30 Jan 07
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterI have an Aunt who's been smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for the last 40 years. She doesn't have lung cancer so i guess that proves cigarettes don't cause cancer. Wuhoo!
I couldn't resist:
http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/legislative_issues/federal_issues/hot_issues_in_congress/energy/Dont-Tell-Al-Gore-It-Just-Snowed-In-Phoenix.htm
30 Jan 07
Originally posted by der schwarze Ritterhave you heard of "market failure"?
I am all for finding any alternatives to fossil fuels, mainly because it would be the fastest way to give the Middle East what it wants: a return to the middle ages. But until the free market (no government subsidies for eco-friendly companies that Nancy Pelosi and co. own stock in) finds a cheaper, more efficient alternative, then oil is the onl ...[text shortened]... gallon of gasoline dropped again today. Makes me want to go out and buy a muscle car or an SUV.
30 Jan 07
Originally posted by wedgehead2Feet of clay
?
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/feet+of+clay
My mum once had a history essay titled "The Roman empire was built on feet of clay. Discuss". Unless the USA gets used to using an alternate energy source it'll have a massive energy crisis in the not too distant future.
30 Jan 07
Originally posted by NemesioThe oil is the real problem... as well:
I don't think that there is a serious scientist who disputes that
humankind is contributing to global warming. At issue is the degree
to which humankind is contributing. That is, we know that there have
been periods of relatively warmer weather in the past (12th century, as
I recall) and periods of relatively cooler weather (think ice age) in which
i ...[text shortened]... caused by rising ocean levels than to make
adaptations to behaviors now.
Nemesio
check out this article:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2099-1813695_1,00.html
30 Jan 07
Originally posted by Wajomadidn't you know market failure is an accepted part of economics- which is why nearly all countries in the world have mixed economies?
Yep, it's a term used by those suffering from intellectual failure.
Oh, it's a post from wedgie....say no more.
you probably fail to see the irony in you saying that other people suffer from intellectual failure, but maybe one day you'll learn...
we all live in hope...
31 Jan 07
I do not understand why there is such a debate about global warming. I can understand there being a debate as to how much humanity is contribuiting to the enviormental conditions of the atmosphere but I don't understand why there are people who think we are not doing any harm at all.
Don't we need this planet or is there another one I don't know abot that we can move to? Where do I buy a ticket for that flight? Can I get a window seat or do I need to be frozen like in the Alien movies?
On second thought I don't want a trip on that flight if it means having to live with all the people who denied we ever did Earth any harm at all.
31 Jan 07
Ok, let's get a little clarification from the black knight. It's obvious to he and his imaginary French scientist that man is not contributing to global warming, but do they think pollution is good? Is it wrong to try and clean up the mess that we have been making for the last 1000 years? Or should we just let some other generation worry about that stuff?
31 Jan 07
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterWell suppose you extrapolate what happens if there is a serious global warming: In spite of the extra heat, it can still lead to an ice age, paradoxical as that sounds. Even if it doesn't, our human world revolves around farming, whether on a one hectare plot in africa or a million hectares in Brazil, if we can't farm because the rains stop in a large portion of the world, we are screwed, if you can't eat you can't produce. No production, no civilization, it's pretty simple. The world becomes close to Neolithic again. War lords, feudal societies, 1100 AD hear we come.
It's funny that your churlishness towards global warming skeptics is based on the absurd notion that we’re “in it for the money,” yet you exhibit no concern for the economic loss and dire hardships your religion would impose on everyone should it be enacted:
http://www.grassrootinstitute.org/GrassrootPerspective/SuicidePact.shtml
31 Jan 07
Originally posted by sonhouse1100? In some places that'll be like the space age.
Well suppose you extrapolate what happens if there is a serious global warming: In spite of the extra heat, it can still lead to an ice age, paradoxical as that sounds. Even if it doesn't, our human world revolves around farming, whether on a one hectare plot in africa or a million hectares in Brazil, if we can't farm because the rains stop in a large porti ...[text shortened]... world becomes close to Neolithic again. War lords, feudal societies, 1100 AD hear we come.
I wonder how quickly the planet as a whole will recover, especially with its top species knocked down a peg, being forced to live sustainably.
31 Jan 07
Originally posted by CliffLandinI'm gone from the forum for two days and you take it upon yourself to impugn my good name? I hope you like crow:
Ok, let's get a little clarification from the black knight. It's obvious to he and his imaginary French scientist that man is not contributing to global warming, but do they think pollution is good? Is it wrong to try and clean up the mess that we have been making for the last 1000 years? Or should we just let some other generation worry about that stuff?
http://epw.senate.gov/pressitem.cfm?party=rep&id=264777