During the 70's, the big environmental problem was that the world was entering a possible ice age. Now it is global warming. Why is it that the same people claiming global warming are some of the people who were claiming an ice age was beginning during the 70"s. What should happen is that people should look at the possible raw data and then decide. You say that it is not possible to do so and you would be correct. Why-at least in this country the education establishment is more worried about getting their social agenda across than teaching people how to use their brains to figure out data and make an informed choice. Some people would rather just be led around than take the time to research a subject and make an informed decision.
2007-07-10 04:48:20
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answered by Dadnach 3
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The topics common sense and global warming don't fit together very well these days. I have noticed that the Mercury car company has a question posted. It is pleasing to me to see the number of people that are telling them like it is. It gives me renewed faith in mankind. The earth was at its greenest when the dinosaurs roamed the earth and CO2 levels were much higher. The jungles were thick. If you want a green planet, just produce more CO2 and it will get greener. Alomg with water and sunlight, CO2 is what plants need to grow. Go figure that one out with some common sense.
2007-07-09 16:05:17
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answered by Anonymous
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Somewhere along the line sincere groups like the the Sierra Club were hijacked by the extreme left. Global warming will happen if man is on earth or not, that will be followed by another ice age. The hole in the Ozone layer was as much the fault of sheep poo as pollution.
Liken it to Cindy Sheehan, who may have had a good cause when she started but has since become the champion of a lot of groups that have a lot more than opposition to Iraq on thier mind. Besides, her son wasn't drafted.
While I believe that switching over to ethanol is a good thing and should be mandatory, things like hydrogen cars are as likely as colonizing Mars in the next ten years.
2007-07-15 08:04:13
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answered by Anonymous
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Get rid of Al Gore and everyone like him. You can bet that he's not flying a commercial airline to conserve cost or fuel. Which house is he staying in this week and is it a modest 3 bedroom home like the rest of us live in? God is the only one who is going to decide when He's done with this world and until then there is NO proof that any of this really exists except that Al Gore tells us so. I was not raised to be a mind full of mush. I am so tired of people like this on their high horse telling us, the normal jo-blo, that we are the reason why there is "global warming" and the companies that we work for to put food on the table are at fault while they get into their private jets and fly all over the world to spread their rhetoric. Why don't they get on the internet to spread the word? It's because they're hypocrites and old Al is the worst one.
2007-07-10 15:14:51
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answered by bfldmom3 3
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Ask yourself, "What has stopped global warming in it's tracks, before?"
Then, check out "The year with no summer" in either Google or Wikipedia.
In summary, pollution isn't the problem. Pollution is the solution!
We need more volcanoes going off. We need more SUV's running as rich as a smoke-blowing diesel under load. We need everyone over the age of ten smoking two packs a day, and a cigar after every meal.
(just kidding -- the variances in temperature over the years cannot be explained by man-made stuff: the effects are too puny.)
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2007-07-11 07:09:01
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answered by wsulliva 3
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I think one of the biggest problems is the relative apathy that exists on the side of reason. You see the likes of Al Gore hyping these concerts, and even thought the attendance figures were very low, they got more free news coverage than they could have ever gotten from running ads. They got the coverage because they got off their butts and promoted their stupid idea on a big scale. Psychology shows that if you hear a message loud enough, and often enough people will by in, no matter how stupid it is.
What rationalists need to do, is to unite, and make the case for reasonable thought, and progress. Once we start the message, continue to make valid points, on a large scale. If this is done we can rid the world of stupidity, on stupid person at a time.
2007-07-09 13:12:55
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answered by Jon B 3
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Junk Science? Socialist agenda? No. The science is solid. The consensus among scientists that man-made CO2 emmissions is affecting the climate is overwhelming, but there are some unkowns. It is my belief that anyone who speaks with such venom about such overwhelming scientific consensus is probably shilling for the fossil fuel industry.
Be that as it may...
It is undisputed that human activity is pumping more CO2 into the atmosphere than at any time in the last several million years (yes they do know how much CO2 was in the atmosphere for the last several million years)
It is undisputed that CO2 is a green house gas and acts to trap radiant heat in the atmosphere.
It is undisputed that the earth is warming and Glacier and polar ice is melting.
The preponderance of the evidence suggests that we, humans, are warming the planet with our industrial activity.
The preponderance of the evidence suggests this is more bad than good. Higher temps mean higher sea levels. The fast majority of the people live close tot he sea in low lying areas.
It is undisputed that we can curb these carbon emmissions.
It is undisputed that the best way to do that is to use less fossil fuel. Conserving expensive fossil fuel and developing more efficient lower carbon energy sources benefits everyone except the fossil fuel industry.
The preponderance of the evidence suggests that if we reduce or eliminate CO2 then the warming rate will slow, stop or possibly reverse. The preponderance of the evidence suggest that is more good than bad.
2007-07-10 02:46:45
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answered by jehen 7
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You are paranoid and uninformed.
Even if, as you claim, global warming is a farce. Where's the harm in taking care of forests and being a responsible citizen by decreasing waste (cleaning up after yourself)? The US economy will not weaken, it will evolve in order to continue to compete with other (more responsible) world economies. And our nation has already been weakened by self serving neo-cons.
2007-07-13 15:41:26
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answered by Alex 2
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properly for one, lower back approximately 30 years in the past each and every physique replaced into in touch approximately international cooling- now that is international warming. additionally by using the incontrovertible fact that the earth does have organic international warming and international cooling cycles. 3 hundred years in the past there replaced right into somewhat ice age. around 1000 years in the past the earth replaced into alot warmer bear in mind while those scientists got here across that fossil of lucy down like one hundred ft under the waterline...meaning that at one time the sea replaced into under it is at present. Many will declare that our climate is regulated by using the sunlight and different components that would not contain human beings. additionally you mustn't be too aggravating approximately CO2, why won't the government do something approximately farm animals. they are between the biggest manufacturers of green abode gases-many whom are worse than CO2..... including nitrous oxide and methane.
2016-11-08 20:49:51
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answered by Anonymous
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Global warming is part of the socialist agenda to even out the wealth. Its a way to give the UN more power and start redistribution of wealth. The UN also want to take control of the internet. start with kicking out the UN.
2007-07-09 13:08:40
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answered by ronedon 3
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