> Andrew asked: If Al Gore hitchhiked instead of flying in a jet would you then > acknowledge that climate change was real and man-made?
Of course not. There is no connection between Gore's behavior and the validity of a theory about a cause and effect relationship between use of fossil fuels and climate change. But I will say that the climate alarmists would have more credibility if they themselves were not among the worst CO2 "polluters." We know from history and geologic data that the world has been much warmer (and much cooler) than it is now and that CO2 levels have been much higher (and somewhat lower) than now; so higher CO2 levels and climate change are not unprecedented, even before humans started releasing significant quantities of CO2. Furthermore, the US is a minority producer of CO2, so there is really NOTHING the US can do to significantly reduce global CO2 levels. So whatever is happening will continue. It's time to stop sabotaging our economy in some futile hope that government mandates will somehow "save the world" and plan to live with the inevitable result. Every change produces winners and losers. If the forecast effects will really happen (and that's still doubtful) let's learn how to assimilate them and (hopefully) benefit. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
