The deniers have shifted gear somewhat in the past few years. Many of them seem to have gone from “ain’t no such thing, all a hoax” to “well, yeah, it’s warming, but we had nothing to do with it, and it’s just natural, and we can’t do anything about it.”
A few go further in their implicit admission of the facts and say “well, unless China and India do something, there’s no point in our doing anything,” which of course ignores the fact that China is doing WAY more than we are, and we are still responsible for a disproportionate amount of CO2, let alone the fact that any reduction in CO2 gives us more time to act.
I am optimistic that someday the deniers will no longer be about, either because they have accepted the mountain of data that makes it clear, or they will have drowned due to denying that the seas they stand by are rising. King Canute lives — for now.
We must give credit where credit is due and thank our dear leader, Trump, for his personal ending of the problem of global warming with this snowstorm.
The people who claim that it has always happened and is just happening again ignore that the climate trends can be easily graphed and show that we should be cooling down at the end of another inter-glacial period. If it weren’t for that trend, we would be hotter.
They also ignore that the vast majority of climatologists have said the global warming will disrupt such things as the thermo-haline conveyer system which moves warm water (and temperature) around the globe.
A major new report released Wednesday morning shows that, for the first time ever, 2016 saw solar photovoltaics, or solar PV, take the lead for the fastest electricity capacity growth when compared to any other fuel, beating the net growth in coal.
The rapid expansion of solar and wind energy in global electricity markets is a positive sign for those working to limit the severity of global warming, which is caused by emissions of greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil.
The report, by the International Energy Agency (IEA), finds that renewables represented almost two-thirds of new net electric capacity additions in 2016, with almost 165 gigawatts coming online worldwide. This would be enough energy to power nearly 124 million homes in the U.S.
“America is so far advanced in its transformation that it’s unstoppable,” Buckley said, regarding the Trump administration’s energy policies. “It’s a terminal event that coal will continue to lose market share,” he said in an interview. “It will just progressively decline. Trump is slowing the decline, but he can’t stop the decline.”
The sooner this happens, the better. We haven’t much time left before the biological consequences are disastrous. Every major extinction event has been marked by coral reef death, and recovery has usually taken millions of years.
superposition over 6 years ago
The data is there for everyone to see. You can pretend to not notice, or cherry pick some outliers, but that will not make it go away.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 6 years ago
“Never argue with an idiot. He will just drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience!” Mark Twain.
Motivemagus over 6 years ago
The deniers have shifted gear somewhat in the past few years. Many of them seem to have gone from “ain’t no such thing, all a hoax” to “well, yeah, it’s warming, but we had nothing to do with it, and it’s just natural, and we can’t do anything about it.”
A few go further in their implicit admission of the facts and say “well, unless China and India do something, there’s no point in our doing anything,” which of course ignores the fact that China is doing WAY more than we are, and we are still responsible for a disproportionate amount of CO2, let alone the fact that any reduction in CO2 gives us more time to act.
I am optimistic that someday the deniers will no longer be about, either because they have accepted the mountain of data that makes it clear, or they will have drowned due to denying that the seas they stand by are rising. King Canute lives — for now.
NeoconMan over 6 years ago
We must give credit where credit is due and thank our dear leader, Trump, for his personal ending of the problem of global warming with this snowstorm.
Mr. Blawt over 6 years ago
With all those layers on he’ll never have to listen to the truth about man made climate issues.
Radish the wordsmith over 6 years ago
Sydney swelters with near-record high temperature
CNN.com12 hours ago
How Hot Was It in Australia? Hot Enough to Melt Asphalt
The New York Times15 hours ago
Australia roasts under dangerous heat-wave breaking temperatures
TVNZ21 hours ago
RAGs over 6 years ago
The people who claim that it has always happened and is just happening again ignore that the climate trends can be easily graphed and show that we should be cooling down at the end of another inter-glacial period. If it weren’t for that trend, we would be hotter.
They also ignore that the vast majority of climatologists have said the global warming will disrupt such things as the thermo-haline conveyer system which moves warm water (and temperature) around the globe.
robnvon Premium Member over 6 years ago
“There are strange things done in the midnight sun…”
Radish the wordsmith over 6 years ago
A major new report released Wednesday morning shows that, for the first time ever, 2016 saw solar photovoltaics, or solar PV, take the lead for the fastest electricity capacity growth when compared to any other fuel, beating the net growth in coal.
The rapid expansion of solar and wind energy in global electricity markets is a positive sign for those working to limit the severity of global warming, which is caused by emissions of greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil.
The report, by the International Energy Agency (IEA), finds that renewables represented almost two-thirds of new net electric capacity additions in 2016, with almost 165 gigawatts coming online worldwide. This would be enough energy to power nearly 124 million homes in the U.S.
“America is so far advanced in its transformation that it’s unstoppable,” Buckley said, regarding the Trump administration’s energy policies. “It’s a terminal event that coal will continue to lose market share,” he said in an interview. “It will just progressively decline. Trump is slowing the decline, but he can’t stop the decline.”
http://mashable.com/2017/10/04/solar-power-growth-beating-expectations-trump-coal/#216xBcX2F5qo
martens over 6 years ago
@Radish
The sooner this happens, the better. We haven’t much time left before the biological consequences are disastrous. Every major extinction event has been marked by coral reef death, and recovery has usually taken millions of years.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/theworldpost/wp/2018/01/09/coral-reefs/