In the 1990′s economic losses from extreme weather amounted to US$399 billion, according to the Globe and Mail. The northern nations are having their hottest summer yet, and the finger is being pointed at global warming. Not that I doubt the effect of carbon dioxide on our planet, but I found this article a little tough to stomach. The author did not link greenhouse gases to the temperature rise we’re having this summer through any kind of logical argument, but rather jumped directly to the conclusion that greenhouse emissions are the problem. It reads as an opinion piece, and not front page material.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
