An energy company proposes placing 250 giant turbines into the Gulf Stream to generate electricity for North America  Some Europeans worry, however, about the potential threat to their climate  Without the warming effects of the Gulf Stream, much of Europe would be as cold as Labrador and the Yukon, areas at the same latitude that are unaffected by warming currents
However, their concern is unwarranted: the company claims that 250 turbines would slow the Gulf Stream about 1 percent, which is not enough to affect the European climate
The argument relies on an authority that may be biased.