Originally Posted by
fltlt
Dirty little truth is a lot of the cargo ships burn used oil, yes, the stuff that comes from cars/trucks/industrial plants, cheap too.
when the pros that are supposed to know cannot agree on the effects of El Niño, then one has to question not only the message, but the messengers too.
Too much money to be made in regulating anything, when you see “the business case for Climate Change being touted, one tends to question the religious aspect of it all.
Look up Tom Stayer, one of the new high priests billionaires.
interesting to watch the propaganda machine at work, sliding articles, shows, especially children’s, school curriculum, we are terrifying a whole generation over an obsession about which we all know very, very little.
when politicians make asinine comments like ” we only have 12 years” and the younger folks take that as gospel and adjust their spending habits accordgly, that is fear mongering at its worst.
Regulate cow farts, seriously? but they burp more than fart, that’s the level of knowledge being bandied about as truth.
Now its the hand wringers turn:
Whatever the source, the total rate is the issue. Quality of the emission or use is only a factor when there is a non linear or catalytic effect, as is the case with CFC's.*
Methane from cows became a misrepresented lightning rod following flippant comments from the new congress, and the underlying problem remains occupancy rates on the rock, the activtiy rate of said occupants, and the use of resources that occurs.*
Feel free to drive your 6.7 Hemi to walmart and McD's while you have the opportunity, however, at some point in time, the planet gets the last laugh, and those with any expectation of providing a suitable habitat for their grandchildren need to put on a game face and start dealing with the hard questions. Or keep on with denial and relax, it's a nice day, today...**
The underlying problem really is even if we had solid proof sufficient to shape an editorial from Fox News, then self interest and complacency remains until disaster strikes. The politicians are the supposed people who have the responsibility to assure the survival of their constituency, however they are apparently much more interested in maintenance of their own seat.
Global warming in the short term is not all bad news. Lots of stuff will benefit from the changes, such as insurers, once they redo their premiums, they will be more important than ever. We will have new diving spots on many islands in the pacific. More properties in Miami will be waterfront than are now. The building trades will delight in demand from recovery post hurricanes etc. Some crops will grow better, including cannabis I would imagine. Pelagic fish will not be so happy, Tuna will be a memory on the menu for Tekka Maki or Maguro, or Tuna Tataki. (we were heading that way already, so it already sucked to be born a tuna....).
The Nile delta, and the Arabian peninsula once was woodland/rainforest. We can expect that changes will occur, and as some places start growing new plants, others will become great adventure parks for off roading. Out with the Baja bugs, and enduros.
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