In California, there are two symposiums coming up that promise to be full of facts presented by educators and those working more actively in the field. I'm asssuming other states offer such fare occasionally. Would you be willing to cough up the dough to hear about the topic from experts, in a forum where you can get answers to your questions?
The first link is to the conference in Sacramento Sept. 10-13. The 2nd event is sponsored by the California Biodiversity Council and takes place in Clarksburg from Oct.3-4.
http://ceres.ca.gov/biodiversity/sacramento07.html
http://climatechange.ca.gov/events/2007_conference/index.html
2007-08-30 03:27:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment ➔ Global Warming
Mr. Jello, as it's already been pointed out, the first program is free. And it never hurt anybody to listen.
2007-08-30 03:58:02 · update #1
Well I'd like to go to the one in Sacramento, but I don't have $100 to spare right now. The second one is only partially about global warming, but I'll consider attending it. Thanks for the info.
2007-08-30 06:34:35 · answer #1 · answered by Dana1981 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately, both of these 'symposiums' are hosted/led by organizations with an active AGW agenda and will present only their side of the story.
People need to talk to _real_ scientists, not movie stars or politicians.
Here is truth about global warming:
Global warming is one-half of the climatic cycle of warming and cooling.
The earth's mean temperature cycles around the freezing point of water.
This is a completely natural phenomenon which has been going on since there has been water on this planet. It is driven by the sun.
Our planet is currently emerging from a 'mini ice age', so is
becoming warmer and may return to the point at which Greenland is again usable as farmland (as it has been in recorded history).
As the polar ice caps decrease, the amount of fresh water mixing with oceanic water will slow and perhaps stop the thermohaline cycle (the oceanic heat 'conveyor' which, among other things, keeps the U.S. east coast warm).
When this cycle slows/stops, the planet will cool again and begin to enter another ice age.
It's been happening for millions of years.
The worrisome and brutal predictions of drastic climate effects are based on computer models, NOT CLIMATE HISTORY.
As you probably know, computer models are not the most reliable of sources, especially when used to 'predict' chaotic systems such as weather.
Global warming/cooling, AKA 'climate change':
Humans did not cause it.
Humans cannot stop it.
2007-08-30 11:37:37 · answer #2 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
You should note that attendance at the first meeting you cite is free.
Frankly, I think these need to be free for the general public, although there is a place for business people or others to attend paid meetings where they can get individual attention.
People want facts about global warming. The model should free public schools, with a private option for those who want that.
I'm not suggesting they should be mandatory.
Mr Jello - Y2K was a real problem (like global warming) that demanded the attention it got in the business community. Many thousands of hours by many programmers. The only problem really was that people didn't realize how effective their efforts had been, and were overly concerned in December, 1999.
2007-08-30 10:36:36 · answer #3 · answered by Bob 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Mr jello is right. The whole y2k bug was a big hoax to create a panic. I went out and bought supplies for the end of the world and went to bed at 10 only to wake up a couple hours later to find out nothing had happened. Now with this whole man made global warming issue, this is a big hoax just like the y2k bug just to create fear.
2007-08-30 12:08:40 · answer #4 · answered by Reality Has A Libertarian Bias 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Before listening to the experts in this field, please let us use our own wisdom as brought down by our cultures or you can say our elders. For thousands of years, there was no climatic change, but full enjoyment of nature, but why today, we were so obsessed with climatic change? Because, our technology helped us in easing our life struggle, but at the same time, gave environmental degradation as by-product. All the technologies developed by the so called developed countries really acted as destructive tools/weapons on the Mother Earth. The chlorofluro carbons really acted as great destructers on the nature. The fuels burnt, the nuclear wastes, the quantum of emissions, all added to the woes of the nature, bringing in its trail a pack of untold myseries to the living beings on the earth. Don"t follow the present day experts, who change their opinions now and then, but listen to your elders, who used to use their traditional technologies to live and let live. That is the only solution to the climatic change.
2007-08-30 11:53:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
It depends on how involved you plan to get, and how many unresolved questions you have. I'm 60 now, and I've understood the basics of GW since I was about 16. My focus since then has been on my personal survival and the survival of those I hold dear. I don't feel personally responsibly for saving every contrary S.O.B. out there.
The timescale changes with both action and inaction, so it's important to stay current on that. Likewise, technologies as they emerge have impacts both good and bad, so we need to stay informed in that area.
2007-08-30 10:57:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
No. I spent a ton of money going to symposiums that were full of facts presented by educators and those working more actively in the field to prepare myself for the Y2K bug.
I was concerned that planes would fall out of the sky, the stock market would crash, banks would run out of money, gas stations wouldn't be able to pump gas, cars wouldn't operate, toasters wouldn't work because everything had a microchip in it and was subject to the Y2K problem!
The worst thing is that I fell asleep at 9:30 on Dec 31, 1999 and didn't wake up until 8am on Jan 1, 2000 only to find out the only fault recorded world wide was the time and date stamp on Algore's official web site was screwed up!
What a waste of time and money. This is much the same thing.
2007-08-30 10:55:39 · answer #7 · answered by Dr Jello 7 · 5⤊ 5⤋
What is it they say, those that can do, those that can't are educators. Getting your science from educators whose interests are indoctrination in a cause rather than providing both sides of an issue would be a waste of time at best.
2007-08-30 11:53:52 · answer #8 · answered by JimZ 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
We're all gonna die!!!
2007-08-30 21:25:46 · answer #9 · answered by Whoooa Mule 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in other words, volunteer "re-education" camps?
2007-08-30 10:51:59 · answer #10 · answered by afratta437 5 · 3⤊ 4⤋