Is the discussion regarding climate change science one side showing the problem and the other yelling COMMIE?

Question

If I told a neocon he was bleeding and offered a bandaid would they yell at me that I'm a commie or take the bandaid.

-- Evidence for Global Warming
Recent observations of warming support the theory that greenhouse gases are warming the world. Over the last century, the planet has experienced the largest increase in surface temperature in 1,300 years. The average surface temperature of the Earth rose 0.6 to 0.9 degrees Celsius (1.08°F to 1.62°F) between 1906 and 2006, and the rate of temperature increase nearly doubled in the last 50 years. Worldwide measurements of sea level show a rise of about 0.17 meters (0.56 feet) during the twentieth century. The world’s glaciers have steadily receded, and Arctic sea ice extent has steadily shrunk by 2.7 percent per decade since 1978.

Even if greenhouse gas concentrations stabilized today, the planet would continue to warm by about 0.6°C over the next century because it takes years for Earth to fully react to increases in greenhouse gases. As Earth has warmed, much of the excess energy has gone into heating the upper layers of the ocean. Scientists suspect that currents have transported some of this excess heat from surface waters down deep, removing it from the surface of our planet. Once the lower layers of the ocean have warmed, the excess heat in the upper layers will no longer be drawn down, and Earth will warm about 0.6°C (1° F).

But how do scientists know global warming is caused by humans and that the observed warming isn’t a natural variation in Earth’s climate? Scientists use three closely connected methods to understand changes in Earth’s climate.

They look at records of Earth’s past climates to see how and why climate changed in the past, they build computer models that allow them to see how the climate works, and they closely monitor Earth’s current vital signs with an array of instruments ranging from space-based satellites to deep sea thermometers. Records of past climate change reveal the natural events—such as volcanic eruptions and solar activity—that influenced climate throughout Earth’s history. Today, scientists monitor those same natural events as well as human-released greenhouse gases and use computer models to determine how each influences Earth’s climate.

Answer 1

Hey whether it is caused by humans or just the normal earth weather cycle, I want to go green so I don't have to spend my paycheck just to get to work everyday...

Answer 2

Well put. Consensus is not science and we can go back to the Nazis who had a scientific consensus that the ARIAN RACE was the dominant race. I use this as an extreme because it seems the most popular name to call someone you disagree with. When politicians use an issue to raise taxes or gain power everyone should be weary. Al Gore is making millions with this argument yet lives in a huge house, rides everywhere in private planes and yes owns large SUVs so does he really live by what he preaches? NO so why should we? Climate Change is a fact and the climate has changed many times during the earths history. The seas has risen and fallen many times and the proof of that is in the Grand Caynon where ancient sea creatures are found rather their fossils are and I am sure we were not here when that happened. I am also confused when I learned as kid that CO2 was absorbed by plants which they then released oxygen back into the air so isn't CO2 essentually plant food? Which one is correct? Glasciers have also expanded and receeded many times as evidence in the land being carved by them and the repositioning of huge rocks so why is everyone panicking when glasciers start to melt in the summer time. I thought the northern current carried warm water from the Carribean to the North Pole and this makes England inhabitable and at the same time causing Ice Burgs to break off from the north pole but then how can CO2 melt all of this Ice. I must be confused or told the wrong thing. Finally I thought the Sun provided light and heat for the Earth so I gues the Sun is to blame for everything now or am I still wong or what I was told wrong? I am going with the sun and not man causing climate change sorry.

Answer 3

Essentially, yes. The findings and conclusions of the world's leading scientists in this area are simply rejected by some neocons because they simply want to believe the opposite. There is no logic or reason to their position, nor can they even pretend to try to rationally defend their position. They cite some fringe sceptic and use that as absolute proof that man-made global warming is a hoax. It is truly pathetic.

Answer 4

You can choose to believe whatever you like on the issue. There are prominent scientists on each side saying the other is wrong. The fact is for all our progress, we know very little about the inner workings of our planet and its relationship to with nature. We can't even stop a small tropical storm from forming, how are we going to stop global warming?

Answer 5

American conservatism has grown into a cult.Everyone is out to get them and everything that's not slanted to the far right is liberally biased.
Science,truth and facts are all less important than the ideology. It's good to see more and more Americans waking up and realizing they can't take conservatism serious anymore until it rids itself of this cultist spirit.

Global warming is real but just one example of many where the right chooses ideology over reason and demonizes anyone who has another opinion.

Answer 6

It's so sad that the environment has been politicized. I understand that it was an offshoot of the hippie movement, but the summer of love ended 40 years ago and people need to get past it.

Answer 7

I will not deny global warming is happening. It is also happening on our neighbor, Mars.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070228-mars-warming.html


http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070404203258.5klhwqs4&show_article=1


http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?ArtId=17977

Humans are not a factor on Mars, but yet, it's warming at the same rate we are. If humans aren't the common denominator, then what is? The sun.

Answer 8

Global warming is real

It just isnt a man made problem like gore and his idiots followers claim.