Al Gore's question created some anxiety. Do you think any effort would be useful to reverse global warming?

Question

By raising such question, Al Gore raised anxiety as well as fear amongst the people at large.

In my views nothing is so alarming. Rather, I think Mr. Al Gore has sought a good media to publicise his own existing book on Global Warming. Or otherwise he may be needing more matter to revise that book. And he has got in plenty through answers.

The question arises, does the global warming going to bring an impact on the living of the human beings right now when several centuries has taken to bring to today's level of warming?

Are not the human bodies or the bodies of the animals attuned to adjust to the the changes in the climate or the atmosphere, when there are slow changes in the environments?

Further, when the sources of fossil fuel depletes., would the impact of the global warming not end by and by the same way it started?

Again, does not the nature have the capacity to make balance in the environments?

THINK OVER THESE ISSUES AND GIVE YOUR BALANCED VIEWS.

Answer 1

Knowing that most damage that has contributed to "global warming" has been caused by natural causes like volcanic activity. Much more than the accumulative damage of all of man's destruction, I would say that Al Gore posting a question here is a way to further his political agenda (more than it really is HIS concern for Global Warming).

So now we all know that Al will go to any lengths to further his political agenda, hmmm seems like I saw something on last season's South Park about Al Gore fearing "ManBearPig", and I think that stupid little cartoon nailed him. He has to seem "concerned"! I don't believe he cares enough to drive a solar car or say that all politicians should begin using 4 cylinder hybrid cars or electric golf carts to go back and forth in the city of Washington, DC. What hypocrisy! Let's have a look in their garages, and in their slip at the Yacht basin, before you start a political agenda that has anything to do with the environment, you should clean up your own act FIRST. More mass transit, more incentives to car pool, more penalties for people who insist on driving the gas guzzlers, and more incentive to use vehicles that are not so wasteful. I live in the land of big pick up trucks and SUVs, and it doesn't look like people are shy at all when they pull up to the pump to fill their gas tanks at the inflated prices! Maybe they should offer a tax cut to anyone who DOES NOT own a gas guzzler, instead of giving tax cuts to people who have children. The people who have children are the reason for our need for schools, and more and better school facilities, how is giving someone with children a tax cut reasonable to those of us who have stood by our belief in zero population growth? Why should the childless people be penalized because other people have chosen to breed? In my opinion, children and the choice to have them is like owning a gas guzzler. I don't have a child or a gas guzzler, but now I am paying for both via Federal, State and even local taxes, and the increase (mostly because of the speculators in the oil market) and the abuse of the people who own gas guzzlers at the pump.

So I conclude this with: Global Warming is not something that can be reversed, it's mainly caused by acts of nature, but is contributed to by man's own recklessness, foolishness and wastefulness. It will eventually cause it's own resolution, the earth has gone through many cyclic changes since we first became aware of how to study the earth, there is proof of past ice ages, dinosaurs and creatures that are now extinct. Al Gore posting a question here is hoopla, and if he doesn't throw his name into the Democratic Primaries I will NOW be VERY surprised.

Maybe next week Bill Clinton will ask us if DNA material is accidentally deposited on a girl's blue dress, wouldn't you think it outrageous for the man to be forced to pay for cleaning the garment? Or Hilary will be asking us if her (more than) ampleass looks smaller in a black pants suit or an A-line skirt...or maybe Kerry will ask if anybody is still mad at him for his testimony in 1971 about atrocities being committed by Americans (who were still in The American Military and many were still) in the country of Vietnam? Maybe Howard Dean will ask would "Yahoo!" instead of "Yee Haw" make him sound like less of an idiot? Those wacky Democrats/Socialists, you never know what cause they will try to take on!

Somebody please pass me a ballot, I already know who I am NOT voting for. Global warming is not like the boogie man in the closet, on a personal basis, if you are wasteful or abusive of the environment, then you should change your own lifestyle. Even if Al Gore gets into the White House, I hope none of you hold your breath until he resolves Global Warming! Between the wildfires and the Volcanos, I don't think throwing away Grandma's can of "Aqua Net" hairspray is going to cure the ills and ails of the world, or make a significant difference in the "Global Warming picture". I am far more concerned about terrorists and being able to keep our country safe (at any cost) than I am worried about the environment.

It's like this, until people have a clear reason to conserve (and higher gas prices are not really convincing many of them from what I can tell). Then why should they change? These doomsday scenarios only make people more anxious to do all they can while they still can!

Answer 2

I am 26 and ever since I was about 15 I’ve always had this feeling deep down inside me that we are on the edge of some major huge catastrophe.

