Maxprop wrote:
"Cessna 310" wrote in message
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Capt. Rob wrote:
Like I said, SAD. There is nothing in our geological history that
comes close to the changes we are seeing now.

Not only is there geological history that indicates we are in a typical GW
cycle, but some of those previous cycles are worse than what we're
observing in this one.

Very true. Bubbles is typical of those who myopically choose to see only
one side of an issue, failing completely to examine the facts which might
dispute their contention.

My take on global warming: The ardent environmentalists, of which I
consider myself one of the most ardent, have had little or no success in
passing measures, either legislatively or economically, which will
effectively begin to clean up the planet's air, water, and land. Neither
have they/we been successful in just mitigating the expansion of pollution,
let alone reducing it. Subsequently the most radical environmentalists have
contrived a plan to get everyone's attention: global warming. It is little
more than a scare tactic to attempt to frighten a world populace into
adopting some clean and green practices. But it has been a failure, and
will be forgotten soon, much the same as the aluminum cookware/cancer scare
of the 1960s. The GW movement has gotten a lot of folks on board--mostly
those who want to believe, as opposed to those who can be convinced by hard
science and an examination of both sides of the issue--but even they will
eventually put their vigorous, evangelistic dogma aside for lack of
substantive evidence. Thirty years from now, GW will be something people
chuckle about--just another chapter in the humor of human existence.

You might claim I'm not an environmentalist at all because I'm not on board
with the whole GW thing. Not true. I believe that cleaning up the planet
and reducing the levels of pollution are paramount for a future environment
that will be conducive to a healthy human existence. But the evidence
*against* GW is at least as substantial as that *for* it, and to turn a
blind eye toward it is a fool's errand. The human race may, indeed, be
responsible for some component of the warming of the planet, but the degree
of that contribution is unknown, and the significance of it cannot be
accurately predicted at this time. Until we have better data, I see no
reason to jump on the GW bandwagon. Show me the money . . . er, evidence,
and I'll be among GW's most outspoken. Until then, I'm more than just a
little ****ed at the distraction that the GW folks have created, taking the
impetus away from the known and quantifiable aspects of global pollution.
I'll continue to work for cleaner air, water, and land. The sooner we get
past this GW phenomenon and get back to the real business of cleaning up the
planet, the better.

Max

Well said. I've been in the same camp for years.