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Re: Global Warming - We've Been Here Before
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Temperature history of Greenland.
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I've been watching this stuff with great interest from all sides for a couple of decades. With all of the conflicting, questionable information & political ideology coming from all sides, I've become so cynical that I hardly believe anything from any of the camps anymore - including scientists. I'm just using my own twisted logic & what I think is solid common sense (an attribute that is often not appreciated anymore & is now quite uncommon).
The fact is that climate change is normal & will continue to be so. I believe that human activity has had little impact on what is happening, although over time, detrimental effects may become a factor if we keep reproducing in the way that we are.
Most volcanic eruptions can easily overwhelm all the perceived good that all of the global green initiatives to date have accomplished. That is not to say that green initiatives aren't laudable, because they can be, as long as they are cost effective & within reason; however, spending close to $1 Million last year in my small town to create some bicycle lanes to cater to a miniscule number of local cyclists (several are on town council who seem to carry the day in these matters) is bloody ridiculous. In my travels around here, I rarely see any bicycles using them although scores of vehicles regularly use these shared routes. I suggest that this particular green initiative is a fine example of not being cost effective nor reasonable - and we wonder why most of our governments are financially broke...
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This conversation reminds me of the way we handle nuclear disasters.
"Whats that you say? There's a problem with the core? Nah, can't be, bypass all the safetys. Full steam ahead ..."
Fred
------- Blujays1: Spending Fred's money one bottle at a time, no two... Oh crap!
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I don't know if the sky is falling; however, the 'experts' tell us that sea levels will be rising & I live right across the street from the ocean - about 20' above high tide.
I believe them, but eventually the levels will fall again - but thankfully I won't be here for any of it...
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2 miles from the Pacific, 760' above sea level. I am closer to the sky, or vice versa.
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Nope. Collective human stupidity is rising. Results are the same, so watch your head...
Fred
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I'm trying but it gives me a headache!
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When I was a kid, global cooling was the issue. A new ice age was coming. I think they wanted to sell magazines.
Global warming is more of the same. People trying to make profit through higher ratings, selling carbon credits, obtaining research grants, whatever.
Pollution is horrible. I despise it. We have many real environmental issues address. But global warming is a scam perpetrated by con artists.
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