Weather Channel founder calls Global Warming "a scam."

Reading the link provided seems to indicate that either his statements were taken out of context or he simply don't know shit. Guess what?It does not matter one bit whether the warming trend is man made or perfectly natural.No one cares.We have been over this many times Nem.The fact is that the only parts we can influence are those parts that are man made. We cannot control those factors that are natural.If the warming trend is completely natural, the only way to address it is by reducing the man made contribution.If the warming trend is partly natural, partly man made, the only way to address it is by reducing the man made contribution.If the warming trend is completely man made, the only way to address it is by reducing the man made contribution.We can only address those factors we can control.Regardless of what causes the trend, we can see the results happening.The issue is simply will we actually try to address what is happening and minimize the economic, logistic, cultural and personal effects, or will we, like the current Administration and every Republican Administration since Ford, just stick our fingers in our ears and say "It's not SUVs!"Edited by jar, : fix sub-titleEdited by jar, : appalin spallin

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

As posted in Message 3.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

No one said it is not going to hurt anything, even the silly blog entry quoted in the Op only said:

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"The impact of humans on climate is not catastrophic. Our planet is not in peril."

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Sorry but there are a whole bunch of things that might effect me without putting the planet in peril.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Please point out where anything I have said shows I care whether it is natural or man made? Well, we start by mandating higher fuel economy for all new vehicles.We actually cut down on driving where we can.We oppose truly stupid ideas like alcohol from corn.And guess what. I actually do and have done such things for long, long time. It means reduce driving and make transportation more efficient.No, little need to stop using plastics.Using your own grocery bags is a nice thing to do.No it does not mean boycotting fossil fuels but it wouldn't hurt to add about 100% to the current taxes.Start recycling? Sheesh.Shut down factories? No. Make them more efficient, sure.You mention we need to move towards a substitute for fossil fuels.While making that transition, it also seems reasonable to extend the life of the existing supplies by using what we have more efficiently. We could start by increasing the average fuel economy figure of new cars to 50MPG.Another step we should be taking is to endorse Kyoto.We should begin setting aside funds for amelioration.We need to consider how we will relocate much of the population living within five miles of the US coast.Water is already becoming a crisis issue in the US. We need to be creating plans to deal with the coming water crisis.We need to be ready for the international problems, what will happen when India and Bangladesh are faced with many millions of folk streaming to the mainland from the Maldives and Indonesia?Shall I continue?

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The "suppose there is no crisis" argument is among the stupidest presented.Most reasonable people buy insurance. We buy life insurance, health insurance, liability insurance, collision and comprehensive insurance, homeowners insurance and policies to address other risks.I have not had a flood, yet I have flood insurance.My house has not had a fire yet I insure against the risk.I have not had an accident in forty years or so, yet still insure my automobile.A reasonable person prepares ahead of time to try to mitigate the harmful effects of the risks faced.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

See Message 3.It doesn't really matter whether or not "human-produced emissions are responsible", human-produced emissions are the only parts we actually have any control over.

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To the best of my knowledge the US is not an Asian Nation.In addition, unless you can provide some support for your assertion that Nemesis is superstitious and offended by the idea of insurance, I suggest you consider apologizing.

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That is pretty much irrelevant. The only part we can influence is the part we can control. It is certainly possible that no matter how much we do we will not succeed, but if we do nothing that is the sure outcome.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

David Keith: A surprising idea for "solving" climate change

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Not from some weather report talking head, but still of interest. UN Climate Change reportBasically it says bend over, put your head between your knees and kiss your ass goodbye.And the problem is NOT Global Warming but politicians unwilling to be honest or tell folk what they really need to hear.

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More taxes will be needed, but it is how they will be spent and the steps that need to be taken that will require saying and doing many things that will not garner votes.

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I'm sorry but that is simply silly.We do know that many of the things we do increase warming. We also know of many things that can decrease warming. In addition we can predict what some of the effects of global warming will be and prepare to ameliorate some of the pain and suffering those effects will cause.

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That is irrelevant. See Message 3. Yes, the permafrost is disappearing, glaciers receding, sea level rising, weather patterns changing, animal ranges moving; the list goes on and on.

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I don't think you read the answers.

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So are you saying we should not take advantage of insurance?Are you saying we should not prepare for disasters?Are you saying that like we did with Katrina, we should wait until after something happens to begin thinking about mitigating consequences?

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