For the AGW Faithers

On a side note, I think we're hedging our bets as a country and purposely not pumping oil as fast as we could for military purposes. Imagine if we pumped ours dry, even subsidized it to get oil prices to $10 a barrel. Then something comes up and we need a bunch of stinky essentially oil powered F-22's and Abrams Tanks to go blow up in the desert. We'd be at the mercy of our allies and folks who at best tolerate us, for that oil.
 
Wrong on every point carbs the majority of scientist may still buy into AGW but I doubt the majority of climatologists ever have. Geography and climate along with meteorology all of which are interconnected to a great degree are minors I acquired in college. Spent my time in the army collecting and interpreting weather data for the artillery arm. My particular MOS is now no longer in existance simply because machines do it faster and more precisely.

We are all for reducing pollution. We simply believe that trying to freeze current CO2 levels is a fools errand and one that will produce a world wide reduction in everyone's living standard and is counter productive to the very notion of control other pollution that is actual pollution which CO2 isn't. CO2 is freaing plant food and therefore indirectly human food.
 
On a side note, I think we're hedging our bets as a country and purposely not pumping oil as fast as we could for military purposes. Imagine if we pumped ours dry, even subsidized it to get oil prices to $10 a barrel. Then something comes up and we need a bunch of stinky essentially oil powered F-22's and Abrams Tanks to go blow up in the desert. We'd be at the mercy of our allies and folks who at best tolerate us, for that oil.

See: Hanlon's razor.
 
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time for a pity post


That was super interesting Liability...thanks for posting

Translation: "I ain't smart enough to address the numbered points therefore I have to go after the OP..."

Translation: Lame posts don't deserve a response

Thyanks for playing

The dishonest l3ftwinger cannot help but display his fundamental dishonesty!

He says it's "lame." He says "lame" posts don't deserve a response.

yet he had already responded before the one I just quoted.

LOL. L3ftwinger is transparently dishonest, but unintentionally amusing. :lol:
 
The majority of scientists still consider GW to be a fact.

Those who argue it is myth have no real proof as time is the primary determinant.

Why is a topic as serious as GW debated by people with no knowledge of climate?

Those who argue GW is wrong argue from a purely adversarial position.

If GW is exaggerated the effort to control and clean up the air remains a positive endeavor.

Green technology's benefits far out weigh pollution and is required because most resources used today are limited anyway.

If we do nothing and GW is serious we will not care, we will be dead, so the argument loses immediacy.

Listen closely to this fellow if you have an open mind and are not a corporate tool as demonstrated by the circle jerk of 'experts' above.

The 400,000 year view global warming

James Balog: Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss | Video on TED.com

Pay closer attention to current event and you save yourself further embarrassment.

The point is that there is no evidence of any recent warming, none! So the idea that we're supposed to control release of a trace element that has no effect on anything is beyond stupid.

In any event, are we never supposed to gain or lose so much as an ice cubes worth of ice anywhere? What could we possibly do about it in any event?

I'll take a SWAG at it...Nothing. The EARTH is subject to larger forces than MAN could ever be. We are but parasites on an elephant's back with ZERO control.

If we were to disappear from the Face of the Earth tomorrow? The Earth would never know that we left.

-That, is the IMPACT- of man. Too many confuse pollution with Weather. And YES we have the propensity to destroy ourselves, but in grand fashion? The Earth would recover none the less, as she has LONG before we ever were here, and I think REAL Science has shown that too?

Too many confuse pollution with Weather.

Too many on the left.

They use this ploy by choice.

They like to muddy the waters.

If a conservative expressses doubt about AGW, they pretend that conservatives favor pollution. Two utterly different matters, but not when they engage in deliberately false rhetoric.

I now speak for ALL Conservatives: I favor drinking clean water and breathing clean air and I like eating foods which are not contaminated by poisons. I thus FAVOR appropriate legislation to control, reduce and eradicate pollution to the extent reasonably possible consistent with our needs and actual scientific knowledge.

I do NOT, on that basis, favor pretending that we have any measurable impact on climate: and I oppose taking "measures" based on falsified science to "do" something pointless about climate at the expense of economic growth and our actual human needs. I absolutely oppose the misuse of science to obtain an ECONOMIC result -- especially one I deem purely socialist in nature.
 
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Pay closer attention to current event and you save yourself further embarrassment.

The point is that there is no evidence of any recent warming, none! So the idea that we're supposed to control release of a trace element that has no effect on anything is beyond stupid.

In any event, are we never supposed to gain or lose so much as an ice cubes worth of ice anywhere? What could we possibly do about it in any event?

I'll take a SWAG at it...Nothing. The EARTH is subject to larger forces than MAN could ever be. We are but parasites on an elephant's back with ZERO control.

If we were to disappear from the Face of the Earth tomorrow? The Earth would never know that we left.

