Sea levels have been raising for 4 thousand years. The English Channel use to be dry land. There is the remains of a village at the bottom of the Channel today. How do you think the tribes from Siberia got to North America they walked across the Bering Strait.
When Texas received criticism from environmental groups about the quantities of pollution coming from industrial sites, a Texas congressman said let Texas worry about its air. This glaring failure to recognize air currents are international or to be concerned about neighbors in states downwind from these sites shows ignorance at best, and a cruel heartlessness at worst. ^Time magazine published an edition several years ago showing how incidents of autism, asthma, and other illnesses effecting our children and increasing our health care costs increase down wind and down stream from industrial sites.^ While Mr. Toles cartoon shows a boat sinking into the briny deep, drought is effecting 53% of farmland in the USA alone.There are things we can do to combat these issues, things that would grow long term, long lasting jobs, AND improve quality of life for all of our neighbors. ^I am glad Conservgov is enjoying nice weather. But with reports of how warmer weather is increasing the growth and toxicity of poison ivy, the increase in populations of mosquitoes and ticks, and so many other factors, I wonder if my good weather increases the quality of life for me and my neighbors? Then there’s the upcoming hurricane season.Mr. Toles doesn’t need to be placed on suicide watch…but if we fail to deal with these changes, we will suffer the consequences.Respectfully,C.
Conservgov is part of a dangerous cult. Climate change is a very serious problem, and oceans are rising faster now than they ever have in the fossil record. The free-market solution would be a carbon tax, like the one proposed by Barbara Boxer. The Republicans will be opposed, of course, since they don’t actually want free market solutions. They want solutions that redistribute profits up, costs down.
Congress is supposed to pass laws, the president can’t, Howie. But if they continue to refuse, he can use the EPA to shut down high-carbon coal plants. It’s a lousy idea, a carbon tax would be much better, but if the GOP congress can’t actually function, someone has to be the adult.
The Republican right wing (which is, unfortunately, nearly all of that party nowadays) is always whining about how future generations will have to pay off our excessive national debt. But they don’t seem to give a damn about the type of environment or world conditions those same generations will have to face as a consequence of global warming and climate change. All they care about its money (mostly their own and those of their lobbyists).
The bottom line on climate change? The deniers have won. We have now passed the tipping point, and runaway change is more or less inevitable. We may as well do nothing because we’re screwed.
First thought on viewing this cartoon….a quote….“What fools these mortals be”…..to imagine that humans have the understanding and the ability and capacity to “change the climate of the earth”….is to express folly that God laughs at.-climate change is originally “global warming” in a cycle heading into “global cooling” and was based on phony “models” and is the excuse to set expensive programs in place to “redistribute the wealth of individuals” and expand the size and power of central government.-Only a fool would believe it or support it.
About 98% of climatologists agree that we have made global climate change work. There are a few still owned by big GOP corporations. Mainly big ones like Exxon.
Recent Columbus Dispatch article on OSU receiving a grant to work with WVU on a new process that might actually produce “clean coal”. Two years ago the Dispatch published an article on Chesapeake, Ohio, which was bought up and torn down by AEP because of the mercury and other poisons dumped on the town by AEP’s power plant. As to Gore, Obama, etc. polluting, I guess OUR spokesmen should be ascetics and just go cry in the desert? Just like only liberal Hollywood/rock stars stars should shut up and go away, while Ted Nugent, Kelsey Grammer, etc. can keep on spouting OUR politics!
Interesting so many of the “deniers” are also firmly in the “Jesus saves (green stamps)” crowd looking forward to an apocalypse, that’s been over 2,000 years in NOT coming like Paul and the other New Testament “authors and authorities” expected in THEIR LIFETIMES!
Destroying the planet, by any means possible appeals to them far more than cutting profit margins and SAVING the planet,or even a single species, or small segment of it.
Global climate change is happening now. The data are overwhelming. Mr. Ima, disgustedtaxpayer, ConserveGov, you are one of three things: (1) remarkably ill-informed, (2) idiots, (3) inflexible ideologues who are immune to information. There ARE no other choices when it comes to climate change anymore. It is easy to find out why: Actual climate scientists agree overwhelmingly BASED ON THE DATA.Every major scientific association in the world agrees and has offered statements on this (e.g., the American Association for the Advancement of Science).Every conservative party in every major industrialized nation IN THE WORLD agrees that it is a legitimate and compelling problem except for the GOP.So your blathering about “beliefs” and “religion” and “Al Gore” is just sad and irrelevant. Not even worth countering, because you are just embarrassing yourselves as badly as a member of the Flat Earth Society circa 1969.The data are there. Why aren’t you?
OMG! You people who think the climate is changing are plain idiots. We are not even breaking the records set in the 1930s and 1950s. Conditions wax and wane, but the world is not coming to an end — at least not from climate “change.”
ConserveGov about 11 years ago
The climate is great here. Thanks.
jsilbert about 11 years ago
Toles is brilliant. That’s all…brilliant.
