"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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"katy" wrote in message
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KLC Lewis wrote:

Remove the money and power from the "global warming" issue and let's see
just how much "concern" remains.



At the present time, Environmental Science is being taught from an
economics standpoint in both high school and colleges in the US. That
conbtributes to the problem and obfuscates the real science that should
be studied.


Not at all. It's a reality-based approach. Environmental Science is
integrally linked to economics. Wasn't that an argument in this thread? If
you take the money away, the problem will go away, right?

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That is partially my point, yes, but not entirely. Remove the "boondoggle"
aspect, including all the government handouts, corporate welfare, grants,
etc., and the clamor over "We've go to act NOW!" will likely diminish
significantly. None of this is about "Saving the Planet," as it is being
touted. Rather, it's about keeping the planet static -- which is an
impossibility.

In the course of human history, we have adapted to an ever-changing planet.
That is what has allowed us to thrive. The most rational reaction to coastal
flooding is to move further inland -- not to attempt to keep the oceans from
rising. If Las Vegas runs out of water, it's not a national disaster, but
chickens coming home to roost. The human ability to modify our environment
only goes so far -- in the end, we have to accept that the Earth itself is
far more powerful than we are, and adapt to its changes.