-That, is the IMPACT- of man. Too many confuse pollution with Weather. And YES we have the propensity to destroy ourselves, but in grand fashion? The Earth would recover none the less, as she has LONG before we ever were here, and I think REAL Science has shown that too?

Too many confuse pollution with Weather.

Too many on the left.

They use this ploy by choice.

They like to muddy the watgers.

If a conservative expressses doubt about AGW, they pretend that conservatives favor pollution. Two utterly different matters, but not when they engage in deliberately false rhetoric.

I now speak for ALL Conservatives: I favor drinking clean water and breathing clean air and I like eating foods which are not contaminated by poisons. I thus FAVOR appropriate legislation to control, reduce and eradicate pollution to the extent reasonably possible consistent with our needs and actual scientific knowledge.

I do NOT, on that basis, favor pretending that we have any measurable impact on climate: and I oppose taking "measures" based on falsified science to "do" something pointless about climate at the expense of economic growth and our actual human needs. I absolutely oppose the misuse of science to obtain an ECONOMIC result -- especially one I deem purely socialist in nature.
There is a lot of confusion about climate science. Science is not to be conflated with policy - ever. Scientists, when doing science, value scientific integrity above all else - above ideology, above policy, above activism, etc. Environmentalists are not scientists; they are activists. Dilettantes of science are not scientists. Etc.

When there are several who have called themselves scientists who have sold out science for other reasons, they no longer should get the default confidence in their work.
 
The majority of scientists still consider GW to be a fact.

Those who argue it is myth have no real proof as time is the primary determinant.

Why is a topic as serious as GW debated by people with no knowledge of climate?

Those who argue GW is wrong argue from a purely adversarial position.

If GW is exaggerated the effort to control and clean up the air remains a positive endeavor.

Green technology's benefits far out weigh pollution and is required because most resources used today are limited anyway.

If we do nothing and GW is serious we will not care, we will be dead, so the argument loses immediacy.

Listen closely to this fellow if you have an open mind and are not a corporate tool as demonstrated by the circle jerk of 'experts' above.

The 400,000 year view global warming

James Balog: Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss | Video on TED.com


What 'majority' was that again?

Here's polling data:

Environment

Unfortunately, even THIS issue is becoming split solely along party lines, with Al Gore being the focal point for blame from the right (although he simply wrote the book, not the science). I still maintain that it would be better to get out front of the problem than to be proactive, even while scientists debate what the extent of global warming actually is. Why would at least containing the problem to its natural cyclical import ever be considered "foolish"??
 
The majority of scientists still consider GW to be a fact.

Those who argue it is myth have no real proof as time is the primary determinant.

Why is a topic as serious as GW debated by people with no knowledge of climate?

Those who argue GW is wrong argue from a purely adversarial position.

If GW is exaggerated the effort to control and clean up the air remains a positive endeavor.

Green technology's benefits far out weigh pollution and is required because most resources used today are limited anyway.

If we do nothing and GW is serious we will not care, we will be dead, so the argument loses immediacy.

Listen closely to this fellow if you have an open mind and are not a corporate tool as demonstrated by the circle jerk of 'experts' above.

The 400,000 year view global warming

James Balog: Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss | Video on TED.com


What 'majority' was that again?

Here's polling data:

Environment

Unfortunately, even THIS issue is becoming split solely along party lines, with Al Gore being the focal point for blame from the right (although he simply wrote the book, not the science). I still maintain that it would be better to get out front of the problem than to be proactive, even while scientists debate what the extent of global warming actually is. Why would at least containing the problem to its natural cyclical import ever be considered "foolish"??
What does a poll of 'adults' have to do with your lame attempt at a rebuttal about scientists? What does a poll of the public, done before the apparent scandal was exposed, have to do with your lame attempt at a rebuttal?
 
The majority of scientists still consider GW to be a fact.

Those who argue it is myth have no real proof as time is the primary determinant.

Why is a topic as serious as GW debated by people with no knowledge of climate?

Those who argue GW is wrong argue from a purely adversarial position.

If GW is exaggerated the effort to control and clean up the air remains a positive endeavor.

Green technology's benefits far out weigh pollution and is required because most resources used today are limited anyway.

If we do nothing and GW is serious we will not care, we will be dead, so the argument loses immediacy.

Listen closely to this fellow if you have an open mind and are not a corporate tool as demonstrated by the circle jerk of 'experts' above.

The 400,000 year view global warming

James Balog: Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss | Video on TED.com

Pay closer attention to current event and you save yourself further embarrassment.

The point is that there is no evidence of any recent warming, none! So the idea that we're supposed to control release of a trace element that has no effect on anything is beyond stupid.

In any event, are we never supposed to gain or lose so much as an ice cubes worth of ice anywhere? What could we possibly do about it in any event?

