Even most of the knowledgeable climate change naysayers agree that the planet is warming; the disagreement is as to whether the actions of mankind are accelerating the warming. Nobody can say with 100% certainty whether or not our actions are warming the planet, but siding with the majority of scientists and betting that we are indeed the cause is the safer bet. If we take action under the assumption that we are the cause of global warming and we are wrong, then we will have needlessly shifted money and jobs from one set of technology to another. Hopefully the benefits of the new technology (reductions in other types of pollution, alternatives to MIddle East oil, etc.) will somewhat offset the costs of those actions. If, however, we assume that we are not the cause of global warming and are wrong, the consequences could be absolutely devastating – coastal cities under water and more susceptible to hurricanes, mass extinctions of flora and fauna as species find themselves unable to adjust to the changing climate, etc., etc. But hey, it’s not like this is our only planet, right?
Thank goodness. More people are waking up to the global warming scare than I’d realized. From today’s WSJ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204301404577171531838421366.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
If the ice were melting, those people would be clinging to their rooftops, not sitting on the beach (which would be 20 ft. below sea level.) Also, the earth has been COOLING for the last 10-12 years, so no, everyone does NOT agree that the earth is warming.
Look at it this way…if we clean up our act instead of crapping in our nest and the climate change supporters are wrong, we get a cleaner world and sustainable energy. If the climate change supporters are right and we still don’t clean up our act, our children ar f**ked and it’s our fault.
realist anti-Christ: Over a thousand peer-reviewed papers on global warming, zero denying. The only " scientists" denying global warming are guys with a PhD and an oil company bribe, no peer-reviewed credits. I am not a scientist (although I do use the scientific method), but I have three peer-reviewed papers published.
If you read it online, it must be true! Never mind scholarly journals – if they are wrong, then get them to publish an article showing the error. However, they generally require replicatable evidence and not something plagiarized from a google search.
OK, this is for the idiots out there. I have DOZENS of links where REAL scientists are proving man-made global warming is a total hoax. This is just a start.
This list grows and grows … youtube.com/watch?v=Io-Tb7vTamY and tinyurl.com/3l2gc6 ========= This link has some interesting facts about CO2. tinyurl.com/yfqt63m ========= Climate Change – is CO2 the cause? youtube.com/watch?v=FOLkze-9GcI&feature=related and youtube.com/watch?v=vN06JSi-SW8&NR=1 and youtube.com/watch?v=iCXDISLXTaY&NR=1 and youtube.com/watch?v=bpQQGFZHSno&feature=related ========= “Why CO2 cannot be blamed on global warming.” This is one of the computer modeling scientists for the case for global warming! youtube.com/watch?v=rTUDWy6T050&feature=related and co2science.org/articles/V6/N26/EDIT.php and youtube.com/watch?v=FfHW7KR33IQ and tinyurl.com/4rpjcxhkusi.com/home/78477082.html?video=pop&t=a and youtube.com/watch?v=iLcvCp4DHJw ========= This video, by scientists that do the ice core readings. youtube.com/watch?v=hpWa7VW-OME ========= youtube.com/watch?v=Io-Tb7vTamY&feature=related Wall Street Journal article. tinyurl.com/yhklron Telegraph UK article. tinyurl.com/dcqbo2 theweatherprediction.com/habyhints/40/ ============ As of December 15, 2009, in the Copenhagen summit, Al Gore has to admit that his claim the Arctic ice cap will be gone in five years was NOT based on actual climate data! tinyurl.com/ybwhrpy and tinyurl.com/y99pp67
runar over 12 years ago
Yes, but there is land unter the antarctic ice, which still gives the penguins a place to live.
mietz over 12 years ago
They also know how to swim, therefore, they don’t need a raft.
lbatik over 12 years ago
Way to miss the point, guys.
finkd over 12 years ago
They just came from Madagascar.
rothblum Premium Member over 12 years ago
i think the ice cap is actually increasing in the antarctic. it is in the arctic that there is problem.
