Friday, January 12, 2007

This Just In: The Earth is Getting Wamer

Maybe it's the fact that winter just doesn't seem to be happening this year (what, no tobagganing??!!), or maybe its the impact of Al Gore's movie An Inconvenient Truth. Whatever the reason, it seems that even the most skeptical of the powers-that-be are finally coming to grips with the fact the global waming is really happening as it becomes an increasingly important issue in public opinion. Despite the obvious reality of global waming I've found some recent happenings pleasantly shocking and maybe even historical (if a little too late):
  • Of course, now that everyone seems to be getting on the same page, it may already be too late to change the course of global warming. But not to worry, our government is working to make sure the Canadian economy capitalizes. Talk is reviving these days about opening up an Arctic shipping route operating from Russia and China to Churchill, Manitoba on the Hudson Bay. This idea has been around for a while, as the northern route is shorter but blocked by ice through most of the year. However the Russians are now saying they have the icebreaking technology to get through, plus, as some point out, global warming will solve the ice problem soon enough anyway. Like it or not, the port of Churchill is likely to open up for international business as "The Gateway to North America" eventually, leading to a huge shift in the demographic, economic and environmental landscape of Canada. Currently, Churchill consists of 1, 100 people and at least as many polar bears.


1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Everyone loves to talk about Global Warming and how awful humans are to the earth, and trust me i am not a fanatic who thinks global warming does not have some truth, i just believe that we should call global warming what it actually is. It is a Global Climate Shift. Ever heard of an Ice Age. Well welcome to the real world where everything is in a battle of balance. The earth is getting warmer all by itself. We might not be helping but we sure are not going to stop the warming trend by buying hybrid cars and thinking twice before we turn on the gas grill.