On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 05:48:18 +0000, Pooh Bear wrote:
John Devereux wrote:
Pooh Bear writes:
Ken Smith wrote:
Charles Schuler wrote:
[...]
Global warming is a widely disputed theory.

The warming isn't very disputed. It is the cause that is being argued
about these days.

Very true.

Even the US contingent that say it's *not* due to human activity don't dismiss
the effect of CO2 in the atmosphere though AFAIK. They simply dispute how much
an influence it is.

The sane conclusion therefore is to limit CO2 ( and other greenhouse gas )
emissions since it can at worst do no harm to do so !

Judging from some responses I see here, the USA will go directly from
"there's no problem" to "it's *too late* to do anything about it
anyway". Skipping entirely the "it looks like there is a problem,
perhaps we shouldn't make it worse" phase.

Sadly, I suspect it may indeed be too late. Bye-bye Florida ( for example ).

Well, (A), so what? and (B), I imagine we'll figure out a way to muddle
through - humans can be pretty resourseful, you know. :-) Like, just look
at NO,LA - they got the dikes up and the city pumped out in less than a
year!

What happens with the harbors might be interesting. ;-) This is all
ass-u-me-ing, of course, that the Chicken Littles are "right", the ice
caps are going to melt, and the sea's going to rise 100 feet or whatever.
;-)

Cheers!
Rich
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"We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo Possum