Re: Is it me, or is it getting hot in here?

From: Tim Killian (TJK_at_notmyrealemail.com)
Date: 01/27/05 

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:30:19 -0700

There is nothing particularly unusual about climate change. There were
farms in Greenland circa 800 AD, and here in the U.S., the Hudson River
was frozen solid enough to drag heavy artillery pieces across it in 1776.

What is unusual are the growing numbers of people who actually believe
mankind can (through expenditure of vast wealth) effect a "fix" for
these cyclical changes. A strange coalition of former communists,
extreme environmentalists, and money-grubbing "scientists" have created
the premise that humans are the central, forcing factor in climate
change. And since the humane race is responsible, we must all pay
(literally!) for our sins.

Here's my advice for the scientists and politicians who are gung-ho to
save the planet and mitigate global warming. First set your sights on a
smaller, more realizable goal -- "mitigate" the next Atlantic hurricane
to establish your street cred.

In the context of astronomy, I find it interesting that data which show
a significant decrease in the sunlight (5%-10%) reaching the earth's
surface were ignored or dismissed for many years. Apparently there was
no way to blame Americans or Ronald Reagan for that change ;-)

chris.b@mail.dk wrote:
> I don't even need the scientists (you dismiss) to tell me the weather
> is totally fucked up!
> I only need to read the daily papers and watch the world's TV news of
> *todays* weather-related events.
> Climate warming and extreme (or unusual) weather events, whether you
> blame man or not, are a simple reality that you can see worldwide.
> (except perhaps in the US?)
>
> The real Chris.B
>

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