Have you bought into the Global Warming Myth?

Question

Do you know that there's no discernable coorelation between atmospheric CO2 and climate change? Do you know that there is a net accumulation of snow in Antarctica, not a net melting?

http://www.canadafreepress.com/2006/harris061206.htm

Do you know that of over 500 climate scientists who answered a survey in 2003 less than 10%answered "strongly agree" that climate change is primarily human caused?

http://w3g.gkss.de/G/mitarbeiter/bray/BrayGKSSsite/BrayGKSS/surveyframe.html

Answer 1

To a certain extent you are right.. but it is an unargueable fact that earth is a degree warmer than last decade. A degree can really cause great effect in the ice caps. Scientists have revealed that a new iceberg has broken in antartica revealing around 100-150 new species. Global warming is not entirely human created but the flurocarbons do play a significant role in global warming. The reason why the earth is warmer is because of the shift in climate. and one more unknown contributor is the tsumani that almost moved earth in its orbit .

Answer 2

I believe in Global Warming, not in the idea that it is a myth.

If Global Warming is not a problem, not "real", then why is the biggest international project of the US Dept of Energy a two pronged approach to addressing Green House gasses:
1. subterranean CO2 disposal
2. replace fossil fuels with Hydrogen

hmmmmm?

If you check the money trail of the naysayers you quote, you can trace it right back to Exxon Oil. Of course they don't want to admit Global Warming exists and is directly related to oil consumption. The world's economies are based on oil. If oil were replaced by another form of fuel they would lose their power base.

The 2003 survey, how many scientists agreed, period? If you have 10% say "strongly agree" and another 70% say "agree", does it matter if they said "strongly" or not?

Think about it, big business lies all the time, who lies for the environment, when was the last time YOU were paid by a tree?

Answer 3

It's just that - a myth. The Earth has undergoes a cycle of warming and cooling. Right now, near we're in a heating cycle that began after the last ice age. (When there were no man-made pollution sources.) The scientists (paid by the left) who are blaming humans for global warming were predicting an ice age 30 years ago because of humans.

Answer 4

I'm skeptical but it's so hard to say. I think Al Gore and his followers are blowing it all out of proportions for sure, even if there is some truth to global warming, I really don't believe thousands of people will die within the next 50 years due to global warming.

In the the '70's they thought the next Ice Age was coming so I guess they don't know.

Answer 5

The scientific debate about whether global warming is real and caused by man is over. This is not some treehugger Commie conspiracy to control people. Al Gore is not responsible for any of the science. I understand that sometimes individuals have exaggerated environmental issues. This is not individuals, it is the position of the vast majority of scientists. I understand that people don't like government control and collective international actions. Unfortunately that's exactly what the problem of global warming needs.

Scientists agree it's real and caused by man:

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/fu...

That one answers the question "How do we know the scientists agree?" It's two years old, the consensus is much stronger now.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/s...

Business leaders agree it's real and caused by man:

http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/22/news/com...

The IPCC report is the final proof.

The IPCC report will be available in a few weeks. It will cost money, it's 1600 pages. But someone will put it up online at some point. It covers all the ideas that have been raised for natural causes, solar variation, volcanoes, etc. And it rejects them, not based on opinion, but on hard peer reviewed data. Read the 21 page summary here:

http://www.ipcc.ch/spm2feb07.pdf...

The IPCC report is the biggest scientific paper ever, with the most data, the most authors, and the most peer review, in the history of science. It is the very pinnacle of hard scientific research. The last paper to hold that title was the last IPCC report in 2001. You can look at that one here.

http://www.ipcc.ch/pub/online.htm...

Science does not get any more solid than this.
The global warming deniers are exactly the same type of non-science believers as the people who don't believe we landed on the moon.

I would have added "or those who believe the Earth was made 6000 years ago". But I can't. Evangelical Christians believe it's real and caused by man:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,2438...

The scientific debate over whether global warming is real and caused by man is finished. Yes and yes. The evidence is so strong that the desperate oil companies tried to bribe scientists to criticize the IPCC report.

http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climat...

Look at these important and influential people who agree, because of the above. You may not respect ALL the names, but surely you'll respect some.

"The science of global warming is clear. We know enough to act now. We must act now."

James Rogers, CEO of Charlotte-based Duke Energy.

"The overwhelming majority of atmospheric scientists around the world and our own National Academy of Sciences are in essential agreement on the facts of global warming and the significant contribution of human activity to that trend."

Russell E. Train, former environmental official under Presidents Nixon and Ford

"Global warming is already starting, and there's going to be more of it. I think there is still time to deal with global warming, but we need to act soon. Humans now control global climate, for better or worse."

James Hansen, Ph.D. climate scientist, NASA

"By mid-century, millions more poor children around the world are likely to face displacement, malnourishment, disease and even starvation unless all countries take action now to slow global warming."

Michael Oppenheimer, professor of geosciences and international affairs at Princeton University

"We simply must do everything we can in our power to slow down global warming before it is too late. The science is clear. The global warming debate is over."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican, Governor, California

"Our nation has both an obligation and self-interest in facing head-on the serious environmental, economic and national security threat posed by global warming."

John McCain, Republican, Senator, Arizona

"These technologies will help us become better stewards of the environment - and they will help us to confront the serious challenge of global climate change."

President George Bush

And it won't be benign. It will flood coastal areas and damage agriculture. Rich countries will see huge costs, and the standard of living will go down. In poor countries people will die of starvation.

Answer 6

Dont fall for crackpot science. 99% of climate scientists agree that it is real. What do you expect when we are pouring billions of tons of CO2 into the air every year, 100s of times more than the plants can absorb. CO2 traps heat. That is a fact.

Answer 7

Yup, I elevated my double-wide with 20 inches of cinder blocks so I don't get my feet wet this century.

Answer 8

Thank you for pointing that out to our easily duped friends out there but I fear it will do no good because so many do not wish to know the truth and their minds are closed to any dissenting opinions about the topic.