Do you believe human activity is causing global warming?

Question

Also, where do you get most of your news, and what political persuasion would you say you are?

I'm wondering if there's a connection between the three.

Answer 1

Yes. Scientists who aren't receiving funding from major energy groups are pretty much unanimous in this. The UN took a look at the science and confirmed it as rock solid.

I get my news from Internet sources, a little, though most mainstream reporting is pretty much lazy crap.

I also read/subscribe to Time magazine.

On science, I subscribe to Scientific American and Discover magazines.

The people who are actual experts, and have devoted their lives to the objective study of this subject all agree. There really is no debate amongst those who are informed on this.

Answer 2

A lot less that we realize I am much older that most of the readers here so I think I have a different perspective. I lived in Europe in the 60's and the smog in Britain was horrible that is gone now. I lived in NYC in the 70's and they used to have smog day alerts you could not see the island of Manhattan from the top of the Empire state building its completely clear now. The pollution was a lot worse 40 years ago than it is today I think we are going thru a cyclical world weather pattern just like what our economy go thru most younger people do not even realize that during the 60's the scientist said that we were entering a new ice age and in the space of 40 years we are now going thru global warming I suspect that in the next couple of decades will see a shift again. remember the earth is a couple billions years old most of us will be lucky to be around for just 70 of those if you think we have such an impact on the planet I think you have an inflated sense of how really powerful man is. I read everything so I can have a broader wealth of info. I am more of a conservative.

Answer 3

I don't. The earth has gone through numerous warm-ups and cool downs naturally. It has nothing to do with human activity. I remember 1975 when both Time and Newsweek magazines ran cover stories saying that the earth was overdue for another ice age. And now the 'experts' are saying it's warming up. HAH!
I get most of my news from independent sources such as WorldNetDaily.com and Pajamas Media. And I would have to say I am politically independent.
I'm with you on the possible connection between the current media slant, liberal politics and the idea of global warming being caused by human activity.
Here's the argument ender i've come up with. If you assume global warming is caused by human activity and you assume that that's a bad thing, the logical conclusion is to reduce the number of humans. Are you willing to drop dead to do your share?

Answer 4

YES.......in part but... so much on the subject at the moment not
100 % sure we are all to blame but it sure doesn't help when we cut down forests/etc etc, etc.

May I ask what any ones political views have to do with effects of global warning ? Even if you were directly involved with some environmental group that does not stop the trend or cause it

So, no I do not think there is a connection between the three

Answer 5

I beleive that high atmospheric carbon levels are corellated with high temperatures (due to the greenhouse effect), and I believe that humans are contributing to the current increase in atmospheric carbon levels. That is basically scientific fact. Even Fox reluctantly acknowledges that carbon is associated with temperature and humans are an obvious candidate for why atmospheric carbon is rising.

Most of what I know about it came from "An Inconvenient Truth", which obviously presents it from a certain side. I also read about it in Time (not a subscriber) and watched the Fox News analysis of it (no I don't normally watch fox, or any TV news station.) I get my news from MSNBC mostly. And Wikipedia.

I guess to find my political persuasion you would have to read all my posts.

Answer 6

I don't think there is enough evidence to support either side. It is true that the earth is warming up, but its just as true that the earth could begin a cooling trend tomorrow, and we wouldn't know it for ten years. Its better not to break the bank based on theories.

But, I also think that we as a nation(America) could take steps to help reduce our contribution to what some scientists believe is leading to the warming climate. These actions could provide many benefits in addition to the lessening of our global impact, for example serving as an example to the parts of the world not already reducing emissions, and the weaning of our country from Middle Eastern oil.

And for those who claim that the scientific community is unanimous, I know a few unbiased scientists who are't completely sold on the matter.
Also consider that at one time, there was unanimous scientific agreement that a man could not run a mile in under 4 minutes.

Answer 7

Human activity most definitely contributes to global warming. I get my news mostly from the radio, then I do searches online. I watch a bit of the television news, as well, NBC and CNN. I am a left leaning registered American Independent.

Answer 8

Human activity has already caused things that cannot be taken back. It was even posted on the weather channel blog. For 2005 there were a record 20512 highs as opposed to 1143 record lows. Global warming? you be the judge.

Answer 9

Of course humans are causing global warming. We want houses so we cut down trees that causes global warming. We want meat so we raise cows and other livestock and that causes global warming. We keep having kids and that contributes to global warming. We generate electricity and that causes global warming. Come to think of it everything we do causes global warming.

OK I have the solution. We get rid of all the people. No more global warming.

Answer 10

Yes, the clear cutting of the rain forests is adding to the global warming problem.

I get most of my news from the local newspaper, other than that it would be Headline News and MSNBC.

I am unaffiliated.