I find this global warming fad to be almost as scary as the war on terrorism. Large groups of people are applauding more legislation to take away more of our rights in the name of saving the planet for their children. What they lose sight of is by the time our children and grandchildren reach an age of majority, they will have virtually no individual rights. They will be told what to wear, eat, purchase, and will have no privacy or rights of choice. And those making the choices for them through legislation have notoriously only been interested in protecting the rights of those with money and power with little concern actually for the enviornment. I lived through the global cooling hysteria of the seventies.
The way to look at Global Warming, is to look at it as GLOBAL POLLUTION, which is a much more ACCURATE description of what MAN has done to create this scenario. Ever since I was a KID, I was taken aback by the amount of pollution being spewed everyday into our environment. Even as a KID, I knew this was WRONG. I grew up in NYC in the 1950s & 1960s, which besides London was the MOST POLLUTED city in the world at that time. Everyday I'd walk to school and breathe in the most noxious fumes from cars (no catalytic converters back then, really bad). I realized then that my generation needed to do something about it because if we didn't those fumes were just going to PILE UP in our atmosphere and eventually we'd be breathing them ALL THE TIME, with no escape. Then in my 20s I traveled the world, and saw how the WHOLE WORLD was adding their share to the pollution. I saw huge piles of plastic garbage wash up on Bali's beaches because the Balinese never had to deal with non-biodegradable materials until recently. So I saw how ill-equipped the rest of the world, esp. the Third World was to deal with new forms of pollution that didn't exist before in their societies. So the fact that MAN POLLUTES the environment is indeed a no-brainer. The fact that this pollution adds up and IMPACTS not only humans but the rest of the environment, doesn't require a scientist to understand. Now in the 21st Century, we have MOUNTAINS OF SCIENTIFIC FACTS to support this LOGICAL CONCLUSION, that humans are poisoning themselves and the planet. Fuck, EVERYBODY knows that! So all this DENIER shit is just the CORPORATIONS protecting their asses over this, cause they SHOULD ALL BE SUED, and indeed back in the 60s and 70s we tried to sue their asses, and many had to PAY for their pollution. Of course this gov't just rolls over for their big corporate sponsors and so NOBODY gets prosecuted for this pollution anymore. It's a HIGH CRIME, and BUSH and Congress should be held accountable.
Rat, next time I see you post ANYTHING with the same exactly format (described below), you will be banned as a troll/spammer... The Five "D"s... These are the marks of paid propagandists... Deny - Deny the message outright. It's completely wrong (no gray areas). Distort - Distort the meaning of the message so people think it means something else. Distract - Change the subject (make it about Al Gore, not Global Warming!). Discredit - Discredit the source and the message too will be discredited (ie: Al Gore) Discourage - The ultimate aim of propagandist. Stop people from believing the message, stop people from spreading the message, stop people from doing anything about it. Anyone posting such shit up (esp. over and over again) will be subject to banning. Every fucking anti-global warming article does ALL THESE THINGS!
Then why not call this new movement Global Pollution, what's wrong with that why misrepresent it. Solar cycles have been found to be the most important factor in warming cycles. Man I don't think can control that. But man does contribute to pollution and can make an impact in that area. Why not call a spade a spade, instead of labeling it a diamond. The sky is not falling.
So we are not allowed to discuss the other side of this controversy? You yourself are now translating global warming into global pollution.
I'm not talking about what YOU say, but what articles get posted here. Scientific journals do NONE of those things I mentioned. They discuss FACTS not PEOPLE. They use the scientific method, they don't cherry pick (like taking one year's stats and make conclusions based upon it. Go check my list against the BS Corporate Propaganda and see if it doesn't match. Then check any scientific journal and see if they use the same tactics to get their points across. Only BRAINWASHED IDIOTS believe corporate paid propaganda. And anyone spreading that shit here, is subject to immediate bans.
Who is spreading "corporate, paid propaganda" here? Even I said that pollution is a REAL problem, as it can clearly be proven beyond all reasonable doubt. It doesn't even need to be proven because it's so obvious. Why are you making it sound like I am denying ALL environmental problems because I refuse to accept the manmade global warming theory? So now it isn't about global warming, but global pollution? I am confused.
Also, what are your solutions to combating this "global polution," because to the bureaucrats it seems to be all about sending our manufacturing jobs over to China, where there are no environmental laws yet the pollution continues to affect the environment no less than if they remained here.
Uh, this is a topic for another thread, no? That's DISTRACT! (or derail). This thread is about deniers & their propaganda. Let's stay on topic, please, Rat. Of course I COULD mention that NOT ONE DENIER ever offers a solution (other than to let the polluters keep on polluting and let the "market" sort it out). Which is exactly what corporations want.