Don Winchester Premium Member over 12 years ago
And water will freeze to replace what melted. It’s called, (drumroll please), a CYCLE OF NATURE OUT OF MAN’S CONTROL!
fishbulb239 over 12 years ago
Even most of the knowledgeable climate change naysayers agree that the planet is warming; the disagreement is as to whether the actions of mankind are accelerating the warming. Nobody can say with 100% certainty whether or not our actions are warming the planet, but siding with the majority of scientists and betting that we are indeed the cause is the safer bet. If we take action under the assumption that we are the cause of global warming and we are wrong, then we will have needlessly shifted money and jobs from one set of technology to another. Hopefully the benefits of the new technology (reductions in other types of pollution, alternatives to MIddle East oil, etc.) will somewhat offset the costs of those actions. If, however, we assume that we are not the cause of global warming and are wrong, the consequences could be absolutely devastating – coastal cities under water and more susceptible to hurricanes, mass extinctions of flora and fauna as species find themselves unable to adjust to the changing climate, etc., etc. But hey, it’s not like this is our only planet, right?
jimguess over 12 years ago
It appears that some comic strip writers are the last to know the truth … Antarctic ice is larger now than it has been in 30 years …
hippogriff over 12 years ago
Jim Guess: I suppose the ice the size of Rhode Island that broke away a year ago made the remainder bigger.
bobviously over 12 years ago
Thank goodness. More people are waking up to the global warming scare than I’d realized. From today’s WSJ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204301404577171531838421366.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
johnmanjaybee over 12 years ago
If the ice were melting, those people would be clinging to their rooftops, not sitting on the beach (which would be 20 ft. below sea level.) Also, the earth has been COOLING for the last 10-12 years, so no, everyone does NOT agree that the earth is warming.
iced tea over 12 years ago
Remember the story: The Cold Blooded Penguin? I think that’s what these penguins are.
runar over 12 years ago
Look at it this way…if we clean up our act instead of crapping in our nest and the climate change supporters are wrong, we get a cleaner world and sustainable energy. If the climate change supporters are right and we still don’t clean up our act, our children ar f**ked and it’s our fault.
hippogriff over 12 years ago
realist anti-Christ: Over a thousand peer-reviewed papers on global warming, zero denying. The only " scientists" denying global warming are guys with a PhD and an oil company bribe, no peer-reviewed credits. I am not a scientist (although I do use the scientific method), but I have three peer-reviewed papers published.
hippogriff over 12 years ago
If you read it online, it must be true! Never mind scholarly journals – if they are wrong, then get them to publish an article showing the error. However, they generally require replicatable evidence and not something plagiarized from a google search.
jimguess over 12 years ago
OK, this is for the idiots out there. I have DOZENS of links where REAL scientists are proving man-made global warming is a total hoax. This is just a start.
This list grows and grows … youtube.com/watch?v=Io-Tb7vTamY and tinyurl.com/3l2gc6 ========= This link has some interesting facts about CO2. tinyurl.com/yfqt63m ========= Climate Change – is CO2 the cause? youtube.com/watch?v=FOLkze-9GcI&feature=related and youtube.com/watch?v=vN06JSi-SW8&NR=1 and youtube.com/watch?v=iCXDISLXTaY&NR=1 and youtube.com/watch?v=bpQQGFZHSno&feature=related ========= “Why CO2 cannot be blamed on global warming.” This is one of the computer modeling scientists for the case for global warming! youtube.com/watch?v=rTUDWy6T050&feature=related and co2science.org/articles/V6/N26/EDIT.php and youtube.com/watch?v=FfHW7KR33IQ and tinyurl.com/4rpjcxhkusi.com/home/78477082.html?video=pop&t=a and youtube.com/watch?v=iLcvCp4DHJw ========= This video, by scientists that do the ice core readings. youtube.com/watch?v=hpWa7VW-OME ========= youtube.com/watch?v=Io-Tb7vTamY&feature=related Wall Street Journal article. tinyurl.com/yhklron Telegraph UK article. tinyurl.com/dcqbo2 theweatherprediction.com/habyhints/40/ ============ As of December 15, 2009, in the Copenhagen summit, Al Gore has to admit that his claim the Arctic ice cap will be gone in five years was NOT based on actual climate data! tinyurl.com/ybwhrpy and tinyurl.com/y99pp67