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Briguy
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posted 14 November 2002 11:08 AM
I'm admittedly easy to piss off. People who claim that there is no evidence of global warming tend to piss me off. They are misleading and dishonest. Many have (quite correctly) pointed out that the Earth is in a constant state of flux...that warming and cooling trends come and go. But they fail to point out that on the scale of human existence, these trends have been small and short-lived. The warming trend we are experiencing now is not natural, it is a direct result of industrial emmissions.Anyway, my proposal for all the nay-sayers who disclaim any warming trend is to join in the Tuvalu Cage Challenge. The participants will be locked in a gigantic bamboo cage on the tropical paradise of Tuvalu. All of the conveniences of home (cell phones, satellite TV, Armani suits, conference tables) will be provided. Armed with the courage of their convictions, the participants can get on with business, as sea level creeps up on them. Once a month, an envoy will be sent to ask participants if they wish to admit that global warming is a real phenomena; one that threatens people around the globe. If they admit that the water sloshing about their feet is evidence of human-induced warming, then they get to leave the cage. If not, they can stay another month, convinced that the rising waters are only a temporary, seasonal phenomena, and should recede any time now.
From: No one is arguing that we should run the space program based on Physics 101. | Registered: Nov 2001
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Sisyphus
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posted 14 November 2002 01:49 PM
While I share you irritation with the naysayers, Sarcasmobri, the realities of science do not admit the statement: "Global warming is the result of irresponsible human activity.", though I believe the MASSIVE amount of research on global climate change and all meaures that may be indicators of it clearly support the likelyhood of this conclusion. The problem is, that like any area of human study, it takes one years of training (formal or informal) and constant reading and evaluating to be able to comment on the Big Issues with any credibility. The business of researching climate change and that of environmental advocacy require different levels of evidence. Two words. Risk anaylsis. If I have a new growth on my neck near a lymph node, I don't give a shit if the surgeon can identify the oncogene responsible, or why my p53 levels are wonky. Cut first, ask questions later. Much as my heart bleeds for the transnational petroleum corporations, if the alternative to reducing greenhouse gas emissions is melting icecaps, chaotic weather events, flooding, drought, massive ecological devastation and global famine and all the fun things that will ffollow in it's wake, then the last thing we'll be worried about is the cost of topping up the SUV. If we're wrong and you poor oppressed oil magnates lose a few points on the Dow Jones, fuckin' bill me. Cheque's in the mail! [ November 14, 2002: Message edited by: Sisyphus ]
From: Never Never Land | Registered: Sep 2001
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