To Global Warming bashers:?

Question

Is there any reason, whether you believe in the science or not, that teaching our children to conserve resources is wrong? Does it harm anyone to not waste water, to recycle trash, to compost leaves and grass instead of putting it in the landfills, to drive more fuel-efficient cars? Or should we just do whatever we want because we have it available now?

PNAC and Josiah, you need to reread the question. I said whether you believe in the science or not. I did not say what you needed to rely on to teach these principles.

Josiah, you're straining at gnats and swallowing flies. do you not believe in gravity because they call it the theory of gravity?

Answer 1

No, the vast majority of Conservatives have no problem with treating our planet with more respect.

The biggest conflict is what causes global warming or whatever we are supposed to call it these days. If people would stick to the real issue then maybe the divide would close a little and we could get more positive things done. The left prefers to accuse the right of not caring or even causing global warming instead of trying to accomplish anything.

Answer 2

There is a difference between accepting "Global Warming" and believing that humans are to blame. Most people that are labeled as "Bashers" are simply not ready to close the argument on what actually causes this climate change. I don't see any problem with recycling or conserving resources to help the environment. What I have a problem with, is teaching children that the "debate is over". This idea that "We all know that global warming is caused by man" is rubbish. The sun, is the main cause of climate change and unless we can figure out a way to get rid of it, then there will always be warming of the earth. Who is to say that this is not a normal cycle? I think there is much more to learn about this and we should all try to listen to "real" scientists and respect all viewpoints.

Answer 3

Everyone is in favor of saving resources, recycling and helping the environment. Everyone is in favor of clean water, rivers and fuel efficiency. Conservatives just don't believe raising taxes to make government larger to add laws and police it's citizens to force people and towns to do whatever the government decides is wrong. Al Gore doesn't follow what he preaches. The Kennedy family and John Kerry continually block wind power in Massachusetts. They are the biggest fighters against wind power in their state. Al Gore uses more electricity every month at his home in Tennessee than the average person uses in a year. Nancy Pelosi's 2 extreamly exclusive members only country clubs in California have a wide range of environmental violations and destruction of natural habitat though not one talks about this because she's a Democrat. No one talks about how these places are non-union either. The $250,000 price tag to be considered for membership is another issue for the person of the people. The Democrat position is not to do all of the things they claim. They want to increase government, taxes and control of people.

The Kyoto accord did go for a vote in the US Senate when Bill Clinton was President and Al Gore was Vice President and 98 Senators voted against this and 2 Senators did not vote. Don't tell me the Democrats are actually favor of this accord when you can see the record. Right after the vote they immediately started telling the public how it was the Republican's fault the accord didn't pass and how horrible the Republicans are. The media of course continued with this lie. If anyone actually looked at facts you would see what a lie this scam is and know the real intent is just socialism.

I conserve water, recycle almost 100% of everything, I compost, I drive fuel efficient vehicles and I vote Republican.

Answer 4

i'm happy to pay attention that the church leaders are ultimately admitting that Scientists do have some sense. worldwide Warming is a actual threat. This administration has surpassed over that threat, ridiculed it, and spoken of it contemptuously. The Conservatives deliver hateful, sneering e-mails out even now, ridiculing Al Gore and hooting on the belief of world Warming. The Bush administration blacks out any point out of world Warming in Environmental comments. So, if the church leaders are ultimately coming around to dealing with the certainty, that's nicely good information. yet my question is, why so late? Scientists have been warning of this for quite a few years. interior the Arctic, the section under the ice has great clumps...mountains, even...of dung. This has come from centuries of animals roaming the section. Now, through fact the ice melts, this dung is liberating its methane into the air...and rushing the continuous technique of warming. The polar undergo is endangered and could quickly be extinct, different than for those held in zoos. Many different animals, the two on land and on sea, are threatened. Mankind itself ought to be stricken by this, with the improve in ocean stages and climactic alterations. And that's taking its effect on our ingredients of foodstuff interior the oceans and on land. to forget approximately worldwide Warming and fail to renowned and in all probability scientific care its consequences is basically yet another occasion of the George Bush stupidity, carried to a criminal point. Nero fiddled, mutually as Rome burned. George Bush will bomb, mutually as the international sinks.

Answer 5

I am all for being a good custodian of the planet. But the whole global warming crowd believe the theory without any support. The real proof of this is that they dismiss any attack on the theory without any scientific facts to back them up. They just claim that those that oppose them want to ruin the planet for "the children". Watch for this. Any time you want to lose a little more freedom just vote for the politico that wants to "do it to protect the children".

The reason they do this is that if you make this claim right at the onset then anything negative that anyone who disagrees with you has to say can be twisted emotionally instead of trying to invent more facts to back up a preposterous idea.

Answer 6

Way to go mommanuke. The only problem is most are way too lazy or uneducated to think of the future. It is sad. It wouldn't hurt them one bit to start conserving water or recycle trash or to even WALK places when they can. Just doing this would benefit our world. Look at the ones who do not do this and ask: Are they just too lazy or ignorant? Just being truthful here and I call it like I see it.

Answer 7

I've seen quuite a few posters on this site say pretty much what you've said: although they don't believe, either that climate change is happening, or that it's man-caused, or that it's as dire as scientists say, that they DO believe in living greener, not dumping sludge in the air, etc.

I'm not one of these, as I'm with the scientists on this issue (well, a lot of other issues, too).

Thought you'd be interested in this link

http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/climate-change/

Either the page itself, or one it links to, lists the most common myths about climate change, and what the scientists say about each.

Answer 8

Global warming deniers will say they recycle and compost anyway, but they don't want to be forced by the government. These "conservatives" don't care if the government throws people in jail because they belong to a certain religion, or whether it taps all our phones and reads our email. What matters to them is whether the government raises the gas tax, or makes people buy fluorescent bulbs.

Answer 9

Now having compost piles is going too far, but basically-gulp-I have to agree with you. I don't have a problem "going green" so long as it isn't more expensive or is as good as what I currently have. If it's not a bother, why not? It seems rather silly not to if it isn't a bother. Just wanted to add that I am a Republican.

Answer 10

Conservation=respect and humility
Non-conservation=denial,arrogance

I can't understand, at all, how people think that the impact of humans isn't a issue of supreme importance.

Oh well, so we become extinct at some point...good for the rest of the planet.