitivity ...................................... 25, 77 ClimateStrike .................................................... 73 CLINTEL .................................... 30, 35, 37, 40, 47 CO2 Fertilization ............................................... 61 Conference Board of Canada ........................... 42 Constable John .............................................................. 18 Contradictions de la Politique Climatique du Québec ................................................... 26, 34 Contradictions in Quebec Climate Policy ......... 35 COP21............................................................... 54 COP24............................................................... 83 COP25............................................................... 47 Costs of the Energy Agreement ....................... 75 COVID ................................................... 29, 30, 34 Crockford - Dr. Susan ...................................................... 44, 74

D Dark Clouds of Conflict of Interest ................... 22 David Suzuki Foundation.................................. 60 Democratic Party ....................................... 17, 47 Donation Appeal .............................................. 84

E Ecofacism.com ........................................... 29, 67 Ecofiscal Canada............................................... 70 Edmonton Journal ................................ 15, 31, 62 Elections Canada .............................................. 51 Electric Vehicles and Global Oil Demand ......... 64

Electrification ................................................... 60 Cost of .......................................................... 12 Elizabeth May ...................................... 25, 51, 52 Elliott Bloom .................................................... 52 Embry Mathew........................................................ 14 Page | 86 Emissions-Per-Capita Distraction..................... 75 EMPTY POCKETS .............................................. 27 EMPTY WALLETS .............................................. 28 Energy Illiteracy ............................................... 53 Energy Institute ............................................... 79 Environmental Charities .................................. 68 Environmental Defence ............................. 21, 76 environmentalism ............................................ 59 European Parliament ....................................... 13 European Scientist ........................................... 13 EV - Electric Vehicles .................................. 16, 67 Exporting Our Emissions .................................. 42 Exxon................................................................ 72 Ezra Levant....................................................... 57

F Facebook.................................................... 24, 41 Fact Checking the Climate Clock ...................... 18 Facts Don’t Matter........................................... 31 FEAR AND LOATHING....................................... 44 Flanagan Bill ................................................................ 20 Flying ................................................................ 83 Forbes Viv ............................ 46, 66, 68, 78, 81, 82, 83 Foreign Fingers in the Pie ................................ 46 Foreign Funding of Canadian Environmental Politics.......................................................... 65 Free science ..................................................... 15 Freedom of Speech .................................... 24, 55 FreedomTalk 2019 ........................................... 46 Frits Bolkestein ................................................ 75 FUND ................................................................ 32 Furfari Samuele ................... 13, 15, 16, 33, 36, 40, 42 Futile Folly........................................................ 22

G Geothermal ................................................ 53, 80 Gervais François ........................................................ 77 GHG greenhouse emissions ..... 12, 25, 44, 65, 72 Gill Peter ............................................................. 79 Global Warming ........... 28, 32, 52, 57, 77, 78, 79 Global Warning ................................................ 14 Globe and Mail ..................................... 37, 70, 81 Godefridi Drieu................................................. 36, 59, 81 Gravity, Creator of Climates............................. 45 Green Energy ................................................... 63 Green New Deal ................................... 31, 66, 75 Green Titanic .............................................. 68, 69 GREEN TRADE WAR.......................................... 21 Greenland ........................................................ 52 Greenwold John .............................................................. 83 Gregory Ken ................................. 25, 32, 41, 61, 62, 72 Greta Thunberg ............ 26, 27, 40, 42, 43, 47, 69

H Hayhoe & Stoner 2019 ..................................... 28 Higgs - Dr. Roger ...................................................... 69, 82 How to Create a Country with no Heart? ........ 59 Hughes Gordon ......................................................... 18 Humanicidal Temptation of Environmentalism ..................................................................... 81 Hydrogen.................................................... 15, 16 Hydro-Quebec .................................................. 63

I Impossible Logic Chain ..................................... 49 In the Dark on Renewables .............................. 37 Inconvenient Facts ........................................... 33 India ................................................................. 49 intellectual meltdown ...................................... 50 IPCC ............................................................ 69, 82

Israelis .............................................................. 14 Italian Scientists ............................................... 57

J Jacobs Albert ............................................... 10, 45, 64 Page | 87 James Hansen .................................................. 31 John Christy ..................................................... 60 Just the Facts on Carbon Tax ........................... 70

K Kalenda Pavel ............................................................ 29 Kay William Walter .. 29, 53, 55, 56, 63, 67, 69, 73, 82 Kyoto Protocol ................................................. 21

L Laframboise Donna .......................................................... 12 Lang Peter ............................................................ 32 Le Québec - Vert et Propre .............................. 26 Leach Andrew .................................................. 22, 49 Leap.org ........................................................... 66 Lee Donald.......................................................... 58 Lepage Henri ............................................................ 35 Let’s Talk Climate Crisis ................................... 79 Libya ................................................................. 42 Lino Geraldo Luís ................................................. 51 Livestock .......................................................... 41 Look Before You Leap ...................................... 66 Lunar ................................................................ 72 Lüning Sebastian...................................................... 17 Lyman Robert ....12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51,

