Global Warming Propoganda?

Question

I think global warming is another way the Government is legally ripping us off.First off if motor vehicles are the main violaters then why are police cars,government official cars,state official cars and classic cars all smog exempt?Not to mention busses,big rigs,planes and trains military vehicles and boats are also smog exempt.Why doesn't anyone make an issue out of that instead of blabbling on and on and on about global warming.First off the weather conditions have never remained the same,earth is an ever changeing planet.If weather conditions did stay the same they would probably be alarmed about that too.Also does anyone ever take into concideration that China and Mexico along with other parts of the world create massive amounts of pollution?No they would rather beat us up for it and make it taboo to drive a motor vehicle.Because of the global warming lie it is not only costing us to drive but our jobs are dissappearing over seas as well,were they can operate more affordably.

Answer 1

When you've lived as long as some of us have, yours is a very interesting question. However, global warming isn't just hype, it's our reality and pollution is only part of that. You're correct in your comments that it's being treated [by many] as hype - to get us to change how we live - and also that some are making mega $$ in selling their brand of hype. However, opportunists abound and it's true that global warming and its problems are no exception. It's also true that it seems like Big Government wants everyone to be responsible for all they don't seem to want to take responsibility for - as their rightful share. It feels like ordinary people are taking the fall for what could've been better dealt with a long time ago.

The reality is that, as you say, earth is an ever changing planet. It goes through cycles - some occur every few thousand years. If we weren't alive during the last global warming cycle we'd not be able to remember how the planet was affected by it. Glaciers, for instances, covered huge areas of North America. Those melted, receding so that all we've experienced are the polar ice caps. In tectonic plate studies [researching the geology of ocean beds] it appears that every 10,000 years [more or less] dramatic events change the topography of the planet. Ancient cities are found at the bottom of oceans. How did they get there? Topography was changed so they'd either submerged due to rising water levels or that land they were on sank and/or drifted to the ocean's floor. In studying the tectonic plates it's assumed something happens on this planet which is very dramatic. Global warming seems to be a significant part of these cyclic events, if such studies are valid.

The real issue has as much to do with whether we're part of the problem or part of the solution. By we, that includes everyone on the planet, not just those in the U.S. If everyone cut consumption of fossil fuels just by a few percentage points, collectively it could add up to incredible percentages. Using less costs less money, too, so we end up with more to spend in other ways. It's a choice we must make if to be part of the problem or part of the solution. Some are finding it's great fun to have more money to spend - in other ways than at the gas pumps. Saves on maintenance and repairs of vehicles and when our personal money saved is taken into account, some find it's well worth doing - whether we're in a crisis over global warming or not. Some enjoy the creativity in the doing, as well, finding new ways to do things at much lower cost.

We'd all be healthier if we'd walk or bike instead of relying on our cars for shorter distances. Many aren't willing to do that even for a few times each week. However, as more and more decide it's in their best interests [on many levels] to change personal habits, those who do will likely find they're not only healthier, they might feel a lot better, more energetic. City dwellers breathe the smog and if it was reduced they'd breathe easier. Breathing's a tough habit to break yet we allow ourselves to breathe noxious fumes.

Finding ways to do what's best for us, personally, given our own lifestyles and routine obligations, we gain a different perspective on whether to take the global warming issues seriously. Each of us makes tough choices about how - or if - to change our habits. We decide if it's worth it to us to change our lifestyles, how we'll get from place to place, if we'll support those who pollute and/or don't seem to care about what they're doing to everyone else by their pollutants. It's a global problem - and that also makes it ours.

Answer 2

Not many if any. Might be because there is no "real scientific evidence" against global climate change.... You seem to suffer from *** - Anti Science Syndrome and an even more severe case of confirmation bias where the only "evidence" you'll accept is evidence which fits your foregone conclusion. That is not how science works. @Mick T - the article about Jim Hansen you bring up is full of false claims. I've posted a link in the sources to a blog which takes it apart. Also, there is ample evidence that Hansen (and many other scientists dealing with climate change) was indeed muzzled. See the sources for a link to a big committee report coming to this conlusion "The evidence before the Committee leads to one inescapable conclusion: the Bush Administration has engaged in a systematic effort to manipulate climate change science and mislead policymakers and the public about the dangers of global warming."

Answer 3

Hate to tell you this, but Global Warming is no jive. I'm a privately owned & operated "weather guy" - and I WISH our govenment would take this issue seriously. The climate really IS warming- & if we don't start doing something significant soon, what just happend in Louisiana & Florida 2 years back- will be visited upon ALL of us, in some form or other, on a REGULAR basis. Don't believe it? -Then do nothing, & see what happens. We'll be seeing you on the Evening News before you know it...

Answer 4

Sorry bub--global warming is very real. A fact which anyone with the slightest grasp of even basic science is fully aware of. The only people who still question that are:
> the oil companies--who stand to lose when alternative energy technologies are implemented and people find out how much cheaper energy can be
>conspiracy theorists who should be getting psychiatric help or
>people with so little education that they most'ly can't read, much less make an informed judgement on scientific matters.

Answer 5

Don't fool your self global warming is real, check out how it has destroyed the ice pump in the Atlantic ocean and you will see this is why we are having sever weather changes. Bush would not agree to cleaning up America's air problem as it would put too many people out of work

Answer 6

What about the month long-periods in November/December/early January where it was consistently 20F above normal. In Wisconsin, the week before Xmas, I was comfortable outdoors without a jacket (55-57C). That's late Sept/October weather. In December, anything double digits should feel warm (Alright! It's 15F! Not bitter cold! It's comfortable cold!) This year in the midwest, the Earth couldn't have been screaming "GLOBAL WARMING!!!!!" any louder.

Forget all the hoopla, just look at weather patterns/temperatures/seasonal averages over the years.

Answer 7

Just because the government doesn't do anything about global warming, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

there's homeless people, but the government does diddly-squat on that, does that mean its a myth?

The facts are true that Global Warming is happening, i don't think government conspiracies go as far as tampering with tsunamis, Killer Hurricanes, Killer heat waves, etc. The proof is out there we just deny it. Its too much to sacrifice to curb global Warming.

Tell me, why would companies cut down on productivity and pay extra for something that doesn't make them money. They don't care, they're too greedy to spend money on a better way to do their business.

Answer 8

Just think about it, we only have at best 2 or 3 hundred years of weather to look at. At one point here in Michigan there was over 2 miles of ice/glacier to carve out the great lakes area. Yes there is global warming going on, for at least 100,000 years in the making. The third rock from the sun is 6 billion years old, it gets hot, it gets cold, you can't change it.............

Answer 9

No, it is not propaganda, it is a scientific fact. However, the actions of people, governments and corporations are varied to say the least. See my earlier question I posted.."If global warming is false, why is Venus hotter than Mercury?"

Answer 10

You answered your question already, bud,
Pollution, massive amounts of pollution; that combined with over-population. The planet cannot sustain incremental population growth, increased industrial growth, and continued fossil fuel usage which breeds the smog in question. Enjoy your denial.

PS. George Dubbya luvs people who dont believe. You must be Republican.