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6 stouffville suntribune saturday june 2 2007 m tstouffville 0 jtoupme twmm m suntnbune 6290 main st stouffville on l4a 1g7 wwwyorkregioncom publisher ian proudfoot editor in chief debora kelly business manager robert lazurko director interactive media technology john futhey director advertising distribution barry black director circulation systems lynnpashko york region printing general manager bob dean letters to the editor hot dog topic not an issue re baby shouldnt iiave had hotdog let ter to the editor may 24 the no 1 cause of children choking according to my first aid instructor is peanut butter not hotdogs also a 17month old child usually has a relatively large set of teeth by that age and im sure he would have worn most of the hotdog im sure if you look hard enough you might find something more significant to criticize besides a photoop such as pollu tion crime global warming etc kturk stouffville more efficient cars the answer not too many years ago and on more than one occasion the media revealed the invention of gasoline carburetors fuel injectors capable of providing mileage of up to 100 kilometres per litre today we anguish over fuel prices and accept the hopelessness of battling big oil companies and demanding our politicians protect canadians who are in the top 10 of world suppliers we are caught in the web of free trade thus denying us control over our own resources solution canadian and american car makers should get out of bed with the oil barons and produce more efficient engines hybrid motors do exist at greater cost but we need to cut the cost of fuel and pollution now herb bell whitchurchstouffville car parts makers should lower prices we have a global warming problem and a major cause of this crisis is our use of motor vehicles what i dont understand is why it costs so much to maintain your vehicle when it come to emissions for instance a valve for my 1993 pontiac bonneville costs 400 this is a serious part when it comes to emissions why does it cost so much im just trying to keep my car emissions- friendly also why do they sell products that say your car will pass if you use them why are we cheating the system vehicles cause tons of damage to the environment but everyone needs to drive and not everyone can afford a new car i think auto parts makers need to step up and lower prices on these products so peo ple can afford them shaun allan newmarket debunking climate change myths in media despite explosive media cov erage about global warm ing over the past year most people still have only a very rudi mentary knowledge of this com plex issue unfortunately this lack of knowledge has led to persistent myths which are slowing down real action that could prevent the worst damage from occurring to our economy and to our environment most of us are just too busy to get to the bottom of climate science its undeniably complicated and its more than most people want to deal with in their daily lives we all have to worry about our jobs fami lies and just getting through hectic days global warming is scary and we hope someone does something about it or tells us what to do for some however doubting the science of global warming has taken on an almost religious zeal those blessed with knowledge shake their heads sadly at people who are concerned about a warm ing planet and are trying to do something about it they pontificate about how the public has been misled by a few usually european academics who rely on faulty computer models socialist biases or both talking to these people is hard because they come armed with obscuresounding references about things such as the medieval warm period solar flares and hockey stick graphs they seem so sure of them selves that the media still routinely feature these socalled global warming skeptics in opinion arti cles tv interviews and especially on talk radio media outlets love these guys yes they are mostly men and they tend to be the same often paid experts over and over again because it stirs things up these guys specialize in arguing david suzuki and confusing people the same way tobacco industry lobbyists did and still do having people argue on talk radio is that mediums bread and butter and what better way to get people riled up than to have a self- proclaimed expert tell everyone global warming is a myth the problem is some people believe it or more often it creates just enough doubt for people includ ing politicians to ignore the issue and thats dangerous many environmental organiza tions websites correct some of the most common myths perpetuated by climate skeptics but a new resource is the best ive seen yet new scientist the worlds largest general interest science magazine has a new feature called climate change a guide for the perplexed and it debunks 26 of the most com mon myths about global warming available in the latest print edition and free online at wwwnewscien- tistcom the guide is an invaluable resource for separating fact from fiction new scientist journalist fred pearce does an impressive job of sifting through the most common misconceptions about global warming exploring everything from computer models and hockey stick graphs to ice core samples and various temperature readings he looks at what the best evi dence indicates as well as what areas need further research its a fascinating piece of work and its badly needed too many governments are still stalling on taking substantial steps to reduce the heattrapping emissions that are causing global warming as the scientific academies rep resenting 13 nations recently wrote in a joint statement on climate pro tection the problem is not yet insoluble but becomes more diffi cult with each passing day thats why its so important to debunk these myths and move on theyre slowing us down at a time when delay makes the prob lem more and more costly and more and more difficult to fix if you want to help read new scientist and arm yourself with knowledge then tell a friend or even better an elected leader and take down these myths once and for all take the suzuki challenge at wwwdavid- suzukiorg letters policy the suntribune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address the suntribuncreservcs the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space letters to the editor the suntribune box 154 stounville on l4a7z5 jmasonyrmgcom editorial editor jim mason jmasonyrmgcom interactive media marketing advertising manager dawna andrews dandmvsyrmgcom advertising retail manager stacey allen sallenyrmgcom classified manager ann campbell acampbellyrmgcom production team leader sherry day sdayyrmgcom distribution manager megan pike mpikeyrmgcom fdsaj a net j it fa ccab editorial 9056402612 fax9056408778 advertising 9056402612 classified i80o7433353 fax9056408778 distribution 9056402612 suntnbune a york region media group community newspaper the suntribune published every thursday 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