"Cessna 310" wrote in message
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Maxprop wrote:
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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.

Do you own a Cessna 310? One of my favorite airplanes. I've got about 400
hours in type.

Max