and if you do, do you think it is caused by man and we should do something about it? please give your age, experiences, occupation, education, religious affiliation and political identity...please be specific in why you are convinced in global warming or think it is untrue...please don't just say Liberals or Neo-cons are stupid. I'd like to find out what sort of person is in each camp and why they think the way they do. Describe yourself and tell us why you believe what you do.
2006-12-16 04:12:34 · 12 answers · asked by Ford Prefect 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
to respond to "Bildymooner's" answer: oh my God, those terrible Liberals are trying to scare us into recycling again and my goodness recycling was invented by the Devil (as we all know)..good grief...is this how you really think?
2006-12-16 05:52:16 · update #1
teacher, age 50, Christian, Independent voter.
Historically we all know that there have been cyclical changes in weather patterns.
we should also all not that not much over 100 years ago, this earth was very different. There little or no automobiles, no commercial airlines, few large production plants, few coal fired electricity plants, etc...
We have a lot of "man made" emissions being put into the atmosphere. I think one would have to be foolish to think that they do no hard to the earth. Not only that, if people would just do a little research, there is a lot of credible information telling you the harm that has been done.
Unfortunately, we live in a world were a lot of people DO get ALL their information from the likes of Hannity and Limbaugh. That is dangerous on a number of levels.
As stewards of this planet, we not only "should" do something about it, but it is our responsibility to do something about it.
2006-12-16 06:44:23 · answer #1 · answered by truth seeker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Earth is Absorbing More Heat than it Can Handle, Human Pollution is to Blame" is the heading of an article I found to back up my conviction that global warming is occurring and man is to blame. The atmosphere holds in all this pollution that has come from all coal burning factories, automobiles, lawn mowers, trains, coal burning, trucks, etc etc etc -- it does not dissipate up into the air and out into space. All the pollution in the air is making the earth warmer than it would naturally. We make more pollution than the sun is able to burn off.
"WASHINGTON (April 28, 2005) -- New research published today in the online version of the journal Science proves beyond a reasonable doubt that heat-trapping pollution is the primary cause of global warming, and warns that significant additional warming is "already in the pipeline" to occur"
Age 41
Experience - watching educational channels and reading
Occupation - social worker/student
Religious affiliation - none
Political identity - moderate
2006-12-16 12:29:13 · answer #2 · answered by JB 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
All we know is that the short term trend has bee that the Earth is getting warmer. We can't predict the future & There is no clear evidence as to the cause.
Age 58
Occupation Martial Arts instructor
Education PhD in Chenical Engineering
Jewish
Republican
2006-12-16 12:27:47 · answer #3 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I do not "believe in" global warming, but there is strong evidence that pollution caused by humanity is hastening the event. Whether that event is global warming or another ice age is still to be determined.
2006-12-16 12:18:51 · answer #4 · answered by AnnieD 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Maybe global warming won't last long like the ice age from 10 years ago.
2006-12-16 12:24:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Global warming has been scientifically proven.
Evidence of Man's involvment in global warming is strong and growing stronger.
Who I am does not change scientific fact.
2006-12-16 12:20:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
yes, but it is not manmade, the earth goes through warm and cold periods {ICE AGE}, we are contributing to the problem, but 90% of it is caused by nature. I am a democrat, but I disagree with Gore and the envorimentalists.
2006-12-16 12:24:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
The jury is still out on this. When I was in school we were heading for another ice age, now its global warming. we really do not have enough information. still I believe we should conserve our natural resources and recycle.
2006-12-16 12:17:09 · answer #8 · answered by shadouse 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Well the earth may be warming but that is natural. I believe that we have nothing to do with it. I believe that it occurs every so many years. Just like the little ice age. Nothing to worry about. If people insist on conserving energy then do it. Lets not create something to scare the people into recycling.
2006-12-16 12:15:52 · answer #9 · answered by bildymooner 6 · 1⤊ 7⤋
No. The earth has supposedly been around for millions of years and had several cycles of climate changes. It's happened before and will happen again. The world isn't just going to explode tomorrow because you drive an SUV.
2006-12-16 12:14:00 · answer #10 · answered by Abu 5 · 1⤊ 6⤋