Just interesting that it’s the deniers who keep confusing “weather” with “climate”, not the researchers who’ve confirmed time and time again, that the climate IS changing, and humans are the primary cause of this accelerated level of change. Once again, in the ’50’s, those monitoring climate changes spoke to the cooling in Northern Europe, and heating in the Mediterranean area and North Africa, as regional changes that could expand. When the laws changed to alter human activities, the global change to an overall pattern of heating, also changed.
From an article on “Grist”: Back in the 2012 campaign, conservative pundits like Rush Limbaugh reacted with fury when Mitt Romney sort of admitted that climate change is happening. Even though Romney said we shouldn’t do anything about it, the right-wing base was not mollified until Romney renounced his belief in the science itself. Joseph Lawler, a blogger for the conservative American Spectator, revealed why. Republicans have to deny the existence of climate change, not just oppose measures to address it, because if they admit that it’s real, they might be open to changing their minds about taking action. “Expressing skepticism of the science behind climate change, as for instance Gov. Rick Perry has, allows candidates to assure voters that they won’t support cap and trade or carbon taxes once they’re in office,” Lawler wrote. “This assurance is necessary because often Republicans who do believe in global warming end up working with Democrats on climate change bills — John McCain is a good example.”
If CO2 is the culprit; then something needs to be done about 7+billion people breathing.Bottom line, whether industrialization is the cause or not; we waste too many resources and don’t recycle enough.
Illinois taxes me when I work – income tax, they tax me when I drive – fuel tax, and property tax, and death tax, sales tax when I buy stuff. Now they want a storm tax, a rain tax, a tornado tax, and why not a sun tax.
Wait… You let a power company put solar panels on your house – panels that will create electricity the company will sell – and you STILL have to pay for the electricity?
Jim Guess: for years, they salted the clouds over the Wasatch and made them drop more snow on the mountains, for skiing, mostly, but created a nastier rain shadow to the east of the range: that’s Man changing thew weather.
Sea levels are rising and that rise is being measured. The people in the Maldives are slowly seeing their country disappear. By 2100 two thirds of southern Florida will be inundated at the present rate.
Water vapor’s effect on temperature is one thousand times as much as CO2.
By the way, during the jurassic period, it was estimated the CO2 level was five to ten times as much as we have now. And the earth then was one giant ‘greenhouse’ with animals and plants everywhere. And the global warming alarmists are screaming about a 10 to 20 percent change.
The rise can be measured with a tape measure and you don’t have to be an egghead scientist to do it. The ice sheet in Greenland is going fast and any idiot can see that for himself. There are millions of acres of dead pine trees in British Columbia and the American North West because there is not enough -20 weather to kill off the beetle larva any more. Anyone driving through that part of the world cannot avoid seeing it. Maybe you could though.
bernardgarner almost 10 years ago
The ignorant cartoonist is playing to the ignorant again.
Dtroutma almost 10 years ago
Just interesting that it’s the deniers who keep confusing “weather” with “climate”, not the researchers who’ve confirmed time and time again, that the climate IS changing, and humans are the primary cause of this accelerated level of change. Once again, in the ’50’s, those monitoring climate changes spoke to the cooling in Northern Europe, and heating in the Mediterranean area and North Africa, as regional changes that could expand. When the laws changed to alter human activities, the global change to an overall pattern of heating, also changed.
Dtroutma almost 10 years ago
From an article on “Grist”: Back in the 2012 campaign, conservative pundits like Rush Limbaugh reacted with fury when Mitt Romney sort of admitted that climate change is happening. Even though Romney said we shouldn’t do anything about it, the right-wing base was not mollified until Romney renounced his belief in the science itself. Joseph Lawler, a blogger for the conservative American Spectator, revealed why. Republicans have to deny the existence of climate change, not just oppose measures to address it, because if they admit that it’s real, they might be open to changing their minds about taking action. “Expressing skepticism of the science behind climate change, as for instance Gov. Rick Perry has, allows candidates to assure voters that they won’t support cap and trade or carbon taxes once they’re in office,” Lawler wrote. “This assurance is necessary because often Republicans who do believe in global warming end up working with Democrats on climate change bills — John McCain is a good example.”
J Short almost 10 years ago
If CO2 is the culprit; then something needs to be done about 7+billion people breathing.Bottom line, whether industrialization is the cause or not; we waste too many resources and don’t recycle enough.
drivingfuriously Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Illinois taxes me when I work – income tax, they tax me when I drive – fuel tax, and property tax, and death tax, sales tax when I buy stuff. Now they want a storm tax, a rain tax, a tornado tax, and why not a sun tax.
gusty1345 Premium Member almost 10 years ago
As far as warming oceans, have you ever heard of volcanic vents ? Meanwhile, the icecaps are thicker than ever…
JoeRaisin almost 10 years ago
Wait… You let a power company put solar panels on your house – panels that will create electricity the company will sell – and you STILL have to pay for the electricity?
jimeguess almost 10 years ago
It is called weather, and we have ZERO control over it. ZERO!
Anyone that thinks we can control the weather by attempting to control the CO2 emissions is either a liar or totally stupid.
Take your pick.
Dtroutma almost 10 years ago
Jim Guess: for years, they salted the clouds over the Wasatch and made them drop more snow on the mountains, for skiing, mostly, but created a nastier rain shadow to the east of the range: that’s Man changing thew weather.
bernardgarner almost 10 years ago
Sea levels are rising and that rise is being measured. The people in the Maldives are slowly seeing their country disappear. By 2100 two thirds of southern Florida will be inundated at the present rate.
Kentcee almost 10 years ago
global warming started 10,000 years ago. Ask an alaskan
jimeguess almost 10 years ago
Right!
jimeguess almost 10 years ago
NO!
jimeguess almost 10 years ago
Wrong!
Water vapor’s effect on temperature is one thousand times as much as CO2.
By the way, during the jurassic period, it was estimated the CO2 level was five to ten times as much as we have now. And the earth then was one giant ‘greenhouse’ with animals and plants everywhere. And the global warming alarmists are screaming about a 10 to 20 percent change.
What fools they be!
bernardgarner almost 10 years ago
The rise can be measured with a tape measure and you don’t have to be an egghead scientist to do it. The ice sheet in Greenland is going fast and any idiot can see that for himself. There are millions of acres of dead pine trees in British Columbia and the American North West because there is not enough -20 weather to kill off the beetle larva any more. Anyone driving through that part of the world cannot avoid seeing it. Maybe you could though.