On 10/23/07, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > LOL, good one! > > I don't call that control, though. Trying to stop global warming by > limiting > emissions is like trying to keep the ocean clean by having people not pee > in > it. There are just too many other factors for it to make any difference. >
We can't even cure the common cold, and everyone wants us to stop global warming... While I wouldn't got full out and say we shouldn't do what we can to fight global warming, I just don't think we are there yet. We just don't have the technology for half of what it takes to get there. I heard this dude on NPR a couple of months back and it's worth bringing up here. The cost of retrofitting our world to be more echo friendly is just not right for humanity right now. we have larger issues to deal with in just keeping the human race alive. I think the one thing that really hits you from the radio interview was his mention on bang for dollar. Something like you get a $32 dollar return on a 1 dollar investment in fighting AIDs and only .30 cents return on investment on the fight of globle warming. http://www.lomborg.com/cool_it/ Cool it - The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide To Global Warming "A groundbreaking book that transforms the debate about global warming by offering a fresh perspective based on human needs as well as environmental concerns. Rather than starting with the most radical procedures, Lomborg argues that we should first focus our resources on more immediate concerns, such as fighting malaria and HIV/AIDS and assuring and maintaining a safe, fresh water supply-which can be addressed at a fraction of the cost and save millions of lives within our lifetime. He asks why the debate over climate change has stifled rational dialogue and killed meaningful dissent. Lomborg presents us with a second generation of thinking on global warming that believes panic is neither warranted nor a constructive place from which to deal with any of humanity's problems, not just global warming. *Cool It*promises to be one of the most talked about and influential books of our time." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion is delivering applications solutions at at top companies around the world in government. Find out how and where now http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/showcase/index.cfm?event=finder&productID=1522&loc=en_us Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:244955 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
