When the discussion centers around global warming I very often throw in a comment that I kind of welcome rising temperatures, a remark that until recently could be qualified as politically incorrect. My reasons for unusual environmental commentary are generally two-fold: I like to wind people up and test their reaction, but also I do believe there's some truth to it. It does not always get a great response from friends and family yet, these days remarks about the positive side effects of this phenomenon are increasingly welcomed and this blogger - who by the way produces good content, with a healthy dose of irony – jumps into the debate with his view pointing out that it is not the first time that the globe is experiencing a period of relatively high temperatures. I can’t vouch for the scientific base but it is becoming ever clearer that we are not sure what causes global warming and that indeed it may not be all that negative. On the contrary, here in Vancouver after a few years of really mild temperatures and lots of sunshine the weather is sold as an additional bonus on top of lower taxes and a highly skilled workforce: a great place to invest, work and live!

Update: Iain Murray alerts us to the fact that in New York, Al Gore picked the coldest day in years to deliver a speech on, you guessed it, global warming.