Ambientalistas II

EcoTretas

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Ambientalistas

“For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse (…)
But a quick look at the facts shows a different picture. First, energy and other natural resources have become more abundant, not less so, since the book The limits of growth was published in 1972 by a group of scientists. Second, more food is now [...]

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A ler

Prova de fé por João Miranda.

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A agenda enigmática dos defensores dos animais

Luís Lavoura tem um bom texto sobre a agenda enigmática dos defensores dos animais aqui.

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Global Warming and the Local Weather, por Steven Horwitz

“(…) First, I’ll admit that I’m a global warming agnostic. I’m pretty convinced that the planet has become warmer in the last couple of decades (although recent controversies about measuring equipment and whether the warming is more localized keep me skeptical). I’m less convinced that the cause of the warming is human activity. I can’t [...]

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Mais irracionalismo ambiental

2080 por Paulo Moura

“O conflito do Darfur, antes de qualquer outra razão, deve-se ao aquecimento global. A subida das temperaturas fez o deserto do Sara avançar. Tribos nómadas que conseguiam alimentar o seu gado na savana foram obrigadas a migrar para sul, em busca de novas pastagens. Mas nos novos territórios o equilíbrio entre gente [...]

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Negacionistas do Aquecimento Global

Believe global warming is not occurring or has ceased:

Timothy F. Ball, former Professor of Geography, University of Winnipeg: “[The world's climate] warmed from 1680 up to 1940, but since 1940 it’s been cooling down. The evidence for warming is because of distorted records. The satellite data, for example, shows cooling.” (November 2004) “There’s been warming, [...]

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