Another Blow to the Global Warming Folks


	Another Blow to the Global Warming Folks

blakelylaw

1-25-2009 12:20 PM

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global warming, china, hydroelectric power, clean development mechanism, kyoto protocol

blakelylaw says:

Turns out another of their knee-jerk "fixes" is actually causing more problems than it cures.

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1-25-2009 2:09 PM

tanyamm

Just another excuse to build a damn dam.

1-25-2009 6:03 PM

abailart

I think you make a good point, tanya.

1-25-2009 9:04 PM

merrie

United Nations as the One World ORDER!!!! They rule with impunity, while a few super-rich bureaucrats collect the proceeds for the working man's labor.

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