...A commenter posted this over the weekend...No one seems to be asking suitably probing questions of one political body which is deeply involved in all of this, which is the Norwegian Parliament. They are the people who decide who gets Peace prizes, and they have a distinguished history of cock-up: giving the Peace Prize to Obama, Gore and the IPCC is merely the most recent. It's possible that as the news emerges of how much money these two are making out of non-existent AGW/Climate Change the left-leaning Norwegians may feel some remorse; but the Peace Committee will never show it unless they're tried...To start with, a little searching reveals that Norway is one of the wealthiest nations in the world thanks to its oil and gas exports, and surprisingly has a booming weapons industry with record sales last year...
- The Chairman of the Nobel Committee is Thorbjørn Jagland, a former head of Norway's Labour Party. Voices have called for his resignation from the Nobel Committee after recently winning an election to be secretary general of the Council of Europe. Both leaders of Norway's opposition parties in the new parliament claimed Jagland may wind up in a "double role," face conflicts of interest and won't be able to be as neutral as he should be. A professor at the University of Oslo, Eivind Smith, (a supporter of Swiss style initative and referendum) also believes Jagland's two roles are troublesome.
- Norway nurtures its image as a "peace nation," but its weapons industry is booming. Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported Friday that weapons sales last year amounted to NOK 3.1 billion, up from NOK 646 million in 2001. News magazine Ny Tid noted that exports to the US have increased 20 times since 2001, when the war on terror began. Critics say it's a dilemma for Norway, home of the Nobel Peace Prize, to have an active weapons trade.
- Trade surplus among the largest in the world...Norway's oil and gas revenues have once again propelled it into the top ranks of countries reporting a trade surplus. Only five in the world, including China, Russia and Saudi Arabia, can report a trade surplus bigger than Norway's when measured in terms of dollars or the Norwegian krone...more here...
- And those of us with exotic epicurean tastes also know that... Norway is the founding country of modern commercial whaling. A Norwegian invented the exploding grenade harpoon and harpoon cannon. Norway has killed more whales than any other country, devastating (eating) one whale species after another.
dollar carbon trading scheme, here... and between Gore and big oil here......and bloody hell, reader PKH has directed me towards Christopher Booker's Telegraph article detailing UK taxpayer spending of hundreds of millions of pounds on a bewildering array of "climate-related" projects, often throwing a veil of mystery over how much is being paid, to whom and why. More here...
Reader, never let it be said that we, the so called denialists have big money sponsoring our grass roots campaign. The big money and the political clout and influence arraigned against us is mind boggling.
...However, now that the science behind the global warming panic is unravelling after independant probing and insider leaks, it is timely to direct attention towards the individuals and institutions (ie, the BBC, see left, HT AustralianClimateMadness) that have and will continue to benefit from the ongoing scam. The tiny country of Norway is undoubtedly a big player in both oil and gas revenue and keeping the myth of "runaway global warming" alive. As ever, all the answers will be found by following the money trail. As PajamasMedia put it...
...Since it’s clear the Internet (notably the blogosphere) exposed the dubious science of anthropogenic global warming, thankfully before we all went broke (or more broke than we already are), it’s time to turn to our next assignment – following the money.
Cui bono in this giant metastasizing scam? Yes, we already know that the IPCC’s Rajendra Pachauri may have some ill-gotten gains, not to mention a few scientists who may have flown first class to Bali and other such boondoggles, but they are indeed small potatoes. Big money was – or was intended to be – made with carbon exchanges set up in Europe and the USA. Fraud at the European exchange to the tune of one and half billion dollars is already under investigation by Scotland Yard. But that’s the tip of the proverbial iceberg. As far back as July 2009, the Science and Public Policy Institute published a broadside – Climate Money – alleging that 79 billion had already been spent on this unproven science. That’s an extraordinary sum, even if exaggerated by eighty or ninety percent. Who knows how much has been spent and who has benefited?
Well, we at Pajamas Media would like to know – and we imagine you would too. And speaking of the tip of that proverbial iceberg, this is not only about Al Gore. There are plenty of high rent dots to be connected here with much pertinent information to be revealed and names to be named. I am writing this post to solicit your help. Just as the blogosphere was so instrumental in dissecting the science, it can also help track the money. If you have knowledge or expertise in this area, please contact us at webmaster@pajamasmedia.com. We will forward this on to Charles Martin – our resident guru on all matters climatic – who will collate and report back. Thanks for your help...
