No one can say for sure that climate change is all caused by humans. Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that it is 100% caused by us. The costs of implementing the measures suggested by the Chicken Little crowd are Godzilla sized huge. Maybe it’s cheaper to relocate some people & build some levees. I doubt anyone has a nice little link to say I’m wrong.
Your link is not directly wrong – because of incompetent politics and the lobby industry. But he doesn’t doesn’t get the point. Climate change IS global. There is no real problem for us 1st world countries to pay some trillions the next few decades for the outcome of the climatic change. But maybe you forget that the climate change (doesn’t matter if it is 100% or only 50% caused by us) first and strongest hit the poorer 2nd and 3rd world countries. And where there will flee? Jackpot! – they will come to us, if we doesn’t help. They will say that they have the right to come to us or get trillions of Dollars and Euros, because the climate change is the fault of the 1st world countries (doesn’t matter if true or not). War for water and other simelar things are already rising on the horizont.And this help will be more expensive than everything else. Unfortunally we don’t have a 2nd try to make it better next time. So we must see that we invest money now and add some political pressure where it is possible (nearly nowhere where it is useful) – and not only in our own countries.But what does we see -one meeting after another without real effects. Everyone want that something is done – by the others. Where I live we can wait some decades and look what will come – but I think this won’t be a good solution if the people which matter think so too..
Yes, we can only say for 99% sure that most of climate change is caused by human activity. So let’s not do anything! You, sir, are part of the problem. The GOP, paid to keep its head in the sand by the richest corporations in the history of the world, is another big part. As for a “nice little link,” you can try the IPCC (which is run by actual scientists, not conservative paid hacks).
The more I read, and the more I hear right-wing commentary, the more I believe: The super-wealthy, the top overly-compensated corporate CEOs want their money TODAY. As much as they can get TODAY! The actually do not care one bit about tomorrow, even about their own children’s tomorrow. They want to enjoy their growing wealth TODAY, and the hell with everyone else’s tomorrow.
What the politicians don’t realize is that the people have been lied to so many times, that this looks like the biggest power grab ever. The super rich “leaders” pick on big cars and trucks, but that’s a smaller issue than oversized housing. The politicians go on their private planes because they don’t like going through security with the peasants and fly from their mansions in Washington to their mansions back home. Then they tell the middle class and poor that they have to lower their standard of living. People see the hypocrisy of that. Until the politicians lead by example, and that will NEVER happen, no one will do anything because the politicians do not take the problem seriously.
Doughfoot: I am not sure we had much of a border security problem back when we had only a few interesting discussion when crossing “the world’s longest undefended border” at Blaine/Douglas back in the ‘70s, instead of expensive passports. Our multinational corporate rulers today aren’t interested in secure borders as much as the militarization of everything because they are selling the weapons to all sides. Global warming is just one part of their global suicide pact.
One of the most prominent climate change deniers, S. Fred Singer, also believes that there is no health risk from second-hand smoke. I guess where there’s second-hand smoke there’s no global warming.
The energy industry is now saying “clean” (it isn’t actually) natural gas is abundant and we’re number one in production, which is why they’re building more pipelines, TO EXPORT IT, just like refined product from those Canadian tar sands (the dirtiest and most destructive source other than coal) and ALL forms are controlled by the same corporate folks…
DoctorUmmmNo about 10 years ago
No one can say for sure that climate change is all caused by humans. Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that it is 100% caused by us. The costs of implementing the measures suggested by the Chicken Little crowd are Godzilla sized huge. Maybe it’s cheaper to relocate some people & build some levees. I doubt anyone has a nice little link to say I’m wrong.
trantor0815 about 10 years ago
Your link is not directly wrong – because of incompetent politics and the lobby industry. But he doesn’t doesn’t get the point. Climate change IS global. There is no real problem for us 1st world countries to pay some trillions the next few decades for the outcome of the climatic change. But maybe you forget that the climate change (doesn’t matter if it is 100% or only 50% caused by us) first and strongest hit the poorer 2nd and 3rd world countries. And where there will flee? Jackpot! – they will come to us, if we doesn’t help. They will say that they have the right to come to us or get trillions of Dollars and Euros, because the climate change is the fault of the 1st world countries (doesn’t matter if true or not). War for water and other simelar things are already rising on the horizont.And this help will be more expensive than everything else. Unfortunally we don’t have a 2nd try to make it better next time. So we must see that we invest money now and add some political pressure where it is possible (nearly nowhere where it is useful) – and not only in our own countries.But what does we see -one meeting after another without real effects. Everyone want that something is done – by the others. Where I live we can wait some decades and look what will come – but I think this won’t be a good solution if the people which matter think so too..
ARodney about 10 years ago
Yes, we can only say for 99% sure that most of climate change is caused by human activity. So let’s not do anything! You, sir, are part of the problem. The GOP, paid to keep its head in the sand by the richest corporations in the history of the world, is another big part. As for a “nice little link,” you can try the IPCC (which is run by actual scientists, not conservative paid hacks).
magicwalnut Premium Member about 10 years ago
Fantastic cartoon! Wow!
moosemin about 10 years ago
Loved it! Thanks!
moosemin about 10 years ago
The more I read, and the more I hear right-wing commentary, the more I believe: The super-wealthy, the top overly-compensated corporate CEOs want their money TODAY. As much as they can get TODAY! The actually do not care one bit about tomorrow, even about their own children’s tomorrow. They want to enjoy their growing wealth TODAY, and the hell with everyone else’s tomorrow.
Andrew85994 about 10 years ago
What the politicians don’t realize is that the people have been lied to so many times, that this looks like the biggest power grab ever. The super rich “leaders” pick on big cars and trucks, but that’s a smaller issue than oversized housing. The politicians go on their private planes because they don’t like going through security with the peasants and fly from their mansions in Washington to their mansions back home. Then they tell the middle class and poor that they have to lower their standard of living. People see the hypocrisy of that. Until the politicians lead by example, and that will NEVER happen, no one will do anything because the politicians do not take the problem seriously.
hippogriff about 10 years ago
Doughfoot: I am not sure we had much of a border security problem back when we had only a few interesting discussion when crossing “the world’s longest undefended border” at Blaine/Douglas back in the ‘70s, instead of expensive passports. Our multinational corporate rulers today aren’t interested in secure borders as much as the militarization of everything because they are selling the weapons to all sides. Global warming is just one part of their global suicide pact.
lonecat about 10 years ago
One of the most prominent climate change deniers, S. Fred Singer, also believes that there is no health risk from second-hand smoke. I guess where there’s second-hand smoke there’s no global warming.
Dtroutma about 10 years ago
The energy industry is now saying “clean” (it isn’t actually) natural gas is abundant and we’re number one in production, which is why they’re building more pipelines, TO EXPORT IT, just like refined product from those Canadian tar sands (the dirtiest and most destructive source other than coal) and ALL forms are controlled by the same corporate folks…