Climate Change Report

[waywardgs]

97/100 scientists....

Yeah... I'm not counting the dead ones.

[Laviticas]

I can't believe people are still trying to deny it. The debate was over a long time ago. Where does this refusal to believe reality come from? It's immature if not insane.

As soon as they provide me with the "earths operating manual" that they seem to be the only ones to have in their possession, so I am able to see the correct operating earth temps. I will then consider this scam on humanity, until then keep your hippy tree hugging hands out of my wallet!

[waywardgs]

As soon as they provide me with the "earths operating manual" that they seem to be the only ones to have in their possession, so I am able to see the correct operating earth temps. I will then consider this scam on humanity, until then keep your hippy tree hugging hands out of my wallet!

Gimme your money, you bible-thumping flat-earther!

[cwolff]

I can't believe people are still trying to deny it. The debate was over a long time ago. Where does this refusal to believe reality come from? It's immature if not insane.

I can understand debating the outcome, severity and practical solutions. I can't understand the refusal to believe it. Some of the things they say are correct. For example a really bad volcanic eruption could disrupt our civilization more than all our cars and faster. We also are incapable of modeling and accurately predicting what slight changes here and there will do on a global scale. Those are fair criticisms but no excuse to throw the whole thing overboard.

Another problem the deniers face is that if we all ever accept that climate change is a real thing then we'll have to get serious about doing something. That's going to take gobs of cash and a rather complete change in lifestyle. I think this is what scares the deniers more than anything. Right now we can say "well everyone does it and there haven't been any problems yet."

The way I see it we'll be better off trying to do something about it now and being incorrect than ignoring it and dealing the worst possible consequences. As a species we are great at recognizing immediate threats and reacting. Fight of flight and all that. The longer term threats that sneak up on us over time exist in a blind spot.

As soon as they provide me with the "earths operating manual" that they seem to be the only ones to have in their possession, so I am able to see the correct operating earth temps. I will then consider this scam on humanity, until then keep your hippy tree hugging hands out of my wallet!

Nope. We're coming for your wallet and taking all your money. Just wait. Obama's about to launch his grand master socialist dictator plan and the first person he's going to steal from is you!

[Gelston]

Say every person in the US becomes green, does it matter? Look at China.

[waywardgs]

Say every person in the US becomes green, does it matter? Look at China.

This is definitely an issue.

Thing is, even if you're doomed, do you just lay down and accept it, or you try your best to do something about it? Do you lie down and let the bullet kill you or do you take a swing at the shooter?

Might as well give it the ol' college try.

[Jarvan]

The methane gas produced by cattle was brought up, but just how many methane producing animals did we kill while settling this country? And how does that compare to the number of cattle and other such animals that we currently have today?

Actually, we have more now then then in the US, but it's not much more to be honest. The real thing is there are more worldwide. Can anyone say... "China Grows Larger!" (I miss that Game)

Few numbers.. one scientist estimated that the Buffalo herds were around 60 million when Columbus landed.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/usaw...acts-USA14.htm

No one knows how many bison there were, but the naturalist, Ernest Thompson Seton, estimated their numbers at sixty million when Columbus landed.

http://www.cattlerange.com/cattle-gr...e-numbers.html

87,730,000 Cows in all States.

So.. about 50% more cows then buffalo.

[Jarvan]

Say every person in the US becomes green, does it matter? Look at China.

"China Grow Larger!"

[waywardgs]

Meatless Mondays... it's a thing, and it would help quite a bit. And is it really that big of a deal to not eat meat one fucking day a week?

[Gelston]

This is definitely an issue.

Thing is, even if you're doomed, do you just lay down and accept it, or you try your best to do something about it? Do you lie down and let the bullet kill you or do you take a swing at the shooter?

Might as well give it the ol' college try.

I don't personally believe that we do anymore harm to our little rock then the cosmos. We are still in what is called the Holocene extinction period.