Via Instapundit, news of a lull in solar activity prompts some scientists to worry of an impending mini-ice age. But you shouldn’t worry–the sun has nothing to do with climate:
This illustrates what I suspect is one of the leading causes of skepticism about global warming: the sheer egotism of climate change alarmists. The earth’s climate has always been in a state of flux. Might man-made greenhouse gases contribute to a rise in temperature? Sure. Does man have a greater impact on the environment than the big ball of fire in the sky? Obviously not. As the story also notes, waning solar activity “may indicate the star has entered a downturn that, if history is any precedent, could trigger a planetary cold spell that could bring massive snowfall and severe weather to the Northern Hemisphere.” History is a pretty good precedent, in fact. In other global warming news, Canada’s “most well-known environmental alarmist” is calling for criminal penalties to be imposed on politicians who don’t tow the line on climate change:
That’s certainly one way to achieve consensus.
