Is Global Warming Do Exist? If yes, why is many people trying to convince themself that it isn't happening?

Question

I thought global warming do exist. Even if it is a fraud, CO2 isn't good for the health you know. But i'm thinking....why is some people doesn't accept that the Earth is getting warmer and life is threathen? Can i have someone to tell me why are we running away rather than finding a solution?

Answer 1

A variety of reasons.

Some are honestly mistaken. Others are convinced that "conspiracies" are running the world.

Many are simply conservatives who take politics to ridiculous lengths. One simply posted here "Al Gore said it, so it must be wrong", which is typical. Note that the same idea is repeated below by some people, with no other argument. Also this: "Because global warming is a scam propogated by communists". You get the idea.

They might want to note this:

"Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich challenged fellow conservatives to stop resisting scientific evidence of global warming"

"National Review (the most prestigious conservative magazine) published a cover story calling on conservatives to shake off denial and get into the climate policy debate"

"Pat Robertson (very conservative Christian leader) 'It is getting hotter and the ice caps are melting and there is a build up of carbon dioxide in the air. We really need to do something on fossil fuels.”

I doubt that these people are "fooled" by Al Gore.

There's a lot less controversy about this is the real world than there is on Yahoo answers:

http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/home_page/412.php?lb=hmpg1&pnt=412&nid=&id=

And vastly less controversy in the scientific community than you might guess from the few skeptics talked about here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_opinion_on_climate_change
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/306/5702/1686

"There's a better scientific consensus on this [climate change] than on any issue I know... Global warming is almost a no-brainer at this point. You really can't find intelligent, quantitative arguments to make it go away."

Dr. Jerry Mahlman, NOAA

Good websites for more info:

http://profend.com/global-warming/
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science/
http://www.realclimate.org
"climate science from climate scientists"
http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/dn11462

Answer 2

We have a solution, MOTHER NATURE. CO2 is essential for plant life on earth and our climate, CO2 levels have been much higher than today. The earth has also been much colder and much hotter, long before SUV's drove the streets.

Yes we should all conserve more but we all like our houses, cars, sporting events and vacations to much to make the sacrifice.

Do not fall for the Hoax, they just want your money and to ruin the economy of the greatest nation on earth the US. Why else would all the treaties put such a big burden o the US which already has the strictest envirnmental laws in the world.

The polar ice caps are the thickest in years, there are record numbers of polar bears. Do not fall for their tricks, how is taking mine and your money going to cool off the earth?.

If the oil companies are responsible for high gas prices it is price gouging, if the government does it with taxes it is for the environment. Just look at cigarettes, if the tobacco companies would have raised their prices $1.00/pack they would have been sued and told they were hurting the poor who are hooked and do not have the money. However when the government puts on a $1.00/pack tax and then spends the billions on who knows what it is for the good and health of the people.

Answer 3

If the left cares so much about the earth then why have they chosen to politicize it? By doing that you have guaranteed that half the people on this planet will not pay any attention. By putting such a political figure(Al Gore) in the forefront of this that is what has happened. It seems selfish. Think about it ... they have brought politics to the weather! It leads me to an easy conclusion…there is an agenda being set here. More government control for the common good.

Has any one noticed that when Gore released this movie (the first day of the hurricane season 2006) that not one hurricane has hit the US. Two full years with out any hurricanes! Hurricanes will inevitably hit this land again, however. Why? Because that is what has been happening for thousands of years! They are normal. Some are big and some are small. Meteorologists can’t predict the weather one week out, how is it that Gore can predict what will happen 10-50 years from now?

Answer 4

Both sides are right because the science is lacking. Al Gore brought the biggest threat to our existence to the forefront.

The bad part about Al's fame is that he needs to keep being a good administrator and leave the science to the scientists qualified to make an opinion. Al Gore needs to keep reporting the emergency, expanding on the action but keep quiet about the C02 theory.

This isn't just about Co2 and global warming doesn't just mean warming the globe, it is about weather changes and a 100% toxicity ratio

Politicians are reacting to symptoms and it is impossible to develop policy without the science. There needs to be debate by qualified professionals, not economists trying to keep ahead of the trends so they can make money. They aren't discussing the extinction possibilities with the toxins associated with what we do on the surface of the planet.

Go to this link to see the contest about save Al Gore. Read the Thermografix Consulting Corporation Entry and think about your own home.

People that think that the argument is nonsense, go have a meeting in the garage with the car running and discuss if your imminent death will be natural. Look around and wake up, do we look like we are blending with the nature that allows us to live?

