The Harvard Crimson published an article today by Eric W. Baum on the effects of sunspots on climate change. According to Willie Soon, a researcher affiliated with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Harvard College Observatory, solar radiation from sunspots has a major effect of earth's climate, and the recent decrease in sunspot activity is probably related to the cooler temperatures earth has experienced in recent years.
I don't claim to understand all of this, but I do know that to cripple our economic system in the name of unproven science is not a wise move. Global climate science is still in its infant stages, and for us to think that we have the ability to change the weather is more than a little arrogant. I think all of us have a responsibility to respect our environment, but I don't think we need to let our environment rule us!
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