
Originally Posted by
Warriorbird
Or that we've figured out a number of ways to damage the planet and you're putting your head in the sand.
I don't believe at any point that we've done any permanent damage to the planet at all. And as I mentioned way earlier, I am all for being a good steward of the planet, I just see no cause for new legislation or taxes based on a theory that shows no negative effect. More C02 is good for plants. Higher temperatures are good for plants. Not everything has to be, "The Day After Tomorrow."
Global Warming isn't the all or nothing proposition that Politicians make it out to be. Feel free to go back and look at all of the references and graphs I posted. Go to NOAA and play around with the timelines and data sets yourself. You can see that yes, humanity has caused an increase in Atmospheric C02. 80PPM since Industrialization began. That's 80 Parts Per Million in .039% of the Atmosphere. Seems far fetched that it's that big of a deal when C02 is kind of a required substance for plant life on the planet. But either way, play around with the data sets at NOAA. Look at 1900 - Present timelines in rural areas that are still rural and very urban areas that used to be rural. It's very telling that a conscious effort to remove the Urban Heat Island effect from data sets only goes to show you that the IPCC is just trying to maintain the MMGW narrative.
My head isn't in the sand. I just find the constant attempts of my Government to scare me very annoying and my carbon footprint is smaller than most people. And no, I get no subsidies from Big Oil or Industry. I like to think and research for myself.
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