Sorry erichb1, but you are about to be digged down for daring to post that here. An inconvenient truth indeed... Maybe you should post that article for the main page as a counter point.
Lots of people are throwing around articles and facts that clearly state opposing "truths" about global warming, what we need is to analyze these sources. It doesn't work to say "Look I found an article stating that we're not causing global warming" because, hey, I can find an article that counters you.I've heard an interesting point made (both in the movie and outside of it) that all opponents have to do is to raise doubt about the consensus on global warming. If they put a doubt in our minds, if they make us think "Well, we don't really have this figured out yet" and then they've won. It's the same strategy tobacco companies used.
I agree with yrufat. Earth is very resilient (although some species are not). If one were to look at the earth's 4 billion year old history, it has gone through countless cycles of temperature changes (*shudders at the thought of having to memorize the names of the major ice ages in class*) and mass extinction before modern humans occupied the earth. I remember an episode of Bill Nye the Science Guy where he said if all of Earth's history were condensed into 24 hours, humans would only come in at the very last second. So the rise in temperature is partly natural and partly fueled by humans. If anything, many of us (and probably the human race) will be long gone before any major change in climate were to occur.
Al Gore is not well known for his lies. Al Gore is well known for being called a liar by people who make up quotes and and by those who perpetuate these lies.
out of 948 randomly picked environmental scientific papers, 100% were in concurrence with the fact that global warming is being propagated by humans. Out of the same number of media stories on global warming, 53% doubt that global warming is being propagated by humans.So everything you hear about global warming being fake or not caused by humans is a complete and utter lie that is simply promoted by the media. It's exactly what happened with the whole doubting of the "smoking causes lung cancer" phenomenon.
Hold the phone. Do some of you people actually think global warming doesn't exist? Is it it that there is no way all the coal and oil we burn has no impact at all on the environment? Either of those are retarded.
Hi, I live and work outside in New Zealand planting native trees. I can personally vouch for the changing climate as I am subjected to it daily. Every year the sun feels hotter. I spent 4 summers in the northern hemisphere and believe me I Lived outside mostly naked for most of that time and never burnt ( and never wore sunscreen) Conversely here in New Zealand we have this great gapping hole in the ozone layer right over us ( Which incidentally was caused by human activities, mostly in the northern hemisphere ) Which means that those harmful rays from the sun UV & UVB radiation etc gets through the troposphere & is cooking us down under. While you northerners happily go on polluting oblivious to our plight down under. This proves how vulnerable our atmosphere is just like Al's example of how a coat of varnish on a globe is almost to scale with earths real atmosphere at actual real earth scale . Now ask yourself this question. How could our activities of the past 156 years not have an impact?
If Gore is sooooooo concerned, why does he continue to fly around on a private jet, or have homes he doesn't live in that use as much energy as neighborhood streets? Typical politician. All for the cause, not for the cure.
pluoxJun 28, 2006
EXCELSIOR!!!
chatwithaninjaJun 28, 2006
Sorry erichb1, but you are about to be digged down for daring to post that here. An inconvenient truth indeed... Maybe you should post that article for the main page as a counter point.
typo180Jun 28, 2006
Lots of people are throwing around articles and facts that clearly state opposing "truths" about global warming, what we need is to analyze these sources. It doesn't work to say "Look I found an article stating that we're not causing global warming" because, hey, I can find an article that counters you.I've heard an interesting point made (both in the movie and outside of it) that all opponents have to do is to raise doubt about the consensus on global warming. If they put a doubt in our minds, if they make us think "Well, we don't really have this figured out yet" and then they've won. It's the same strategy tobacco companies used.
iamagirlJun 28, 2006
I agree with yrufat. Earth is very resilient (although some species are not). If one were to look at the earth's 4 billion year old history, it has gone through countless cycles of temperature changes (*shudders at the thought of having to memorize the names of the major ice ages in class*) and mass extinction before modern humans occupied the earth. I remember an episode of Bill Nye the Science Guy where he said if all of Earth's history were condensed into 24 hours, humans would only come in at the very last second. So the rise in temperature is partly natural and partly fueled by humans. If anything, many of us (and probably the human race) will be long gone before any major change in climate were to occur.
peritonlogonJun 28, 2006
Al Gore is not well known for his lies. Al Gore is well known for being called a liar by people who make up quotes and and by those who perpetuate these lies.
haxx4Jun 28, 2006Submitter
If you support Al Gore and/or his campaign for global warming awareness, you should see the movie in theaters, if that is a possibility for you.
mephitixJul 2, 2006
out of 948 randomly picked environmental scientific papers, 100% were in concurrence with the fact that global warming is being propagated by humans. Out of the same number of media stories on global warming, 53% doubt that global warming is being propagated by humans.So everything you hear about global warming being fake or not caused by humans is a complete and utter lie that is simply promoted by the media. It's exactly what happened with the whole doubting of the "smoking causes lung cancer" phenomenon.
jayshunJul 25, 2006
Hold the phone. Do some of you people actually think global warming doesn't exist? Is it it that there is no way all the coal and oil we burn has no impact at all on the environment? Either of those are retarded.
beltoniSep 19, 2006
Hi, I live and work outside in New Zealand planting native trees. I can personally vouch for the changing climate as I am subjected to it daily. Every year the sun feels hotter. I spent 4 summers in the northern hemisphere and believe me I Lived outside mostly naked for most of that time and never burnt ( and never wore sunscreen) Conversely here in New Zealand we have this great gapping hole in the ozone layer right over us ( Which incidentally was caused by human activities, mostly in the northern hemisphere ) Which means that those harmful rays from the sun UV & UVB radiation etc gets through the troposphere & is cooking us down under. While you northerners happily go on polluting oblivious to our plight down under. This proves how vulnerable our atmosphere is just like Al's example of how a coat of varnish on a globe is almost to scale with earths real atmosphere at actual real earth scale . Now ask yourself this question. How could our activities of the past 156 years not have an impact?
texanrudeboyMay 26, 2007
If Gore is sooooooo concerned, why does he continue to fly around on a private jet, or have homes he doesn't live in that use as much energy as neighborhood streets? Typical politician. All for the cause, not for the cure.