“Funny why is the US on the grill this is a global problem?”
Have you ever put an entire steer on your grill? Some of the other “cuts” may already have been grilled, while others are waiting their turn.
Meanwhile, deservedly or not (I’d say “not”), the US is the only part of the world most of his readers really care about, and the only one where they’re likely to be aware of what’s actually happening to the weather/climate.
Because this is the only major nation in the WORLD that has such a high percentage of global warming deniers, and the only major nation which has denial built into the platform of one of its major parties.Contrary to what FoxNews and the GOP would have you believe, many conservatives elsewhere are rightly concerned about global warming.
DC and Manhattan are both full of great stuff, from museums and parks to stores and theaters. By the time they go under, we’ll have also lost Norfolk and a bunch of other places I care about.
True, but excess CO2 diminishes plant growth, not to mention elevated temps and severe weather which disrupts environments from which plants cannot migrate. CO2 puts out fires and suffocates humans in that concentration. Nature will respond to this disruption. There will be survivors, but I’m not sure human civilization will do so well.
PICTO almost 10 years ago
May because 20% of the world’s population is using up 80% of the world’s energy.
frodo1008 almost 10 years ago
Perhaps that should have been a total globe, even though the major area of the deniers is in the US!
gammaguy almost 10 years ago
“Funny why is the US on the grill this is a global problem?”
Have you ever put an entire steer on your grill? Some of the other “cuts” may already have been grilled, while others are waiting their turn.
Meanwhile, deservedly or not (I’d say “not”), the US is the only part of the world most of his readers really care about, and the only one where they’re likely to be aware of what’s actually happening to the weather/climate.
Motivemagus almost 10 years ago
Because this is the only major nation in the WORLD that has such a high percentage of global warming deniers, and the only major nation which has denial built into the platform of one of its major parties.Contrary to what FoxNews and the GOP would have you believe, many conservatives elsewhere are rightly concerned about global warming.
RevBobMIB almost 10 years ago
Plus, it’s Uncle Sam holding the spatula and being surprised. He didn’t notice or care about what happened to the other “cuts.”
magicwalnut Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Along with American sense of entitlement comes a strong strain of “it can’t happen here” mentality….
Kip W almost 10 years ago
DC and Manhattan are both full of great stuff, from museums and parks to stores and theaters. By the time they go under, we’ll have also lost Norfolk and a bunch of other places I care about.
nordwonder almost 10 years ago
True, but excess CO2 diminishes plant growth, not to mention elevated temps and severe weather which disrupts environments from which plants cannot migrate. CO2 puts out fires and suffocates humans in that concentration. Nature will respond to this disruption. There will be survivors, but I’m not sure human civilization will do so well.
pirate227 almost 10 years ago
And mdavis4183’s post illustrates why it is the US on the grill.