Feds clueless on global warming impacts: experts (Canada)

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http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=75f664df-f1fc-4c16-8b69-79741ef2be6e&k=0

OTTAWA — The federal government is neglecting the scientific evidence and research on the impact of global warming, a panel of senior Canadian climate experts said on Tuesday.

The scientists stressed that Canada must adjust its climate-change policies to cope with some of the inevitable damage to nature and infrastructure that will strike in the future, as noted in a major UN report on global warming that was released last week.

“It has been a largely neglected option,” said Dr. Gordon McBean, chairman of the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences. “I guess we could be optimistic and hope might be in the forthcoming package.”

Environment Minister John Baird last week questioned the need for more research and studies, arguing the first priority should be to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions which are linked to global warming. However, the scientists said more research is needed to identify the best ways to adapt to irreversible warming trends that are expected to cause rising sea levels, extreme weather, droughts and a bundle of health and infrastructure problems, costing billions of dollars in damage.

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1. I bet Harper wishes he could issue gag orders like Bush does.

Damn scientists getting in the way of perfectly good political agendas with their pesky facts!

Thanks for finding this. I live in John Baird's riding, and in the next election I will be campaigning all-out to defeat that Bushbot wannabe.