The final question is whether global warming can be stopped by man and at what cost. Environmentalist and global warming believer Bjorn Lomborg, author of the Skeptical Environmentalist, argues that proposed solutions for global warming will cost billions of dollars and only change projected warming by fractions of a degree. Lomborg argues that the money would be better spent on reducing third world poverty and fighting disease. Humans are masters of adaptation and future generations, with the benefit of advanced technology, would be better able to deal with global warming.
The problem is compounded by the fact that developing nations do not want to be handicapped in their quest for a better standard of living by artificial limits on carbon production. Large carbon producers such as China and Russia show little interest in cutting production of carbon. If the United States were to enact cap-and-trade or some other type of carbon limits, we would effectively hamstring our economy.
The best argument against global warming theory is the way the warmists have attempted to stifle the debate. It has been years since Al Gore said, “There's no longer any debate in the scientific community about this,” yet the debate is stronger than ever. Scientists who are skeptical of global warming theory are painted as members of “a massive and well-organized campaign of disinformation lavishly funded by polluters” and oil companies, allegedly destroying the world to preserve their profits. As we have already seen, climate scientists dedicated to the theory of global warming have conspired to suppress data that contradicts their beliefs and fought to prevent papers skeptical of global warming from being published. Global warming skeptics have been compared to Holocaust deniers and criminals. A recent promotional video seemed to advocate summarily killing skeptics.
Predictions of global warming are often based on sophisticated computer models. To accurately model the earth’s climate and weather, they must take a large number of variables into account. If these variables are omitted or applied incorrectly, the results will be useless. To put it simply, it is a case of “garbage in – garbage out.” In the past, the results of this modeling has been less than stellar, though models are improving. The failure of climate science to predict the recent and current harsh winters underscores the difficulty of modeling climate.
If the science of global warming were truly as solid as its proponents would have you believe, there would be no need for these kinds of heavy-handed tactics. If the global warming believers truly want to advance the cause of science, they should tone down their rhetoric and allow an open debate on the subject. They might also want to find a better explanation for the harsh winter weather sweeping the world.
Read part 1:
http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-atlanta/global-warming-and-the-blizzard-of-11
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http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-atlanta/is-global-warming-still-occurring-part-2
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Undoubtedly, this is part of a natural cycle. Weather is anything but stable for this planet as the historical record indicates. We've had relative calm for the past 5000 years or so. That's probably fixing to change.
The danger is all the stuff we spew ito the air becomes even more toxic in hotter climates. So, this really isn't about reversing the effects as much as it is not making it worse on ourselves than it's going to be.
The most ominous threat is what it's going to do to our foodchain.
It would only take two bad years of weather to push most of humanity towards starvation.
And an average city only has food reserves for about 2 weeks.
Soylent Green, anyone?
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Good movie.
Actually, the past 5000 years has seen ups and downs with ice ages and warm periods. Our air now is a lot cleaner than it was only a few decades ago thanks to new technology and higher standards.
The point about food is well taken. Any interruption in the supply of food, gasoline, or other staples can cause massive shortages in short order. Increased carbon dioxide and higher temperatures are conducive to growing more food, not less.
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