Why do people (politicians primarily) have such a strong belief in global warming?

Question

Global warming is never been proven at first hand. People tend to think that generally that we have a primary role in the changing of our earth, ask yourselves these questions then, what caused the first ice age? how do you know what life was like before technology, how do you know that temperatures will continue to fall. For the most part I believe global warming is a myth. But please give me answers for your strong concerns over something that doesn't even matter. When we have millions of our problems at hand?

Answer 1

I was pondering this very same thing last night drinking some pino and checking out the moon. I came to the following, completely unreferanceable (I just made up that word) conclusions:

1) Lately I've seen many picture of 'Before and After' sections of the north pole, and the mainstream media (msm) has made a point to tell us all that the north pole is, essentially, melting. They also tell us that huge portions of the north pole are gone and that if it continues to melt rising ocean level will engulf cities. Well I checked the water levels of my city, Tampa, for both now and 1990...I saw a slight increase in water level but it was almost the same.

How is it that 150 years of pollution haven't altered the sea level to a greater degree? I'll tell you why, it's called water vapor (more on that later).

2) To more specifically answer your question, the reason politicians have a strong belief in global warming is, simply, money (remember this is just what I think). Think about it. When the industrial revolution took place, oil changed policy. The federal government gained control of business as we know it and made itself, and the people shaping policy at the time, friggin rich. Oil companies gained control of the government and simultaneously government became heavily invested in oil. A wonderful business partnership.

History aside, a shift in energy (oil to alternatives) could and probably would create the same environment. Democrats could shape policy requiring a new paradigm in energy, they could invest in those companies (discretely of course) and make themselves, their friends, and their party fabulously wealthy. Democrate are more eager to do this because I believe they are already heavily invested in said businesses and could already make a huge profit, while republicans (sorry to use such vage terminology here...but I don't want to get into neocons and such) are still oil happy.

3) I was going to go into the whole water vapor thing but I think I've given enough of my opinion's here. Anyway those are some of my thoughts. I'm glad you asked this question.

*edit - I'd like to ask this 'top contributer' below me WHO has proven that co2 (plant food) is contributing (lol irony) to global warming. "Studys" are just unproven maybes. Like "Reading Books Causes Breast Cancer in Marsupials According to the Bla Bla Institute of New Zeland".

Answer 2

First of all, where are you getting your information? You believe global warming is a myth...why? Have you actually done the research or are you just saying this because someone else believes it? I'm not mocking your opinion, just telling you to be careful how you form this opinion on such a serious issue. Personally, I don't think politicians in our country are taking the issue seriously enough! Yes, we have millions of other problems at hand, but weigh the problems that would arise if this "global warming myth" actually turned out to be true.

You should watch "An Inconvenient Truth." Even my conservative family watched it and it really changed the way they think about the environment and our impact upon the globe. Trust me, this issue matters!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

It's primarily scientists who believe in global warming.

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/306/5702/1686

Because of the mountail of data showing it's real.

Short summary:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Climate_Change_Attribution.png

Much more:

http://www.ipcc.ch/SPM2feb07.pdf

It matters a great deal. Left unchecked it will be an enormous disaster.

It won't be a Hollywood style disaster. Gradually coastal areas will flood and agriculture will be damaged. But it will be very bad. Rich countries will cope, but it will take huge amounts of money. In poor countries many people will die of starvation, but not all of them.

Most scientists say, in 20-50 years. But we need to start right now to fix it, fixing it will take even longer than that.

Answer 5

It's a popular topic and you can promise anything and accomplish nothing. People are basically sheep and many - especially the younger people - really have been duped into believing it's a threat to their lives. Facts are easily distorted -- the sun's output has gone up .15% in the last 30 years, Mars and Pluto are heating up but it's so easy not to mention that on the campaign trail, blame everyone on earth and promise to fix it.

Answer 6

Wrong--global warming--and its cause--CO2 emmissions from human activity--are proven facts.

And it is a scientific question--that was answered by observation and analysis of data--not by someone's opinion--including yours.

Get over it.

Answer 7

as it is a very big topic and if v ppl dont do any thing than v wud not b able to survive
and it our solar system there wud b no planet having life on it

Answer 8

It is very popular with the uneducated people who can be duped into voting one way or another. It also makes them look like they're serious, and trying to do important things.