Mike J. gets a no-prize that may one day have to face the Spanish Environmentalist Inquisition for bringing us evidence that global warming may be caused by solar phenomena. If Mars ends up warming and cooling in time with the Earth, that'll pretty much seal the deal on what, exactly, is causing the problem. This particular scientist's views are, not surprisingly, controversial, seemingly dismissed out of hand by many. Then again, as many global warming proponents are fond of pointing out, just because a scientist is out of the main stream doesn't mean he's wrong.

I'm not sure what our loopy Marxist "Earth First"-ers will froth about after that, but I'm sure they'll figure out something.