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Originally Posted by noonereal
It's a political commentary not germane to scientific cause and effect.
Plus the music is terrible.
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The whole issue has become purely political. For every expert the alarmists trot out to bolster their views, the skeptics have one to counter.
I love the way that either side portrays their views as valid, and backed by scientific research, and their opponents views as dogma.
While being a skeptic, I will concede that man does contribute to climate change. Just how much is debatable, and while man made climate change is a problem, I do not currently see it as a crisis.
Now we come to the latest tool to combat climate change...cap and trade. If China, and countries like China, do not sign on, just how effective will cap and trade be? Besides, cap and trade isn't about saving the planet, it's about creating a new currency, and yet another tax. It's simply another tool which the elite will use to control our lives.
As a case in point, let's take the number one climate change cheerleader, Al Gore. He lives in a house which uses 10x the amount of energy the average American home uses, but he has received kudos from the green community for installing energy efficient windows and air squezzers. Not to mention, he uses "green" power. I guess this means that, among all of his other inventions, he has created a diode which separates the green electrons from the power grid and directs them to his home.
Has anyone seen a picture of his "green" houseboat? That overgrown tub has more SF than my house, including the garage. Now if I add in the screened in porch, I can beat 'em, but not by much. But his boat has solar panels, and marine bio diesel engines. I assume that the marina has put in special bio diesel tanks so Big Al doesn't have to use the regular stuff.
He has also been busy positioning himself to make money off of the carbon credits.
Now if he really wants to save the world, why doesn't he move to a smaller house, get rid of his scow, and maybe take to riding around on a bicycle? It would do his fat ass some good.
The reason, IMHO, is because he doesn't really care about saving the planet. His motives are to make money, and exert even more control, on we the people.
Folks such as himself do more harm to the cause than good.
Chas