Surely you jest.
Go here to educate yourself on the basics; then feel free to do some heavy research. Look particularly at Question #3:

Global Warming Frequently Asked Questions
 
Generally, the measures proposed as a response to global warming are measures that make sense and have merit even if there were no such thing as global warming,

so the point is moot.

It may be a good thing that the earth is warming (if it indeed is). Longer growing seasons and greater range to grow certain crops may increase the food supply and create plants that can correct the cardon dioxide levels. The presumption that only bad things can happen is both alarmist and incorrect.

Conservation, cleaner energy sources, ending dependence on oil, etc., are all good ideas even if there is absolutely no global warming, hell, even if the earth is cooling they're good ideas.

What are the motives of the global warming deniers? To promote disinterest in environmentally responsible, energy-wise initiatives? Apparently. What else could be their motives.

Environmentalism was around long before global warming was even a topic. And our country is better for its successes. Conservatives only want to stand in the way of further successes.

Their motives are mostly political, although there IS scientific evidence that "man" won't be the complete undoer of a regulated climate. But that's no excuse to not take simple precautions to prevent the situation from becoming even worse.
 
The majority of scientists still consider GW to be a fact.

Those who argue it is myth have no real proof as time is the primary determinant.

Why is a topic as serious as GW debated by people with no knowledge of climate?

Those who argue GW is wrong argue from a purely adversarial position.

If GW is exaggerated the effort to control and clean up the air remains a positive endeavor.

Green technology's benefits far out weigh pollution and is required because most resources used today are limited anyway.

If we do nothing and GW is serious we will not care, we will be dead, so the argument loses immediacy.

Listen closely to this fellow if you have an open mind and are not a corporate tool as demonstrated by the circle jerk of 'experts' above.

The 400,000 year view global warming

James Balog: Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss | Video on TED.com
Wow....You must've got an "A" in Chrissy's Platitudes, Truisms, Cliches and Brain-dead Talking Points 101 class!! :rofl:
 
It may be a good thing that the earth is warming (if it indeed is). Longer growing seasons and greater range to grow certain crops may increase the food supply and create plants that can correct the cardon dioxide levels. The presumption that only bad things can happen is both alarmist and incorrect.

Conservation, cleaner energy sources, ending dependence on oil, etc., are all good ideas even if there is absolutely no global warming, hell, even if the earth is cooling they're good ideas.

What are the motives of the global warming deniers? To promote disinterest in environmentally responsible, energy-wise initiatives? Apparently. What else could be their motives.

Environmentalism was around long before global warming was even a topic. And our country is better for its successes. Conservatives only want to stand in the way of further successes.

But the work of the "Enviromentalists" was militant before it became fashionable...

They're NUTJOB Out of work Communists with nothing on their MINDS but Control of the masses. THAT constant hasn't changed.

And NO. WE Conservatives will NOT give up our liberties to save some dumbass bird or FISH that hasn't the ability to adapt.

But then We Conservatives KNOW that we have to be good stewards as well. Your post here portends that we just want to destroy the ecosystem willy-nilly which is FAR from the truth, carbonated. *ADMIT IT*

But you keep on LYING, and NOT addressing the fuckin' OP...

YOU haven't the GUTS to address it line item, by Line item, because quite frankly? Go to post #1 if you have the GUTS...

*You Cannot*

There's really no point in even TRYING to converse with such a fucking fool.
 
Unfortunately, even THIS issue is becoming split solely along party lines, with Al Gore being the focal point for blame from the right (although he simply wrote the book, not the science). I still maintain that it would be better to get out front of the problem than to be proactive, even while scientists debate what the extent of global warming actually is. Why would at least containing the problem to its natural cyclical import ever be considered "foolish"??
Because the premise that man can do so is foolish on its face....That's what makes it so irresistible to libs to begin with.
 
The Religion of AGW is based on bullshit and made up stuff.

Just like every other religion.
 
On a side note, I think we're hedging our bets as a country and purposely not pumping oil as fast as we could for military purposes. Imagine if we pumped ours dry, even subsidized it to get oil prices to $10 a barrel. Then something comes up and we need a bunch of stinky essentially oil powered F-22's and Abrams Tanks to go blow up in the desert. We'd be at the mercy of our allies and folks who at best tolerate us, for that oil.

There have been several documentaries produced on that very subject: What if? The most recent one was CNN's "We Were Warned" which discusses what would happen if simultaneous events occurred causing a worldwide shortage of refined oil.

We Were Warned: Tomorrow's Oil Crisis - CNN.com
 
Liability said:
Too many on the left.

They use this ploy by choice.

They like to muddy the waters.

If a conservative expressses doubt about AGW, they pretend that conservatives favor pollution. Two utterly different matters, but not when they engage in deliberately false rhetoric.

