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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: LindyBill who wrote (15689)	8/11/2007 3:41:46 PM
From: neolib	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 36921

Lomborg believes firmly in climate change--despite his critics, he's no denier So why are you quoting plugging him?

To: LindyBill who wrote (15689)	8/11/2007 10:26:24 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36921

Show me the coup; a science fiction writer reviewing an economist is a coup? If all Lonborg needs is 50 B, he should go talk to Gates and Buffet and convince them to spend it his way.

To: LindyBill who wrote (15689)	8/12/2007 1:06:49 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 36921

The planet counting coup on Lomborg's 50 Bil. But what is that to Mikey? Costs associated with some of the disasters linked to climate change this year... Unprecedented Rain In England England and Wales saw the wettest May-to-July period ever recorded in more than two centuries of weather record keeping. Intense one-day bursts in June and July caused extensive flooding, killed nine and caused an estimated $6 billion in damages. Your Photos of England’s Flood thedailygreen.com In July alone, due to natural disasters, 464,000 homes and other buildings collapsed, 3.8 million people were evacuated, 26,670 square kilometres (10,300 square miles) of crops were completely destroyed and direct economic losses amounted to 62 billion yuan ($8.2 billion), the ministry said alertnet.org Gonu 2.6-3.25 Bil, infrastructure alone, in Oman alone zawya.com ===== Swiss Re stays optimistic despite rising bills Natural disasters this summer are expected to weigh heavily on Swiss Re, costing the company about SFr1.21 billion ($1.02 billion) for the year as a whole. swissinfo.org