Franke James on Global Warming in Canada
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 02. 2.07
Toronto artist/ ad exec Franke James asked Freakonomics author Steven Levitt about Global warming and he responded "why worry about it? Global warming is going to be good for Canada. Look how much more of the country will be populated if it's warmer!" She is dumfounded, and after a trip north to ski country for New Years she put together a collection of photographs and drawings with handwritten notes that tell the story of the shock of New Years without snow. Called A Green Winter: Will Global Warming Be Good For Canada? It has been very popular and is even going into a new university textbook. "It's different. It's powerful. It's contemporary," said Kim Blank, a professor of English literature and cultural studies at the University of Victoria to the Star. It is effective, an emotional reaction to the physical problem of a changing country. Read it at ::Franke James
Ouch, that's really too bad if Steven Levitt really believes that. For someone who analyzes numbers so much, you'd think he'd know why global warming probably wouldn't be good for Canada. Hello melting permafrost?
im sure all will be great until the killer bees move in and the tree eating beatles have destroyed all the forests.
Too bad this particular debutante didn't book her ski vacation in Whistler. They're having their best season on record.
"For someone who analyzes numbers so much, you'd think he'd know why global warming probably wouldn't be good for Canada. Hello melting permafrost?"
Yes, that would be horrific. Without it's beloved permafrost, all of Canada would become an uninhabitable nightmare. I mean, think about it -- who wants to live in Italy, or Hawaii?
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editor note: The point is that the permafrost contains HUGE quantities of methane, a very potent greenhouse gas. The melting of permafrost would cause a positive feedback loop.
Franke James is to be complimented for this poignant contribution to our collective 'CO2sciousness'!