As for a reverse in global warming, I am sorry but that is never going to take place because there are too many people out the who depend on using products that increase global warming, and I cant see any of them giving them up because the depend on them too much.

It may have taken several centuries to bring global warming up to the the level it is to day, but if you think about it, humans have been on this earth for 100,000+. A coupe of century’s aint no time at all. So although we are not seeing any changes to us humans at the moment the damage could already be done, only time will really tell.

Yes life has an adapted ability to adjust to its surroundings, but for as long as life has lived its always had to change because of a natural occurrence, the way that we are changing this world aint natural so our bodies might not ever be able to adapt to it. And as you have said, this only works if it is a slow change to the environment. It’s only been in the last 100-200 years that most of this damage has been committed and in the eyes of time, that’s a very short amount of time.

When fossil fuels do deplete. All us humans will do is find some other source of fuel that will chuck out more bad chemicals into our environment.

Nature can only balance out the mistakes it makes its self. Our mistakes are for us to balance out as nature has no real power to control the bad things that we allow to happen.

Answer 3

GLOBAL WARMING/THE ENVIRONMENT IN GENERAL

Any and I mean any environmental cause or approach must be grassroots in nature. Having PhD's talk about global warming and having those representing industry interests debunk these present theories is a high level and almost an entirely futile effort. Don't get me wrong, it is great that someone with Al Gore's connections and exposure is getting the word out. However, people are people they want to see results.

Yes, the expression is now trite but still true, "Thing Globally, Act Locally". Watching the sky over a city, town or even a more rural area become darkened by smog has local impact, people take note and actually see A PROBLEM. A problem that can measured in terms of air quality or perhaps an AIR QUALITY HEALTH INDEX like the one that the provincial government in Ontario, Canada is in the process of implementing. You can measure results (however small) in terms of air quality and the affect it has on the health care system (those with breathing problems, doctor's visits, etc). It certainly speaks to the advantage of a UNIVERSAL health care system (however, actually implemented) as it actually makes sense to improve the environment as it keeps people healthy (a humanitarian cause) and when health care it publicly funded it affects the public coffers when people become ill therefore it even makes better financial sense to keep the environment a top priority.

Plus any approach must be entire with a complete overall plan (the big picture). Including recycling initiatives, energy solutions (alternatives/renewables can now present a real potential financial threat to the big oil companies and even power companies...), government involvement at all levels, public transit, greener vehicles in general (Hybrid, Hydrogen, Conventional electric, bio-diesel, ethanol), conservation in all energy arenas, ETC!

Economic viability is the real sell as many of these solutions are just that economically sensible (ensuring we look at the entire picture). Yes as more people use solar, wind and other renewable energy sources the cheaper the technology will get. Two of the newest billionaires have earned a large portion through renewables Solar (India I believe) and Wind (China I believe). Yes in many ways developing nations and economies will be the first and early adopters of such renewable tech as they are just building much of their infrastructure.

So what do we all need to do? GET INVOLVED ! Contact your local government about improving your recycling program, contact provincial/state/federal government about the adopting of these new technologies (renewables such as solar/wind), buy gas with ethanol in it and demand it, use and demand bio diesel, buy products with less packaging and demand manufacturers to reduce packaging and to offer a price break as a result. More ECONOMIC VIABILITY! After all energy diversity just like economic diversity is the safest and best bet for good long term results and return on investment.

Joe...


KEEP IT UP MR. GORE THE POLAR BEARS NEED YOU FIRST **GRIN**.

Answer 4

There is no need for anxiety. Human nature has the capacity to adjust itself to changed climatic condition up to certain limit. The main object is to take care of mother Earth for our future generations. We must keep watch on adversely affecting health condition, food supply and water supply. In future there may be shortage of oil and gas reserves. We have to discover alternatives. We must thank Mr. Al Gore for his question and hope that he will continue draw our attention to other topics relating to earth.

Answer 5

It is the speed of the warming that is alarming and not the warming.People plants and animals will not be able to adjust quick enough.We are heating the planet at a rate that would normally take 10,000 years in 100 years.

Answer 6

Al could do a lot himself to reverse the affect of global warming by refraining from emitting so much hot air.

Answer 7

Is your body going to adjust to the temperature when it is 120 degrees and there is no a/c? Somtimes it is too far gone to reverse things. Let's do what we can now.

Answer 8

by importing several snowblowers and using some white plastic sheeting you could in efect lower the temp of polar regions reflecting heat back into space thus lowering the temp in the region and by shipping ice to the bear areas of the affected region