PAULHARVEY about 11 years ago
Sea levels have been raising for 4 thousand years. The English Channel use to be dry land. There is the remains of a village at the bottom of the Channel today. How do you think the tribes from Siberia got to North America they walked across the Bering Strait.
chazandru about 11 years ago
When Texas received criticism from environmental groups about the quantities of pollution coming from industrial sites, a Texas congressman said let Texas worry about its air. This glaring failure to recognize air currents are international or to be concerned about neighbors in states downwind from these sites shows ignorance at best, and a cruel heartlessness at worst. ^Time magazine published an edition several years ago showing how incidents of autism, asthma, and other illnesses effecting our children and increasing our health care costs increase down wind and down stream from industrial sites.^ While Mr. Toles cartoon shows a boat sinking into the briny deep, drought is effecting 53% of farmland in the USA alone.There are things we can do to combat these issues, things that would grow long term, long lasting jobs, AND improve quality of life for all of our neighbors. ^I am glad Conservgov is enjoying nice weather. But with reports of how warmer weather is increasing the growth and toxicity of poison ivy, the increase in populations of mosquitoes and ticks, and so many other factors, I wonder if my good weather increases the quality of life for me and my neighbors? Then there’s the upcoming hurricane season.Mr. Toles doesn’t need to be placed on suicide watch…but if we fail to deal with these changes, we will suffer the consequences.Respectfully,C.
ARodney about 11 years ago
Conservgov is part of a dangerous cult. Climate change is a very serious problem, and oceans are rising faster now than they ever have in the fossil record. The free-market solution would be a carbon tax, like the one proposed by Barbara Boxer. The Republicans will be opposed, of course, since they don’t actually want free market solutions. They want solutions that redistribute profits up, costs down.
Rickapolis about 11 years ago
Another crisis the right denies. Another scientific fact the right denies. Like evolution. Like global warming. Like etc., etc., etc.
ARodney about 11 years ago
Congress is supposed to pass laws, the president can’t, Howie. But if they continue to refuse, he can use the EPA to shut down high-carbon coal plants. It’s a lousy idea, a carbon tax would be much better, but if the GOP congress can’t actually function, someone has to be the adult.
apfelzra Premium Member about 11 years ago
The Republican right wing (which is, unfortunately, nearly all of that party nowadays) is always whining about how future generations will have to pay off our excessive national debt. But they don’t seem to give a damn about the type of environment or world conditions those same generations will have to face as a consequence of global warming and climate change. All they care about its money (mostly their own and those of their lobbyists).
krisjackson01 about 11 years ago
The bottom line on climate change? The deniers have won. We have now passed the tipping point, and runaway change is more or less inevitable. We may as well do nothing because we’re screwed.
disgustedtaxpayer about 11 years ago
First thought on viewing this cartoon….a quote….“What fools these mortals be”…..to imagine that humans have the understanding and the ability and capacity to “change the climate of the earth”….is to express folly that God laughs at.-climate change is originally “global warming” in a cycle heading into “global cooling” and was based on phony “models” and is the excuse to set expensive programs in place to “redistribute the wealth of individuals” and expand the size and power of central government.-Only a fool would believe it or support it.
pam Miner about 11 years ago
About 98% of climatologists agree that we have made global climate change work. There are a few still owned by big GOP corporations. Mainly big ones like Exxon.
edward thomas Premium Member about 11 years ago
Recent Columbus Dispatch article on OSU receiving a grant to work with WVU on a new process that might actually produce “clean coal”. Two years ago the Dispatch published an article on Chesapeake, Ohio, which was bought up and torn down by AEP because of the mercury and other poisons dumped on the town by AEP’s power plant. As to Gore, Obama, etc. polluting, I guess OUR spokesmen should be ascetics and just go cry in the desert? Just like only liberal Hollywood/rock stars stars should shut up and go away, while Ted Nugent, Kelsey Grammer, etc. can keep on spouting OUR politics!
Fuzzy Thinker Premium Member about 11 years ago
Global Warming will not be a problem if regulations run energy prices thru the roof and collapse the Economy.
Dtroutma about 11 years ago
Interesting so many of the “deniers” are also firmly in the “Jesus saves (green stamps)” crowd looking forward to an apocalypse, that’s been over 2,000 years in NOT coming like Paul and the other New Testament “authors and authorities” expected in THEIR LIFETIMES!
Destroying the planet, by any means possible appeals to them far more than cutting profit margins and SAVING the planet,or even a single species, or small segment of it.
Motivemagus about 11 years ago
Global climate change is happening now. The data are overwhelming. Mr. Ima, disgustedtaxpayer, ConserveGov, you are one of three things: (1) remarkably ill-informed, (2) idiots, (3) inflexible ideologues who are immune to information. There ARE no other choices when it comes to climate change anymore. It is easy to find out why: Actual climate scientists agree overwhelmingly BASED ON THE DATA.Every major scientific association in the world agrees and has offered statements on this (e.g., the American Association for the Advancement of Science).Every conservative party in every major industrialized nation IN THE WORLD agrees that it is a legitimate and compelling problem except for the GOP.So your blathering about “beliefs” and “religion” and “Al Gore” is just sad and irrelevant. Not even worth countering, because you are just embarrassing yourselves as badly as a member of the Flat Earth Society circa 1969.The data are there. Why aren’t you?
Motivemagus about 11 years ago
More nonsense. Explain why the Tories support climate change legislation?
Kim0158 Premium Member about 11 years ago
OMG! You people who think the climate is changing are plain idiots. We are not even breaking the records set in the 1930s and 1950s. Conditions wax and wane, but the world is not coming to an end — at least not from climate “change.”