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Two recent articles in Newsweek discussing how we have not attempted to adapt to climate change and how we are underestimating our ability to innovate.
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/05/29/a...-for-more.html http://www.newsweek.com/2011/06/12/b...he-planet.html |
I've read her stuff... She's been spouting that same story for years.
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From The Economist of 24 Jan 2011 entitled "Climate change and evolution":
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Blogs (not science) dispute facts. Subjective reasoning replaces quantitative facts and reality? Expecting science to subvert climate change advocates, a Republican Congress sought immediate testimony from Dr Muller. Only to learn what their political agenda is again contradicted by science. From The Economist of 31 Mar 2010 entitled "A record-making effort": Quote:
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How much? How fast? How severe? Only those are controversial. Involves numbers. Numbers also proved Saddam WMD claims were mythical. Numbers also define global warming. Numbers are always missing in posts that deny only for a political agenda. A political agenda said Muller would expose data discrepancies. Those discrepancies cites by a political agenda do not exist when numbers are provided. Only exist in subjective (also called low intelligence) reasoning. Same reasoning massacred 4,500 Americans soldiers (more numbers) in Iraq for no useful purpose. All praise extremism for rationalizing subjectively to advance mankind. Honest posters, Coign, post with numeric facts. |
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I got the sense that you were being dismissive - must be the word 'spouting'.
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And the pusher for this law was/is GE. Because I am sure they are only thinking about energy conservation and not the money they will reap by forcing you to buy their product. And on that train of thought, it is unconstitutional for our government to tell us what we can or cannot buy if the item is "legal". (This brings up thoughts of healthcare but I will not get into that here.) Quote:
Why do people not see this? Wake up. You give the government more power over your life each time you say, "well they are just light bulbs, that isn't so bad." Next it will be gas, then traveling itself, maybe they should determine how much power our house can draw. I'm sorry, you can't have that extra TV because that will take you over your allotted power usage for your home. THIS IS BULLSHIT AND NEEDS TO STOP NOW!!!!! Do not give them a hair more power. We must fight them and their control over what we choose to buy, consume, or live our life. Here are some quick links you really need to at least open and read the headlines. http://climategate.tv/ http://wattsupwiththat.com/ http://infowars.net/articles/august2...807Warming.htm http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles...290607ipcc.htm http://www.dailytech.com/Survey%2BLe...rticle8641.htm |
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http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_resp.html The Bill of Rights are there to protect us from the Constitution and Government. They are constantly under attack by our Federal Government who thinks they know better than we do on how to live. Here is another link you should watch on how we are slipping from a Republic and into a Democracy and this "green movement" is another lubricant making it happen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DioQo...&feature=share |
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This is happening RIGHT NOW. This is not a slope, this is here right now and getting worse every year. I am afraid of the slippery fall off the cliff. http://www.truthout.org/indiana-supr...hts/1305811094 http://www.infowars.com/financial-te...ights-hostage/ http://www.npr.org/news/specials/nsa.../legality.html http://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy/regulations.htm |
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Right now there is more than enough evidence to say that the Earth's climate is changing. While climate changes are normal throughout Earth's history, it has always had negative short term consequences on humans, usually results in declining economies (from drought and shortage of food), many people dying, and forcing humans to adapt to the new climate. More than ever, with how our agriculture system, economic system, and infrastructure works, a climate shift will have very large short term negative effects on the Earth and humans as an entirety.
Does this mean that our way of life will end as we know it? No, we will have to adapt to the new climate. But, the transition process will be very brutal on our economy and many people, mostly people in third world countries, will die or go through some very tough times. Going back to the climate shift. The question is not whether it is happening but how much is from human impact? There is a large amount of evidence supporting both sides and I imagine that we are going through a natural climate shift and human impact is just exaggerating the effects. That means we can probably do some to lower the magnitude of changes but they will still occur no matter what. So this is where government regulations come in. Since one consequence of a free market is that it tends to put short term investment gain over potential long term interest, especially when it comes to situations where the future is completely uncertain as with climate change, sometimes government regulation is needed to act in those long term interests. Banning DDT is a great example of how government regulation can be positive for our society. But, as you said, we can not accurately predict how we will affect the environment, it is too complicated for that, so the impact of government regulation or lack of government regulation is uncertain. That is why climate change is so controversial. Government action could result in positive consequences or negative consequences. We just don't know. And since we only have one life, we can never check to see if any other decision would have been better. But, this lack of knowledge is also not an excuse for inaction either. If you want to take government regulation on climate change as an excuse for a power grab, go ahead. I realize I am not going to change your mind. But, we are not blind to what is happening. We just see it in a different way. |
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