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Article: Fever in the Alps: global elites and global warming.(THE WORLD)(Essay)
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- National Review
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- March 5, 2007
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Davos, Switzerland EVERY year, the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum has a theme, and this year it's "The Shifting Power Equation." But the real theme here in Davos is global warming--it's on everyone's lips, and everyone's brain. There are 17--17!--separate sessions on global warming, or, as you're supposed to call it, "climate change" (because "climate change" covers everything under the sun). You have "The Security Implications of Climate Change," "The Economics of Climate Change," "The Legal Landscape Around Climate Change," etc., etc. And if you're still feeling climate-changey after hours, you can attend the Climate Change Nightcap, whose hosts include ...