Watch Now: Climate Depot's Morano on Fox News talking Climategate, UN and latest science  

Morano warns of 'a new form of colonialism': 'The white wealthy western world is telling 1.6 billion people in developing world -- predominantly of color -- that they have to have their economies managed, their energy managed all because of climate fears'

Thursday, December 10, 2009By Marc Morano  –  Climate Depot

[Note: Morano appeared on Fox News on December 10, 2009. NASA scientist James Hansen was originally scheduled to debate Morano. To watch full video of Morano's Fox News Segment go here.]

Excerpts: Morano warns of "a new form of colonialism...The white wealthy western world telling 1.6 billion people in developing world -- predominantly of color -- that they have to have their economies managed, their energy managed all because of climate fears." [...]

"Al Gore is right, it is a moral issue. The morality of this is we need to get energy cheap and affordable to people across the world so they can leave the nasty brutish and short life' of poverty [...] Carbon based energy has been of the greatest liberators of mankind in the history of our planet."

Watch Full Fox News Segment here.

Related Links:

Flashback 2002: U.S. Environmentalist Laments Introduction of Electricity in Africa

Flashback 2002: Jerry Brown says 'it's not viable' for poverty stricken developing world to emulate prosperity of U.S.

Ugandan Activist: 'African life span is lower than it was in U.S. and Europe 100 years ago. But Africans told we shouldn't develop' because wealthy Western nations are 'worried about global warming': Excerpt: 'Telling Africans they can't have electricity and economic development – is immoral'

Flashback 2003: S. African Activist: Poor countries should just say: 'Go to hell' to Wealthy Western Nations: 'If you don't want us to fill in our wetlands, then you bomb your big cities like Washington, a third of Holland and Rotterdam and so on, and restore them to being swamps'

Flashback 2002: UN Earth Summit's Failure Called 'Good Thing' For Poor Nations: Excerpt: The first world became rich without the IMFs and World Banks, and the less of them that are around, the more likely the Third World is to do the same."

It is a moral issue! – 'People cannot cook'...Chad's Global Warming Inspired Ban on Charcoal leads to 'Desperate' Families! - January 16, 2009

Poor Kenyans rebel as UK grocery store's “carbon friendly” policies may stop food exports

India: 'It is morally wrong for us to reduce emissions when 40% of Indians do not have access to electricity'

Report: 'Green, UN, rich nation and African elites impose deadly anti-development colonialism' - June 8, 2009

Greenpeace Leader: There is urgent need for the suppression of economic growth in U.S...'Lifestyle of the rich in the world is not a sustainable model' - August 20, 2009

Flashback 2002: Average American Lifestyle Called "Total Bull---t" by Environmentalist - Excerpt: 'If anyone in a developing country looks to the U.S. and wants a lifestyle like the average American--it's total bull---t!'

Gore: U.S. Climate Bill Will Help Bring About 'Global Governance' - July 10, 2009

Former EU Environment Minister Margot Wallstrom: 'Kyoto is about the economy, about leveling the playing field for big businesses worldwide'

'Climate Justice...the underlying principle for global equity'

Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper once dismissed UN's Kyoto Protocol as a 'socialist scheme'

Flashback 2000: Actor Chevy Chase Says 'Socialism Works' -- 'Cuba might prove that'

Black clergymen protest Robert Redford 'link his environmentalism to racism'

Obama Advisor Warren Buffett 'repeats criticism of cap and trade, saying it would be a huge, regressive tax'

Wash. Post's Moment of Clarity: In Poorer Nations, Energy Needs Trump Climate Issues - September 9, 2009 - Excerpt: Millions of people are eager to buy their first washing machines, refrigerators and air conditioners...dearth of power hinders prosperity. [...] Some environmentalists see a chance for Asian and African countries to take the lead in developing renewable energy technologies such as solar and wind power, bypassing Western energy models based largely on coal and oil. But many economic experts here are doubtful that will happen. "The United States and Europe have had the energy they needed to grow and develop," said William Bissell, a prominent Indian entrepreneur and author of "Making India Work." "But we haven't had our 21st century yet."

