How Hot is it where you live?

[whitecree]

Hmmm, take a look at geology, then.

Don't get me wrong, I am NOT saying that any science has all the answers or can tell you absolutely what went on and when and what the causes were. BUT - geology is built on logic, so IMO it at least has a glimmer of a hope of getting something close to right, okay?

Reading the geologic record, you will see that there appears to be periods of warming immediately preceding periods of glaciation. Some of this evidence takes the form of (I think I recall the word correctly) shoess deposits. This is a very fine grain dusty sand that you only get when conditions are warm and dry for extended periods.

Granted, at the moment, we - the earth - are going through some rather energetic weather patterns, not just an extended dry season. The storms, I think, can be laid at man's feet since all the heat we produce has to go somewhere (air conditioning just moves heat around) and as the saying goes, what goes up must come down.

So, we pump energy - in the form of heat - into the atmosphere, and that energy comes back out as electrical storms, ice storms, hurricanes, tornadoes and so forth.

We, man, are a part of the ecosphere of the planet. Of course what we do is affecting the planet and the weather, how can we not have an impact? At the same time, we are not soley responsible for current conditions as some of it is due to non-manmade causes.

Now I look out the window, and it is +1C, and raining. Better than snow, I guess....

[Capper]

well this thread got a bit off topic, but I applaud you guys for keeping it civil and interesting

[screwballl]

Originally Posted by Gig-O-Ram

I heard about Al Gore's electric bills, and that those claims were being made by people who were out to discredit him, and make him out to be a hypocrite. Now if he's telling the truth, and he doesn't have bills that high, that's one thing. If he's lying about not having bills like that, then I guess that just means he's a typical politician.
Your other point is well taken, and makes sense, however...does that make it all okay, even if what we are doing only accounts for a small portion of it? I've never thought of myself as a "tree hugger" so much, but I've never been down with the term for this reason: I've never understood the reasoning behind thinking someone who gives a s*** about the environment is somehow unbalanced or illogical. Think of it this way...You don't live in a dirty home, so why would we want a dirty home planet, which at the moment is the only one we've got. Just food for thought...

So the Tenessee Center for Policy Research is just trying to discredit Gore? interesting

Kalee Kreider, a spokesperson for the Gores, did not dispute the Center's figures, taken as they were from public records.

I am just a skeptic to how man can have such a large impact as these hypocrites claim. Not likely...

[onebxr]

who cares? aren't we all gonna get wiped out by an asteroid/meteor/comet? I dont worry about such things, I just use more sunblock when its hot outside and put a heavier coat on when its colder. This is an unwinnable debate.
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[screwballl]

Originally Posted by onebxr

who cares? aren't we all gonna get wiped out by an asteroid/meteor/comet? I dont worry about such things, I just use more sunblock when its hot outside and put a heavier coat on when its colder. This is an unwinnable debate.
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I prefer to stick with my religious beliefs as to how and where we will die

[onebxr]

Originally Posted by screwballl

I prefer to stick with my religious beliefs as to how and where we will die

me too! I cant wait for Hale Bopp to come around again. I get new nike's.
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[Capper]

K, i think this thread has run its course....off topic/political/religious......violated quite a few forum rules