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Originally Posted by Germaniac ....the thing is it's not dooms day-ists or enviro-freaks saying these things, it's a large majority of the scientific community. |
Well nobody would argue that climate change is not a reality, but it is absolutely untrue that a "majority of the scientific community" is making such apocalyptic predictions. There is still a significant number of scientists who believe global-warming is a natural phenomenon. I must repeat what I said in another thread on this issue a while ago; in the 1960s scientists were warning we were at the dawn of a new ice age.
There is still much scientific investigation required to fully understand what is going on. "An inconvenient truth" may be a good documentary ...but let's be real here, it is an early presidential election campaign for Gore -- he is using the issue purely as an election platform. I have no doubt Gore means well, but could somebody please inform me just how Kyoto will help the problem -- the whole thing is so flawed -- a typical UN waste of time IMO. If US companies are forced to cut emissions, they will simply close down their operations in the US and move their facilities to China or other developing countries -- so not only does this not solve any environmental issues, it also creates unemployment and all the negative social issues associated with poverty etc.
I have little faith in politicians or bureaucrats to do anything truly proactive to turn this possible crisis around. Instead, I believe the changes will come from industry -- we are already seeing it happen, most of the major car manufacturers and those "evil" oil companies are investing heavily in alternative (greener) fuels.