Get updates by email
  1. Flashback 2010: Global Warming Being Thrown Under the Bus as New Replacement Environmental Scare is Sought
  2. Obama Steers Clear on Global Warming: 'This year? The word 'climate' didn't even get a mention. Gone are the urgent statements warning of melting glaciers and rising sea levels'
  3. AGW Demoted: 'Fred Pearce investigates the 'new colonialism', which, he says, is having more of an impact on the lives of poor people than climate change'
  4. AGW Demoted: Warmists at Climate Central: 'If you think about it, the Earth's booming human population is at the root of just about every env. crisis that threatens the natural world'
  5. AGW Fading: 'Pollution of Water, Soil, and Air Worry Canadians the Most; Global Warming Is Least Concerning'
  6. Warmist Rap Star Will.i.am arrives by helicopter for flying visit to climate event
  7. 7 Protest Hints For Global Warming Alarmists Who Protested Heartland conf: 'If you bring fewer than 40 people to a protest, you probably don't want to chant 'We are the 99 percent!'
  8. Multiple Glacier Studies Show Wide Holocene Climate Variations In Asia And Europe
  9. Anti-GOP bias at the NAS: 'Science Insider has printed a courageous article about the left-wing bias of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences'
  10. New paper finds water vapor feedback is strongly negative: 'IPCC manufactures climate alarm by assuming CO2 controls water vapor to produce a runaway positive feedback system'
  11. AGW Demoted -- Again: Time Mag. warmist Bryan Walsh on global warming: 'It's not the only environmental problem — and it's not even the biggest one'
  12. Watch Now: Geologist Dr. Don Easterbrook on how the earth warms & cools naturally & the frustration with climate alarmists who refuse to allow debate on global warming
  13. Watch Now: Czech President Vaclav Klaus on why it's important to not let climate skeptics be silenced
  14. Watch Now: Sun News Coverage of Heartland skeptic conf.: 'COOLING GLOBAL WARM-MONGERS' - 'Ezra Levant on how global warming skeptics are demonized by the left and mainstream media'
  15. New study finds 'organic crops yield 25% less overall than conventional crops' -- 'Debunks claims by organic activists that organic yields can equal or exceed conventional yields'
  1. Flashback 2010: Global Warming Being Thrown Under the Bus as New Replacement Environmental Scare is Sought
  2. Obama Steers Clear on Global Warming: 'This year? The word 'climate' didn't even get a mention. Gone are the urgent statements warning of melting glaciers and rising sea levels'
  3. AGW Demoted: 'Fred Pearce investigates the 'new colonialism', which, he says, is having more of an impact on the lives of poor people than climate change'
  4. AGW Demoted: Warmists at Climate Central: 'If you think about it, the Earth's booming human population is at the root of just about every env. crisis that threatens the natural world'
  5. AGW Fading: 'Pollution of Water, Soil, and Air Worry Canadians the Most; Global Warming Is Least Concerning'
  6. Warmist Rap Star Will.i.am arrives by helicopter for flying visit to climate event
  7. 7 Protest Hints For Global Warming Alarmists Who Protested Heartland conf: 'If you bring fewer than 40 people to a protest, you probably don't want to chant 'We are the 99 percent!'
  8. Multiple Glacier Studies Show Wide Holocene Climate Variations In Asia And Europe
  9. Anti-GOP bias at the NAS: 'Science Insider has printed a courageous article about the left-wing bias of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences'
  10. New paper finds water vapor feedback is strongly negative: 'IPCC manufactures climate alarm by assuming CO2 controls water vapor to produce a runaway positive feedback system'
  11. AGW Demoted -- Again: Time Mag. warmist Bryan Walsh on global warming: 'It's not the only environmental problem — and it's not even the biggest one'
  12. Watch Now: Geologist Dr. Don Easterbrook on how the earth warms & cools naturally & the frustration with climate alarmists who refuse to allow debate on global warming
  13. Watch Now: Czech President Vaclav Klaus on why it's important to not let climate skeptics be silenced
  14. Watch Now: Sun News Coverage of Heartland skeptic conf.: 'COOLING GLOBAL WARM-MONGERS' - 'Ezra Levant on how global warming skeptics are demonized by the left and mainstream media'
  15. New study finds 'organic crops yield 25% less overall than conventional crops' -- 'Debunks claims by organic activists that organic yields can equal or exceed conventional yields'
  1. Flashback 2010: Global Warming Being Thrown Under the Bus as New Replacement Environmental Scare is Sought
  2. Obama Steers Clear on Global Warming: 'This year? The word 'climate' didn't even get a mention. Gone are the urgent statements warning of melting glaciers and rising sea levels'
  3. AGW Demoted: 'Fred Pearce investigates the 'new colonialism', which, he says, is having more of an impact on the lives of poor people than climate change'
  4. AGW Demoted: Warmists at Climate Central: 'If you think about it, the Earth's booming human population is at the root of just about every env. crisis that threatens the natural world'
  5. AGW Fading: 'Pollution of Water, Soil, and Air Worry Canadians the Most; Global Warming Is Least Concerning'
  6. Warmist Rap Star Will.i.am arrives by helicopter for flying visit to climate event
  7. 7 Protest Hints For Global Warming Alarmists Who Protested Heartland conf: 'If you bring fewer than 40 people to a protest, you probably don't want to chant 'We are the 99 percent!'
  8. Multiple Glacier Studies Show Wide Holocene Climate Variations In Asia And Europe
  9. Anti-GOP bias at the NAS: 'Science Insider has printed a courageous article about the left-wing bias of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences'
  10. New paper finds water vapor feedback is strongly negative: 'IPCC manufactures climate alarm by assuming CO2 controls water vapor to produce a runaway positive feedback system'
  11. AGW Demoted -- Again: Time Mag. warmist Bryan Walsh on global warming: 'It's not the only environmental problem — and it's not even the biggest one'
  12. Watch Now: Geologist Dr. Don Easterbrook on how the earth warms & cools naturally & the frustration with climate alarmists who refuse to allow debate on global warming
  13. Watch Now: Czech President Vaclav Klaus on why it's important to not let climate skeptics be silenced
  14. Watch Now: Sun News Coverage of Heartland skeptic conf.: 'COOLING GLOBAL WARM-MONGERS' - 'Ezra Levant on how global warming skeptics are demonized by the left and mainstream media'
  15. New study finds 'organic crops yield 25% less overall than conventional crops' -- 'Debunks claims by organic activists that organic yields can equal or exceed conventional yields'