The entirely predictable New York Times has an article chiding the Canadian government for its support of oil production from the Alberta oil sands. Such production could exacerbate global warming ... horrors.
Am I the only person who thinks a bit of warming might be welcome in much of beautiful-but-chilly Canada? A few degrees warmer could make habitable large swathes of that great empty land. Opening the northwest passage to regular summertime shipping is a Canadian opportunity, not a curse.