53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 72, 74, 75, 78, 79, 83

M MacRae Allan ............................................................. 29 MANNS FRANCIS TUCKER .......................................... 58 Manufacturing a Climate Crisis ........................ 76 Mark Carney ..................................................... 19 Markham Hislop ......................................... 56, 65 Mass Transit ..................................................... 39 Mayor Nenshi ................................................... 28 McNish Stuart............................................................ 25 Minister Nixon.................................................. 28 Money For Nothing .......................................... 16 Money Matters ................................................ 75 Morano Marc ............................................................. 19 Mulholland Philip ...................................................... 23, 28 Myth That Oil Demand Is Coming to An End ... 74

N NASA ................................................................ 71 National Coalition of Chiefs ................. 18, 71, 80 Neil Brown.................................................. 35, 41 net zero ...................................................... 12, 25 Net Zero ............................................... 27, 50, 60 Next Waves ...................................................... 45 No Climate Emergency............................... 40, 47 No Right to Know ............................................. 50 Nuclear energy ................................................. 40

O Oil price war ..................................................... 36 Oil Sands............................................... 39, 56, 72 oil shock ........................................................... 33 Oilsands ............................................................ 49 online event ..................................................... 12 Ontario Government Climate Legacy............... 58 Open Letter 20, 24, 28, 35, 36, 37, 41, 51, 52, 53, 58, 71

P Paris ......................................... 13, 17, 23, 26, 78 Penury .............................................................. 17 Phillip Mulholland ............................................ 31 Planetology ...................................................... 31 Page | 88 Poels Marijn .............................................. 20, 22, 54 Polar bears ....................................................... 74 Polar Bears and Solar Flares ............................ 74 Poynter Institute ........................................ 35, 41 Préat Alain ............................................................. 64 Premier Jason Kenney ............................... 28, 32 PRESIDENT’S FUNDRAISING APPEAL ......... 30, 55 Priorities for the Bush ...................................... 81 PROMISES VS. PERFORMANCE ........................ 54 Prosperity......................................................... 17 Prosperity Foregone ........................................ 37

R Renewable ....................................................... 25 Renewable Energy Jobs ................................... 62 Renewable Energy Outlook to 2025 ................ 12 Reserve Poverty ......................................... 18, 71 Return to Eden ........................................... 20, 22 Rittaud Benoit........................................................... 45

S Saltbush ................................... 66, 68, 81, 82, 83 Scafetta Nicola ........................................................... 72 School Bus Costs .............................................. 36 Sensible Climate Policy .................................... 20 Short List - The ................................................. 24 SLATE ............................................................... 16 Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters ............... 61 Social Cost of Carbon ....................................... 55 Solar ........................................................... 72, 82 SOLAR AND WIND POWER COST ..................... 41 Soon - Dr. Willie ...................................................... 52, 74

Stakes Are Too High To Be Tricked By The Numbers....................................................... 61 Stand.Earth ...................................................... 48 Stein Ronald .......................................................... 39 Stephen Wilde.................................................. 31 Stirling Michelle. 14, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25, 31, 36, 37, 42, 43, 52, 53, 56, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 70, 72, 79, 80, 81, 84 Sunday Times ................................................... 68 SW Indian Ocean Blob...................................... 38 Swampy Dale .................................................. 18, 71, 80

T Tankers ............................................................. 70 Tar Sands ...................... 15, 31, 33, 56, 57, 61, 65 Target Made to Be Missed ............................... 60 Tax ........................................................ 43, 70, 76 Teck Oil Sands Mine ......................................... 39 Tertiary hyperthermal events .......................... 64 Tides Canada .................................................... 56 Titan ................................................................. 31 Totalitarianism ................................................. 59 Trans Mountain.......................................... 48, 66 Trudeau Justin .............................. 12, 16, 24, 25, 27, 36 TSI Total Solar. Irradiance ................................ 72 Turkey .............................................................. 42

U U.N. Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 .. 78 UN ........................................................ 27, 45, 47 University of Alberta ........................................ 20 Unwanted Truths on Climate ........................... 17

V Vahrenholt Fritz .............................................................. 17 Van Broekhoven Emiel ............................................................ 32 Page | 89 Venezuela .................................................. 51, 73 Volcano and ENSO Punctuation Of North American Temperature ............................... 58 VRT AND CLIMATIC PROPAGANDA .................. 59

W Wand Kate .............................................................. 13 War Room .................................................. 15, 22 Washington Post.............................................. 52 Wilde Stephen P.R.................................................. 23 Willson Richard C. ..................................................... 72 Witch................................................................ 15 Wojick David ............................................................ 15

Y Yahoo Finance.................................................. 72 Yim Wyss....................................................... 38, 80

Z Zehr Kent.................................................. 24, 60, 67 Kent A. ......................................................... 17 zero carbon ...................................................... 32

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