Part of a glacier on Mt. Shasta collapsed last week because, well, the climate has warmed. It made a big muddy mess in a local area, just like first observed about anthropogenic climate change in North Africa and Europe; in the 1950’s (And so named back then!).
No argument. Global warming has been happening for a long time. It’s only been accelerating for the past few decades, and the rate of acceleration is increasing. I know better than to try to convince you with facts, as they are available to anyone who wants to learn, and deniers choose not to.
The only thing left to do for deniers is to figure out what to tell their grandkids when asked why we didn’t care enough about their futures. Let me know what you come up with.
Drive into your garage, seal it up good, run your car until the gas tank empties, or the engine quits running because there’s no oxygen left, and call that “a good thing”. Now, multiply that effect by some 16 billion vehicles, and that is only a SMALL PART of the human caused “problem”. Nah, humans can’t change things, just like the radiation stlll lingering, and killing, in many areas affected by the above ground testing of nukes half a century ago.
Interesting that while China doesn’t want to be held accountable for it by outsiders, it is moving fast to get to renewable energy and to reduce its pollution. Having been in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, I can tell you it is pretty awful there. (Blow your nose, it comes out black.) US companies are bringing home their expatriate executives, because it’s too dangerous for them to live there.But China is investing heavily in solar and wind — I believe they’re already up to 20% — and is working to improve the technology. If we in the US don’t get on it again, we’re going to have a choice: buy oil from the Mideast or solar panels from China.So why can’t we get our so-called democratically elected representatives on the ball here, when a majority of Americans want to move this way?Perhaps because money talks?
Dtroutma over 9 years ago
Part of a glacier on Mt. Shasta collapsed last week because, well, the climate has warmed. It made a big muddy mess in a local area, just like first observed about anthropogenic climate change in North Africa and Europe; in the 1950’s (And so named back then!).
Reppr Premium Member over 9 years ago
If science was the issue we wouldn’t be hearing all this nonsense about AGW.
William Bednar Premium Member over 9 years ago
So, voting against Global Warming is considered scientific evidence that it isn’t true? Boehner and Cruz will be proud to support your opinion.
I Play One On TV over 9 years ago
Some glaciers in Alaska are shrinking by 100 feet per day. The one I saw calving a while back is losing 16 feet per day.
I Play One On TV over 9 years ago
No argument. Global warming has been happening for a long time. It’s only been accelerating for the past few decades, and the rate of acceleration is increasing. I know better than to try to convince you with facts, as they are available to anyone who wants to learn, and deniers choose not to.
The only thing left to do for deniers is to figure out what to tell their grandkids when asked why we didn’t care enough about their futures. Let me know what you come up with.
Dtroutma over 9 years ago
Drive into your garage, seal it up good, run your car until the gas tank empties, or the engine quits running because there’s no oxygen left, and call that “a good thing”. Now, multiply that effect by some 16 billion vehicles, and that is only a SMALL PART of the human caused “problem”. Nah, humans can’t change things, just like the radiation stlll lingering, and killing, in many areas affected by the above ground testing of nukes half a century ago.
Motivemagus over 9 years ago
Interesting that while China doesn’t want to be held accountable for it by outsiders, it is moving fast to get to renewable energy and to reduce its pollution. Having been in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, I can tell you it is pretty awful there. (Blow your nose, it comes out black.) US companies are bringing home their expatriate executives, because it’s too dangerous for them to live there.But China is investing heavily in solar and wind — I believe they’re already up to 20% — and is working to improve the technology. If we in the US don’t get on it again, we’re going to have a choice: buy oil from the Mideast or solar panels from China.So why can’t we get our so-called democratically elected representatives on the ball here, when a majority of Americans want to move this way?Perhaps because money talks?