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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
I think we should poke nature with a stick just to see what will happen. Maybe she'll give us candy.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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EsnRedshirt Special user Newark, CA 895 Posts |
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On 2012-05-07 23:02, critter wrote: And maybe she'll just release all the bees! #$%@!
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EsnRedshirt Special user Newark, CA 895 Posts |
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On 2012-05-07 22:57, Woland wrote: 1) Maybe not, but look at weather trends. 2) Yes they are. Of course, that does depend on which data points you believe. 3) Again, that depends on which data points you believe. Are you going to believe someone who's studied for years to get a degree in their particular branch of science, or are you going to go with "gut feelings"? 4) By who's measure? 5) Of course, once Goldmann Sachs got a hold of it. 6) Source this, please. If the predictions about global warming are correct, far more people will die as a result.
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
Anyone remember the Great Fog of 1952 in London?
"On 4 December 1952, an anticyclone settled over a windless London, causing a temperature inversion with cold, stagnant air trapped under a layer (or "lid") of warm air. The resultant fog, mixed with chimney smoke, particulates such as those from vehicle exhausts, and other pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, formed a persistent smog, which blanketed the capital the following day. The presence of tarry particles of soot gave the smog its yellow-black colour, hence the nickname "peasouper". The absence of significant wind prevented its dispersal and allowed an unprecedented accumulation of pollutants. When the smog eventually cleared away there was a black-grey covering of slimy soot particles on all of the top surfaces out of doors. This sooty grime stayed there until a few days later when the first rains came. This soot covering was then washed off the surface of evergreen leaves, buildings and pavements, etc., into gutters and down the drains in dirty black rivulets. The pungent smell about in the atmosphere was of acrid wet soot, which made the eyes and nostrils smart for those unfortunate to be caught out in the open." "There was no panic, as London was renowned for its fog. In the weeks that ensued, however, statistics compiled by medical services found that the fog had killed 4,000 people. Most of the victims were very young, elderly, or had pre-existing respiratory problems. In February 1953, Lieutenant-Colonel Lipton suggested in the House of Commons that the fog had caused 6,000 deaths and that 25,000 more people had claimed sickness benefits in London during that period. Most of the deaths were caused by respiratory tract infections from hypoxia and as a result of mechanical obstruction of the air passages by pus arising from lung infections caused by the smog. The lung infections were mainly bronchopneumonia or acute purulent bronchitis superimposed upon chronic bronchitis." "More recent research suggests that the number of fatalities was considerably greater, at about 12,000."
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On 2012-05-07 21:30, mastermindreader wrote: Who hasn't politicized the issue?! Certainly not The Prez.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
You're right. He hasn't really mentioned it much at all since the Republicans voted it down. That's one criticism I have of him, he doesn't hit back hard enough and is too quick to compromise. Hopefully that will change in his second term.
(I realize, of course, that you were being facetious, but he really hasn't pushed on cap and trade.) |
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GlenD Inner circle LosAngeles, Ca 1293 Posts |
I'm with voting it down and keeping it down. I would rather place my bets on not shutting down industry, energy, economies and everything else that we know will be very bad. Put the brakes on the fear mongering exagerrated "we are responsible for changes in the global temperature" nonsense. The actual facts surrounding what we are adding to the atmosphere and the observed temperature variations just do not correlate with the radical recommendations that are continually offered. Obviously there is something more behind all this and it is not for the good of the people (that includes all of us, by the way).
GlenD
"A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway" - Griffin
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
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On 2012-05-08 11:56, GlenD wrote: I agree. But since no one has suggested or advocated shutting down industry, energy or economies, what is your point? Are you honestly saying that no measures should be taken to reasonably reduce carbon emissions? Should we just remove all environmental regulations and allow corporations to do whatever they feel like in their quest for profit? |
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts |
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On 2012-05-07 22:59, mastermindreader wrote: No wrong.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
Off topic for a moment- Tommy, are you an American or have you ever lived in the United States? Just wondering because I got the impression that you were English, but you seem to have strong opinions about American politics.
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
He is an anti US limey but we love the lil fella. Glenn West is another furner obsessed with us.
Say, you know what causes carbon emmissions? Volcano eruptions, maybe we should nuke em. |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
According to Ronald Reagan, "Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do."
That was in 1981 - just about the same time that the quality of education in the US began to drop. |
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PaulPacific Special user Yes, I used my toes to type all of my 907 Posts |
LMAO!!
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Blessings on thee, little man,
barefoot boy with cheeks of tan... Outward sunshine; inward joy, Blessings on thee, barefoot boy! :-D |
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rockwall Special user 762 Posts |
Quality of education didn't start dropping until 1981?!?! Sweet! I got in under the wire.
Was that around the time that all the schools unionized? |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
Actually, the NEA was formed in 1857. So no partisan point can be awarded. Sorry.
http://www.nea.org/home/11608.htm |
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
The date of the formation of the NEA and the point in time at which "all the schools unionized" are not necessarily identical.
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GlenD Inner circle LosAngeles, Ca 1293 Posts |
You are completely oblivious of the consequences of remaining heavily dependent on foreign oil or making it impossible to produce energy from coal, not allowing nuclear energy, construction and operation of manufacturing facilities... let's see what have I left out??? Oh yeah, we can feel free to use windmills and solar panels... until something is found to be detrimental to a bug or the environment in some other way. The clear end result is shutting down energy, industries and economies. So, what is it about my earlier point that you don't get???
"A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway" - Griffin
"Any future where you succeed, is one where you tell the truth." - Griffin (Griffin rocks!) |
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GlenD Inner circle LosAngeles, Ca 1293 Posts |
And no, I don't feel like we should take NO measures to reduce carbon emissions or remove ALL environmental regulations BUT we should'nt over-reach with these measures and regulations to the point where they become impossible to meet. The envelope can only be pushed so far and needs to be compatible with where we are in our technology and abilities. It does not have to be an either/or scenario. The EPA needs oversight and a little less authority when it comes to enforcement of many of it's ever increasing regulations, IMO.
Glen
"A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway" - Griffin
"Any future where you succeed, is one where you tell the truth." - Griffin (Griffin rocks!) |
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EsnRedshirt Special user Newark, CA 895 Posts |
Reductio ad absurdum, Glen? The majority of people are not talking about shutting down the economy, just cleaning up the manufacturing and production sector a bit.
Anyway, I'm all for nuclear energy. Can we keep the spent fuel rods in your back yard?
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts |
Bob
May I ask you to quote anything I have said about American party politics? What do mean by "Except when it was a Republican idea, right?" and by "you seem to have strong opinions about American politics."
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
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