And then we have this.....
Trillions of dollars wasted during the Great Global Recession;
No Global Warming For Nearly 2 Decades [Video] | The Federalist Papers
'BOTTOM LINE TO ALL THIS:
Until 'science' and 'scienTISTS' on both sides of the 'warming' issue are in agreement and can prove empirically that (1) global warming IS actually happening (17 year pause or no 17 year pause), (2) that man IS thee major cause, AND, (3) that man actually can do something about it short of bankrupting the entire world economy, let's not, ON A 'MAYBE', for the next however-many years, be imposing BAZILLIONS of dollars worth of heavy-handed rules and regs and FEES and FINES on everything that moves, eats, passes gas, makes something, powers (fuels) something, consumes something, etc., etc., etc.
Let's just NOT.
In the meantime, REASONABLE, RATIONAL, LOGICAL laws/regs/rules that just make SENSE (like not dumping antifreeze down storm drains, 'not dumping raw sewage/chemicals/toxins into creeks, rivers, streams or oceans - that sort of thing) should continue. But, crap like shutting down the entire coal industry...or fining a construction company TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS because one of its Caterpillar tractors left the imprint of one of its 'tracks' on the shoreline of a lake - NO. :furious:
Water is the biggest issue here and the biggest threat to our existence on this planet . The damage caused by flooding, the economic and social disasters caused by drought, its lack of distribution on a world wide scale and the impact this is having on food production. We have been bleating about the climate for decades and doing virtually nothing to counter the effects of climate change.
We need to be addressing this problem on a world wide scale. We need to tame, harvest and distribute what we have. Perhaps fuck the Mars exploration and other mega expensive projects for the minute and concentrate on problems we have here before its too late.
Things like this make my piss boil The Large Hadron Collider | CERN
Ecobob
Ironically, it is exactly because mankind continues to believe that it can manage, harvest and distribute, that we have rivers that flood, and soils that erode.
Mankind needs to stop transporting sheep all the way around the globe, so I can have a nice leg for dinner on Sunday, when there are plenty of sheep to be had locally.
Stop expecting to have fresh Strawberries in winter and sun-dried Tomatoes during every season of the year and don't build homes on flood-planes, unless you are willing to have them washed away during the next flood.
The sooner mankind admits that he does not control everything and cannot change anything, the better off we will all be.
What we need is some bloody humility and stop believing all the self-proclaimed saviours and do-gooders!!
You know, some people think its a good idea to live on the side of Mt. Vesuvius.
When that blows again, the fools will claim either they didn't see it coming, or it's some other fool's fault that they chose to live there.
Wow even the Pope believes in the global warming BS. I guess he believes in Virgin birth as well.
Kind of makes you wonder how the church is going to profit from this, they don't do much without a buck in mind.