All scientists say that we will die a fiery death from global warming.
December 21, 2011 12:00 AM
Global warming warnings prove too conservative
I wish I believed in polemic justice. It’s like poetic justice, but not as pretty.
The entire Republican party seems to have decided that climate change, the future of the world’s environment, is merely a political matter. Virtually all the world’s climate scientists warn us we need to reduce the atmosphere’s CO2 concentration to 350 parts per million in order to avoid frying our grandchildren. But not to worry, say the debaters, as they scoff, claiming we don’t need to be concerned. In the GOP playbook, everything will be OK because conservative politicians in a Washington back room have decided climate science is just an invented hoax.
All the debating candidates but one agreed that the science is a fantasy. John Huntsman stood alone. But in a desperate attempt to be the last man standing in that circus, he is now waffling, becoming just another one of the clowns. It is shameful that a political party can deprive a good man of his integrity.
Now, if polemic justice ruled, Nature would invent a way of causing the future firestorm of climate disasters to descend only on the progeny of the deniers, and leave those of the believers unscathed. But doubtless, the gods of Nature, clever as they may be, would be powerless to do that.
However, we the voters of America have a choice in 2012. How we mark our ballots will determine our future (near and distant) experience of extreme weather events produced by climate change — floods, famines, fiercer hurricanes and tornadoes, disappearing glaciers and snow caps. Voting to support science is vital.
At a time when the whole world is experiencing economic pain it is hard to believe there is a still greater threat to this planet’s future. But there is one. Climate change has the capacity to make the earth uninhabitable. Time after time climate change predictions have proved to be too conservative, not too radical. We have to act before we pass the tipping point of irreversibility. It is closer than most of us realize.
Richard C. Bartlett
Cotuit
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/
Ridiculous. Heat bad, cold good. So at what temperature do we set the earth’s thermostat at?? Does this idiot not know that the cradle of human civilization began were the climate was/is hot, not were the climate was/is cold.
Guess he missed that class in school….
He didn’t need school….. he got all he needs to know from Romm and the OWS crowd.
I’d rather have climate change do the job of making the earth inhabitable than nature god wackjobs.
I sincerely think the writer of that crap is insane. I have no other reasonable explanation.
I disagree. I think he is full of hate, and hatred blinds. This part can only be described as hate: “Now, if polemic justice ruled, Nature would invent a way of causing the future firestorm of climate disasters to descend only on the progeny of the deniers …”
Here is another example of how hate makes a writer appear insane:
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/the-dangers-of-boneheaded-beliefs-20110602-1fijg.html#ixzz1OS7VgaQC
P.S. Steve covered the above article in a post back in June, “Nazis Take A New Form”.
There have always been floods and famines and there is no way to stop them in the future.
There have always been “fierce” hurricanes and tornadoes, actually fewer than normal over recent years. No way to stop those.
No evidence of that ice caps and glaciers are contracting much over recent years. They have expanded and contracted a multitude of times and there is no way to stop that either.
“In the GOP playbook…”
This Cry Wolfer acknowledges the left / right divide. This is new, and this divide, the fact that’s it’s now political (implied: not about science) must be noted by us whenever we can. Just a couple of years ago the MSM could relentlessly mock a candidate who took an anti-loon position. No more. We can’t let anymore R candidates skate through without taking the “it’s poppycock” or “flat out hogwash” position.
Speaking of ‘flat out hogwash,’ I’ve switched for now to longshot Perry, who I have been saying, contrary to conventional wisdom, is the most electable. Immigration not a problem, and his miscues are irrelevant. Reason: his concice timely message of ‘overhaul govt’ (and more) allows him to give the ‘big fight’ that will excite the base to give the huge $$$ that are required to defeat Obama. No other candidate can raise the huge $$ as he could. The election will be mostly about ads, and his ads are working; I like this anti-Obamacare ad where he says “I won’t let the big govt liberals ruin this country.” Watch it!
And forget polls now. Perry can only go up (he has been trashed), and polls do not show the dynamic of Perry taking out Obama with a billion$ of advertising!! Here’s a comment I made this morning on hotair:
That’s because it IS a political problem. Politics invented it and soon politics will bury it, get over it.
That’s so right Chris! Politics invented it and soon politics will bury it. Just had to repeat your words … huge.
Inter “GOVERNMENTAL” Panel on Climate Conspiracy!
Notice how he says ” and leave those of the BELIEVERS unscathed”! That right there says it all about his view! Religeon anyone, no facts to back up drivel of what he claims just faith and belief.
So stand back non-believers because it is getting pretty deep with their BS.
I think he wanted to be a preacher (like Al Gore).