It's Cold Out There!

By Elmer Beaureguard, Feb. 10, 2008

Well its a cold day in Minnesota, I don't know exactly what the temp is here because the wind blew my thermometer away and it broke. But its close to -20º F, plus with that 30 plus mile per hour wind, the windchills are in the -50's. So I'm using extra heaters and blow dryers to unthaw my pipes. Then I stop and wonder if all this extra energy I'm using is causing Global Warming and I say "I HOPE SO!".
Then I did a search on Google news for "coldest winter" and here is what I got...

Mumbai's coldest winter day today?
Times of India, India - Feb 5, 2008
Tuesday's 10.2 degrees is the same temperature as that recorded on January 27, the season's coldest thus far. This is unusual for February as the average ...
Frozen Tajikistan appeals for aid in winter crisis
Reuters - Feb 6, 2008
DUSHANBE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Tajikistan, paralysed by the coldest winter in decades, asked for emergency international aid on Wednesday to help it survive an ...
China freezes through century’s coldest winter
Economic Times, India - Feb 4, 2008
CHENZHOU: Millions remained stranded in China on Monday ahead of the biggest holiday a
China Having Coldest Winter 100 Years
Free Market News Network, FL - Feb 6, 2008
A truck driver peers through a hole in his ice-covered windshield while waiting for help on the road in Shaoguan, in south China's Guandong province, ...

I think putting a tax on CO2 at this point will only cause furhter human suffering. Wouldn't that money be better used to help people who are adversely affected by the weather?