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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
If all the knowledgeable people had a "high degree of certainty", but that's just not true.
We've hashed all the political and monetary factors involved in why certain scientists take the stands they do.
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All scientists? Unreasonable standard.
Every national and international climate-related scientific body in the world has reached the same conclusion with a high degree of certainty...that anthropogenic CO2 emissions contribute to atmospheric degradation and thus impact climate. The "skeptics", for the most part, are industry-funded.
I dont equate their political and monetary interests of professional scientific organizations with the interests of the oil industry and the "no government intervention - industry will act in the best interests of the people" libertarian organizations...perhaps you do.
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We've listened to, "the sky is falling" predictions that didn't come true, so often, we're skeptical. Add that the proffered solutions always seem to make a few connected people a shitload of money, doesn't help.
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The bulk of the money is currently still lining the pockets of the status quo.
Personally, I think the extremists at both ends should "shut the fuck up already" and let reasonable people pursue reasonable solutions that are environmentally and economically sustainable rather than bury our heads in the sand and continue blaming those extremists on either side.
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Granted, it's logical to conserve resources, try to keep the air and water healthy. And working on reducing our dependency on foreign interests is always the smartest thing to do.
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it is not just a dependency on foreign interests, it is a dependency on dirty and old technologies.