I now speak for ALL Conservatives: I favor drinking clean water and breathing clean air and I like eating foods which are not contaminated by poisons. I thus FAVOR appropriate legislation to control, reduce and eradicate pollution to the extent reasonably possible consistent with our needs and actual scientific knowledge.

I do NOT, on that basis, favor pretending that we have any measurable impact on climate: and I oppose taking "measures" based on falsified science to "do" something pointless about climate at the expense of economic growth and our actual human needs. I absolutely oppose the misuse of science to obtain an ECONOMIC result -- especially one I deem purely socialist in nature.

Oh bull. Frankly, it's too many on the right who are attempting to muddy the waters. It's almost laughable that the political right accepts the fact that a series of e-mails seriously debunks scientific data accumulated over the decades, volumes of peer-reviewed publications on the topic, and the findings of thousands of scientists working independently within several different scientific bodies.
 
Liability said:
Too many on the left.

They use this ploy by choice.

They like to muddy the waters.

If a conservative expressses doubt about AGW, they pretend that conservatives favor pollution. Two utterly different matters, but not when they engage in deliberately false rhetoric.

I now speak for ALL Conservatives: I favor drinking clean water and breathing clean air and I like eating foods which are not contaminated by poisons. I thus FAVOR appropriate legislation to control, reduce and eradicate pollution to the extent reasonably possible consistent with our needs and actual scientific knowledge.

I do NOT, on that basis, favor pretending that we have any measurable impact on climate: and I oppose taking "measures" based on falsified science to "do" something pointless about climate at the expense of economic growth and our actual human needs. I absolutely oppose the misuse of science to obtain an ECONOMIC result -- especially one I deem purely socialist in nature.

Oh bull. Frankly, it's too many on the right who are attempting to muddy the waters. It's almost laughable that the political right accepts the fact that a series of e-mails seriously debunks scientific data accumulated over the decades, volumes of peer-reviewed publications on the topic, and the findings of thousands of scientists working independently within several different scientific bodies.
Irrespective of political ideology, scientists do not take kindly to a lack of scientific integrity, as the emails indicate (if the emails are genuine, as apparently they are according to the CRU). Partisans have trouble grasping that, though; so I understand your confusion.
 
Oh bull. Frankly, it's too many on the right who are attempting to muddy the waters. It's almost laughable that the political right accepts the fact that a series of e-mails seriously debunks scientific data accumulated over the decades, volumes of peer-reviewed publications on the topic, and the findings of thousands of scientists working independently within several different scientific bodies.
Hey!!...You're horning in on Ravi's naïve-on-purpose racket! :lol:

The fact remains that the e-mails were exchanged between the inner circle of those driving the IPCC process, and the source for the bases that much of the subsequent work has been done. Also, the guys who got caught fudging the numbers are often the "peers" who have been reviewing subsequent submissions.

Denial ain't just a river in Africa.
 
Oh bull. Frankly, it's too many on the right who are attempting to muddy the waters.
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

The scientists who fudged and faked data, and systematically were squelching debate and opposing voices, and then dumped the raw data just like they said in the emails they would, therefore truly muddying the waters are "on the right?"

Do you get that all of this was due to a Freedom of Information Act request? And these individuals were breaking the law?

Additionally, shouldn't you be asking yourself why ANY scientist would be on ANY side of the political spectrum? And further, why they let their politics mar their science?

If you're really trying to "keep it honest" (you aren't) you would be pissed the fuck OFF that these top-tier climate scientists were behaving this way. Why aren't you pissed the fuck off?
 
Generally, the measures proposed as a response to global warming are measures that make sense and have merit even if there were no such thing as global warming,

so the point is moot.

It may be a good thing that the earth is warming (if it indeed is). Longer growing seasons and greater range to grow certain crops may increase the food supply and create plants that can correct the cardon dioxide levels. The presumption that only bad things can happen is both alarmist and incorrect.

Conservation, cleaner energy sources, ending dependence on oil, etc., are all good ideas even if there is absolutely no global warming, hell, even if the earth is cooling they're good ideas.

What are the motives of the global warming deniers? To promote disinterest in environmentally responsible, energy-wise initiatives? Apparently. What else could be their motives.

Environmentalism was around long before global warming was even a topic. And our country is better for its successes. Conservatives only want to stand in the way of further successes.

Conservation and burning cleaner coal are good things NYcarbineer. Our dependence on foreign oil is self-imposed. Many energy efforts are not in our best interests. Producing ethenol may not really save energy at all. Mercury in light bulbs has to be bad. Wind turbines have caused problems with bats and migatory birds, emit low frequency sounds which may ahrm people and animals and visually are terrible. Solar power science had progressed little in the last twenty years and is still unreliable for many.

As junk science, global warming uses financial resources we can use to address other environmenal and energy issues. It also creates a credibility gap which is harmful.
 

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