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Concerning mankind’s contribution to climate change and in keeping with obligations toward the welfare of our citizens: What, in your view, should policymakers consider when addressing climate change?The — so-called — climate change and especially manmade climate change has become one of the most dangerous arguments aimed at distorting human efforts and public policies in the whole world. My ambition is not to bring additional arguments to the scientific climatological debate about this phenomenon. I am convinced, however, that up to now this scientific debate has not been deep and serious enough and has not provided sufficient basis for the...

WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) -- Environmentalism is a religion that is based more on political ambitions than science, the president of the Czech Republic warned Friday. Speaking at the Cato Institute, a public policy think-tank, President Vaclav Klaus said that environmentalists who clamor for policy change to combat global warming "only pretend" to be promoting environmental protection, and are actually being driven by a political agenda. "Environmentalism should belong in the social sciences," much like the idea of communism or other "-isms" such as feminism, Klaus said, adding that "environmentalism is a religion" that seeks to reorganize the world order...

LONDON, March 12, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The general appreciation for taking care of the earth's resources, of being stewards of creation is being exploited to drive a political and even mythological system of environmentalism.  The President of the Czech Republic spoke at the Cato Institute Friday calling "environmentalism" a "religion", and warning against the hysteria being generated by 'global warming' enthusiasts. "All of us are very much in favour of maximum environmental protection and protection of nature," said President Vaclav Klaus during a follow-up interview for a Cato podcast.  "But it has nothing in common with environmentalism, which is ideological...

<p>President of Czech Republic Calls Man-Made Global Warming a 'Myth' - Questions Gore's Sanity...</p> <p>I couldn't find a link to his story, but thought I'd celebrate a truth teller.</p>

Czech president Vaclav Klaus has criticized the UN panel on global warming, claiming that it was a political authority without any scientific basis. In an interview with "Hospodárské noviny", a Czech economics daily, Klaus answered a few questions: Q: IPCC has released its report and you say that the global warming is a false myth. How did you get this idea, Mr President?• A: It's not my idea. Global warming is a false myth and every serious person and scientist says so. It is not fair to refer to the U.N. panel. IPCC is not a scientific institution: it's a...

Gay groups angered by president's veto of registered partnership bill [17-02-2006] By Rob Cameron President Vaclav Klaus caused dismay in the gay community on Thursday when he vetoed a law on registered partnerships for gay couples recently approved by the Czech parliament. Mr Klaus said his long-term opposition to gay marriage remained unchanged. The bill now goes back to parliament, where MPs must vote on whether to override Mr Klaus's veto. Rob Cameron has more. Earlier this year it looked as if the Czech Republic was about to become Europe's first post-communist country to legalise gay marriage. The legislation -...

Czech President Vaclav Klaus on Thursday sent a strongly-worded letter to European Parliament President Josep Borrell warning him against attempts to stop EU citizens freely criticising the European Union. Klaus, a eurosceptic, recently published a Czech translation of a book criticising the European Constitution with an introduction listing 10 reasons not to adopt the document. His letter came a day after Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca, deputy chair of the European Parliament, described as "nonsense" Klaus's claim that the EU Constitution's ratification would create a European super-state. Jo Leinen, head of the European Parliament's constitutional committee, also accused Klaus of leading an...

<p>WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 () -- Czech President Vaclav Klaus says in an interview with UPI that Europe is moving toward a single political entity, which detracts from political accountability.</p> <p>The Czech republic is a candidate for European Union membership, but in an interview with UPI's Arnaud de Borchgrave, Klaus made clear his distaste for the EU.</p>