Who believes that the earth is getting warmer? Can we do anything to stop it?

Question

Is it a lost cause?

Answer 1

My pal came up with an interesting thought. We drill for oil, then top the hole up with water to get the oil to float on top making it easier to pump the oil out.

The oil is burnt off as fuel.

For the eath to stay in balance, the ice caps start to melt to produce more water.

We drill for oil and so the cycle starts again.

So yeah agree with the getting warmer train of thought

Answer 2

Global Warming is now undeniable. There is some doubt as to the cause but the overwhelming majority of scientists in the field say it is almost certainly due to human release of greenhouse gases.
It should also be obvious that as long as "developed" countries are dependent upon oil supplies in muslim countries that our military-industrial complex will use this dependence as an excuse to meddle in their affairs with disastrous consequences. The ascendance of companies like Haliburton is evidence of the merger of the military and oil-extraction industries.
While renewable energy sources can make a contribution I have never seen any credible claim that they can provide anything like the amount of energy that it would require to sustain current energy consumption levels, let alone extend US or EU consumption levels to the rest of the world. There is no such thing as a nonpolluting energy source. All energy sources have their detrimental environmental effects, which is why conservation has to be the first recourse. The first thing to go should be the dependence upon the automobile, the source of the most egregious and avoidable waste of fossil fuels. It is overused by at least an order of magnitude for personal transport. Getting rid of it would help alleviate the current plagues of obesity and heart disease - the number one cause of death in the US.
I see a lot of alarm about the potential "economic damage" of changing our energy use habits. What exactly is "economic damage"? There will still be an economy no matter what we do. It seems that this is all about maintaining the status quo - not a worthy endeavor. It's a goner in any case. If after converting our transportation system to mass transit and implementing alternate energy sources we still don't have enough work to keep everyone employed than we can get started with worktime reduction (and I don't want to hear about "lumps of labor").
The reason that the Kyoto Protocol does not require anything of developing nations is because their per-capita greenhouse gas generation is such a small fraction of ours (it was even smaller in 1990 which is what the protocol requirements were based on). Any fair agreement would have to be based upon greenhouse gas emmission per capita and we can hardly ask the Chinese, for instance, to limit their per capita emissions to less than half of ours. We have to show that we are acting in good faith.

Answer 3

There is considerable evidence that the earth is getting warmer. This is not particularly surprising; the earth's temperature has been changing throughout its history (e. g., ice ages). However, the evidence that mankind is responsible for a current warming is not good, notwithstanding the considerable noise that has been made about it, and the question is not just "can we do anything", but also "should we". If global warming imposes costs on civilization, they are future, uncertain, and indefinite. But the costs of attempting to do something about it are now, measureable, and real. It is not obvious that we can, or should, pay those costs.
-- Robert A. Saunders, Lake Stevens, WA.

Answer 4

Yes the earth is getting warmer! the only thing That will stop it is a massive effort by all the leading countries in the world to stop using petroleum based fuels, put up wind mills, use government money to subsidize fuel cells in cars instead of sending rockets to the moon or mars, develop better mass transit, encourage working closer to home, birth control and smaller families. That is just a few ideas.

Answer 5

I don't think the earth is getting warmer. If there were valid scientific evidence, I would be drawn to assume that the warmth is natural and the temperature of the earth will continue to oscillate as it has for billions of years.

Answer 6

Our environment is damaged by progress. Nobody would like to stop because it will hamper the progress of a nation/country. We cannot stop it. Can you live without a car? What we can do is delayed it by participating in the common cause to save the remaining struggling environment. Time will come that gas mask will be a permanent fixture of a human being.

Answer 7

I think it is getting warmer. But I have no idea if we can still reverse the damage done. It's better to try reversing or slowing it, though, than continue with bad environmental habits as a global community.

Answer 8

I do.

You can insist on GREEN. Live a green life. Drive a green car, Live in a green house, consume only products made in a green way. Join "green" pressure groups. There are so many of them.

Green means "environmentally friendly" such as using non-CFC gases in your fridge, AC, etc, using vehicles with low emissions, or even sticking to trains rather than using your car. Anything that will make us burn less hydrocarbons will help directly .

Answer 9

I believe that earth is getting warmer because beacause of pollution ozone layer is being destroyed and because of that sun rays aafect more on earth.We can stop them by less polluting the air.

Answer 10

i am one of them. i recall when i was young summer is not so hot as it is now. i remember my mother taking me the farm just to cool down but now jusat going to the farm will require much effort because of the heat. i remember also that when i was young i can sleep even without an electric fan or an air conditioner but now you will look for it. it is really different now because the land is becoming crowded unlike before that you can freely see the surroundings without going on top fo tall buildings giving off heat from machines that makes the building cool inside.