I design everything on the face of the planet as well as the emissions that will be generated. I have over 17000 hours of generating emissions and I can't get my opinion to Bali. Al Gore, Arnie Schwarzenegger, Richard Branson, David Suzuki, Green Peace, the 189 countries at the UN meeting have zero backgrounds in how and why their emissions are produced.

It just makes my job harder and I have to still save Al Gore. http://ultimateglobalwarmingchallenge.com/entries.htm

Answer 5

i think many are trying to convince others
for political or financial reasons

Other are innocently ignorant.

Others trust in the Lord and cannot assume that he is incompetent ,mean or does not love them anymore.

Some simply don`t care ,because change is tiresome
or they are not concerned with the Environment

And as Bob says ,some say it is a con because All Gore advocates Global Warming
as if he invented it .

The near future will reveal the truth
and it has already revealed it self
to the thousands of people that have died so far as a result.

There have been Major CLIMATE CHANGE related disasters all over the planet by now .

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ar91S1x7BTA33WECPuM2ByoAAAAA;_ylv=3?qid=20071216133435AAGfTGS

There is no excuse for not being more responsible with our Environment irrespective of Global Warming
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ao_dsxheRppIl4DewUKf6TgAAAAA;_ylv=3?qid=20071216172003AAK8Z8G

Answer 6

Because global warming is a scam propogated by communists who want to control all industry, create carbon taxes, and eventually have the UN run the world.

The carbon offsets Al Gore "buys" are from his own company. He uses 10x more electricity than the average person in hos bouse.

We should try to use less energy and pollute less. Since the Kyoto treaty was drawn up, the US has decreased its pollution while the countries who signed the treaty have increased theirs. So what good is the treaty ?

Answer 7

there is no evidence that
1. current warming is outside the normal ranges in recorded history.
2. evidence that man's activity has any real bearing on the slight amount that is occurring.
3. that it is "bad". some warming and increased Carbon Dioxide is beneficial. The Carbon Dioxide goals stated by the alarmists would be very negative.
4. The predicted ocean rise is mathematically incorrect. when they make those kinds of mistakes (intentional?) we should seriously question their purposes and ethics

Natural phenomena such as volcanic activity and solar effects have much more bearing and are uncontrollable

your question is so syntactically incorrect that you won't get valid answers

Are you also "caveman" and did you answer your own question?

Answer 8

If the earth is getting warmer , as I believe it is, and man's co 2 is not the cause then the money spent on all these measures has cost someone money better spent elsewhere.
I am not saying whether man is or is not the cause only that we have seen no proof whatever only a lot of very loud shouting. No computer model worth more that microsoft's little bucket is possible without understanding cause and effect and the values associated with them. Statistical correlation means nothing in terms of cause and effect. Ask any year one statistics student if he or she was taught that.
Given that so far all my attempts to get any measured statistically sound measured data have failed I don't need convincing of anything other than I should ignore any environmental activist who has not signed up to generating less than the world average emission. Carbon trading doesn't count as all it means it they are rich enough to deprive some less wealthy individual of their share.
As for Gore I can increase by fifty times and still not equal his shameful record.

Answer 9

As a skeptic of global warming, let me explain.

First, maybe global warming does exist, but how do we know it is man-made? How do we know it is not something that the earth is cycling through.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1350746/posts

There are competing scientific notions out there, but the only one getting publicity is that "we're killing the earth." Why is that? Why can't we have an open debate to determine what is really happening? The scientist who wanted to present a different view were not even allowed into the Bali conference.

You know, about 30 years ago we were going into an ice-age according to popular belief.

So how do we know whether everyone believes in man-made global warming just because everyone believes in man-made global warming?

http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/hjenkins/?id=110010947

Second, follow the money. There are a lot of people who stand to make a lot of money in this destruction of the earth philosophy. Carbon Credits anyone?

www.cheatneutral.com

Plus look at all the things that "global warming" is being blamed for:

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2007/11/everything_is_caused_by_global.html

And finally, please tell me, what is the ideal temperature of the earth? Who's to say that a natural upswing isn't good for the earth? Suppose we do succeed in cooling off the planet. How cool do you want it? Do you want an ice-age? Personally, I'd rather we wear bathing suits at the beach than parkas because we're freezing to death.

Now, it's cool if you all want to slam me, but at least read my sources first.

Thanks!

Answer 10

A great deal of peer-reviewed science published in 2997 shows that AGW will not be catastrophic.

Your idea that CO2 is not good for people's health is completely false. CO2 is not a pollutant. It occurs in the air naturally as part of our atmosphere and is essential for life. Think of atmospheric CO2 as plant food. As the CO2 increases, plants grow better. Food production is up and famine is down in the world.