Global Warming?

Question

Who agrees with me that, though it is happening, global warming is being blown way out of proportion and being used for political gain( Al Gore, I'm talkin' to you). Why should we spend dumploads of money on lowering carbon emissions to stop something from happening in a hundred years, when we could be saving millions of people, from, say, malaria in africa right now for cheap?

Did you know that while in office, Al Gore refused to sign the Kyoto protocol? And that only 2 countries will meet their goals? And that it did not include China, India, or Brazil?

Answer 1

who is to say we should not do both of the things you talk about. If we do not put a stop to this uncontrolled pollution there will not be a world to live on, and that is the thing everyone forgets about that says we spend too much time on the subject of global warming. WE DO NOT SPEND ENOUGH TIME ON THIS SUBJECT. If we do nothing then I might be okay but I know my kids will be in serous trouble.

Answer 2

I don't know maybe it's when it does happen, and it is happening
the result is an uninhabitable planet so all those people with malaria, and anybody else for that matter will be dead, that's
what uninhabitable means, and in case you know something I
don't we can't exactly pack up and move, unless we developed a starship Enterprise while nobody was looking. Also global warming isn't something that can be turned off like a light, you're talking many decades before the environment can cleanse itself, and that's if all pollution of the planet stops,
that means, parking all the cars, shutting down all the power plants, going back to plowing fields with horses and oxen, are
we ready to do that? not likely, so sure lets wait another
hundred years it's really not going to make that much of a difference anyway. Worrying about how much it costs is going to seem like an absurd and far away thought way sooner than most people care to even contemplate.

Answer 3

Why is Al Tree hugger Gore even pushing this issue. There is only a few countries that care about there nature and trying to protected it. There is over 300 countries in the world. 1-5 countries is not gonna make a difference. Well whatever the gods have in store for us. I guess we will find out.

Answer 4

Global warming will cause an expansion in the habitat of mosquitoes and increase the malaria problem.
Yo wingshoo the Canadian nothing you say gives proof that there isnt Global warming caused by the human population. You just say "no there isnt! no there isnt such a thing! You wanna know why? because I know there isnt such a thing!" There are almost 7 billion people on this planet and a whole lot of them have cars. Why don't you turn on your car, get a lawn chair, and seat it a foot away from your muffler. I bet youd have a great time. Now imagine that thick stink comng out of 100 million cars and tell me there isnt something wrong. Then imagine twice that pollution coming from our houses and power plants and you will get an idea that falls just short of what we are really emitting. You can take a trip up to the artic and see where the ice caps have melted after millions of years and this time just happens to coincide with our century of Industry and technology. Its happening and we have to take action before its a problem beyond our imagination.

Answer 5

The globe warms and it cools, it is normal, the sun is the primary cause, all pretty simple stuff.

The environmental movement however is communist and the end goal is the destruction of the capitalist system in the world starting with the big dog, AMerica.

Maurice Strong primary designer of the Earth Summit asked, "Isn't the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn't it our responsibility to bring that about?" . Futurist Barr, Commoner writes that "nothing less than a change in the political and social system, including revision of the Constitution, is necessary to save the country from destroying the natural environment." He adds, "capitalism is the earth's number one enemy." Taking Commoner one step further, Judi Bari of Earth First! says, "I think if we don't overthrow capitalism, we don't have a chance of saving the world ecologically. "I think it is possible to have an ecologically sound society under socialism. I don't think it is possible under capitalism."

from http://www.sovereignty.net/p/ngo/ron.html


"I have three important premises to provide a general context for my perspective. First, nature bats last. The second premise is that the house is on fire. Finally, in times of crisis our plans [should] be commensurate with the scale of the problems. We need something akin to another Marshal Plan-starting with restructuring the rulemaking processes for the global economy-to provide a roadmap to help reverse dangerous trends and get us to a better world."

The first two premises are bogeymen we must fear if we are to answer his later call to action.

* Nature bats last. Catchphrase meaning nature will destroy you if you violate her rules, and capitalism violates nature's rules. We're doomed.

* The house is on fire. Capitalism is the fire, earth is the house, capitalism is destroying everything, air, water, soil, all life on earth. We're doomed.

That's sufficient reason to justify destroying capitalism.

In their own words, they are seeking the destruction and control of our country, our economy and our freedoms.

Answer 6

yeah it is way out of hand. I know and realize it is happening and that we should start taking better care, but I have to say when do you hear Gore talk about anything else at all. He has nothing but that, and that alone. I am a democrat even and he drives me nuts most the time. We get it already, thanks. Just a tid bit since this is my area of expertise. Did you know in the year 2010 that the exhaust coming out of Semi trucks will be cleaner than the air it is blowing into? You think wow that is great, you also don't know that these emission laws are going to cut the fuel mileage from an industry average of about 5.8 or so to around 4.7. At what cost do we raise the red flag?

Answer 7

First of all it's not in a hundred years. Many effects of global warming are happening now. The costs of doing nothing far outweigh the the costs of doing something now. Haven't you heard the saying about an ounce of prevention? There are actually opportunities for innovative people, who can come up with cleaner alternatives. The future belongs to those visionaries. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.

Answer 8

Good job IDing a possible hoax at the people's expense. Could it be that global warming and cooling is part of a natural cycle?

Answer 9

Because Al Gore has DVDs to sell. But I agree.

Edit: The poster above me states 90% of the scientists. Yes 90% of the worlds leading scientists believe in natural warming of the globe, but only 17% believe in Al Gores "global warming."

Answer 10

well... it really depends...

now, I'm no scientist... and don't pretend to be... but I do know that sometimes things are cheaper to stop before they happen than after they happen... an ounce of prevention...

now there are several different scientific views on the severity of global warming and why it's happeneing... so it's kind of hard to tell exactly what's going on for sure...

I'm just saying... if Africa becomes uninhabitable... malaria may not be the thing they are really worried about there...