You make a GOOD point here because what you title something, determines people's automatic reactions (but not their thoughtful, researched reactions). If the problem was called Global Pollution, which is the MAJOR contributing factor to Global Warming, then people would be able to get a better handle on it and the corporations couldn't deny the existence of Global Pollution. Indeed solutions would be much easier to swallow because we all know about corporate pollution and cleaning it up is actually EASY, just pass new laws in the US & worldwide to punish the polluters. I never liked the "green credit" ideas cause they don't stop the pollution at all. The best thing to do is SUE THE BASTARDS! Or even BILL THEM for their pollution. If every American would send a bill to the major polluters for the impact their pollution has on their lives and health, then maybe they'd realize it's cheaper to stop polluting than pay every American for it. How's that for a solution?
How is it off-topic if pertains to what you brought up in a previous post under this thread? That's why I asked what your solution is, because so far the only so-called "solution" I see are these big factories being sent abroad to countries where there are no environmental laws. The corporations actually benefit from this because of the slave labor and the fact that the American taxpayer actually pays for whatever losses are incurred as these companies are forced to set up overseas. The only people who lose out are the American people.
Solutions are another topic. If you don't believe that Man contributes to Global Warming, what's the point of discussing solutions, right? That is why deniers DISCOURAGE us! They don't want us coming up with solutions to Global Pollution because it will impact their business, negatively, or so they think. But they are wrong. Because stopping pollution helps EVERYONE. Maybe not their bottom line in the short run, but in the long run, non-polluting technology MUST BE EMPLOYED if we are to survive this century. And that requires new technology that must be developed and the spread of existing, but repressed technologies. If we can all agree on this, then there IS NO DEBATE. By sidetracking the debate on whether Global Warming is directly caused by man or not, totally ruins the opportunity we have AT THIS MOMENT to change the path we are on. So let's prove ourselves ABOVE the corporate paid propaganda, and put this topic on a new level by discussing how to rein in Corporate Pollution, regardless of its impact on "Global Warming". Again Global Warming is just TWO WORDS, and you can debate their meaning until we are DROWNING either under pollution or floods, or we can do something now about it!
Yeah, but we're talking GLOBAL pollution, so this is pollution on a global scale. The US is actually polluting less than it did 20 years ago, since a good majority of our factories have been since sent abroad. WE MANUFACTURE HARDLY ANYTHING HERE ANYMORE!! So how do you deal with places like China, which is now the biggest polluter when it comes to factories? How do you tackle this problem in places like China, where there are no environmental laws?
Sorry can't agree with you on that. Pollution is not a major contributing factor in global warming. It's a small factor percentage wise. Pollution is a major factor in healthy living no question, but you exaggerate it's overall influence on climate.
Here we go again... I thought the subject shifted to "GLOBAL POLLUTION"??? When did I deny pollution is a problem??
China will have to tackle the problem themselves and very soon. I've already seen good signs they have begun to take it very seriously, esp. with the Olympics coming. As I've been saying for quite sometime now, consumers have FAR MORE POWER than they realize or use. Boycotts are VERY effective if you can get enough ppl to do it. Even the publicity around a boycott makes companies respond, whether or not they are effective. They can "tarnish" a company's image, sometimes permanently. US corporations bear responsibility for what happens in China too. They are partners with the Chinese in thousands of businesses, but they refuse to follow US pollution laws or labor laws, that's why they went to China in the first place (besides the low wages). If we boycott one corporation (it only takes one boycott and the threat of more to force changes), make an example out of them, you'll see changes. But China will NEVER EVER be able to totally cleanup their act because they've PERMANENTLY damaged their ecosystems. And with their population still growing, it's unlikely they can do all that much to restore things. Technology holds a lot of promise, but it must be put into use everywhere it's needed, regardless of costs. This is the biggest opportunity for new businesses, and hundreds of startups are happening right now. But is it too little, too late? Only time will tell (like then next 5 years)...
Can you show a respectable source for this LIE? I doubt it. Cause since Bushit has been in power America's pollution has increased dramatically due to the increase in coal use and the relaxation of pollution standards - the gutting of NEPA, and other reasons. At least get your facts right!
I agree with you there, and that's why I have such an interest in FREE ENERGY technology, which is being suppressed by the same powers that be that want to keep us dependent on oil, while pushing global warming as a way to centralize more power and control into their hands! These people don't give a shit about the environment! New technologies don't need to be developed because they already exist! But again they are being suppressed, which should make it even harder for any relatively informed person to accept their proposed solutions to global warming, which is just more fascistic-globalist bureaucracy. They don't want REAL solutions to the problem of pollution. All they want is more control over the world and its people.