Global Warming does it exist?

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Originally Posted by buckman

Hold on to your wallets guys. Globel warming, real or not, is going to be used by other countries that are not as fortunate as ours, to bring our economy to a grinding halt.

This has long been a right wing talking point that's been pushed to the extreme by an energy lobby hell bent on killing the debate.

Put all the opinions into a bucket, mix well and you still have a scientific assessment that indicates human activity is having a measureable impact on global temperatures.

The anti-global warming position is designed to do one thing, maintain the status quo. Even if the alarmists are not justified, doing nothing could have dramatic consequences.

But perhaps even more important, the innovation required to drive a green economy could be a critical factor in sustaining the US economy long-term.

Instead corporate interests focused on short-term profit are simply extracting energy from existing sources that by all account have a limited lifespan.

-spence

Food and wine they had aplenty
And they slept beneath the stars
The people were contented
And the gods watched from afar

But the winter fell upon them
And it caught them unprepared
Bringing wolves and cold starvation
And the hearts of men despaired ...

-neil peart

[baldwin]

I like the poem, Spence. And as far as the hang on to your wallets nonsense: I wouldn't ruin the earth for any money. I believe that we aren't going to leave the earth to future generations, we're merely borrowing it from them.

[spence]

It's from Rush Hemispheres



God I can't wait for the concert in June

-spence

[vinnyb]

I dunno for sure, but that big graph in "An Inconvenient Truth" sure changed my way of thinking about this. If this data is accurate, I'd say we're facing a real crisis.