Steve- It seems to me that you are avoiding taking a stand, other than that the Global Warming Scenario remains unproven to your satisfaction. I'm satisfied that that will remain so beyond your anticipated lifetime. Given that, do you propose that it makes sense to continue to extract every single energy resource until they each and every one run out? Do you propose that we (local, regional, national, global) should continue repopulating this earth without control to accelerate the time in which each and every energy resource runs out? Do you see a solution? -Don
Subject: [ENTS] Re: Even if you think it is a hoax Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 13:23:49 -0500 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] The political issues that you have sited are able to stand or fall based on their own merited arguments. Global Warming logic presented would only serve as a ‘red herring’ introduction serving to add fuel to an ever growing suspicious public regarding logical and relevant scientific theory. Let's pretend that we act vigorously on climate change and 50 years from now we discover the global scientific community is full of morons and global warming is not real. Let’s act on an unproven hypothetical (Global Warming OR any other subject that may strike our personal fancy) and then examine our public creditability in the future. Do not forget that it was not that long ago that many in the scientific populace were convinced that the sun revolved around the earth and that our planet was flat. Perhaps, we can imagine how political policy might have looked based on these “scientific breakthroughs” back then. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ryan McEwan Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 12:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ENTS] Even if you think it is a hoax Even if you cannot be convinced by the IPCC or anything else. Even if you remain convinced the whole thing is a fabrication. Most of the steps needed to address global climate change are also steps to address the two of the three most important issues the US faces- national security and the economy (the other being health care). Most of the steps to address global warming are also those that reduce our need for foreign oil- which funds fundamentalism and unrest in some parts of the Middle East- which is still the most important National Security threat facing the US. AND alternative energy both stimulates the economy (new business creation, etc) and also breaks us away from wild fluctuations in the cost of petro- which is a major economic issue (in more stable times at least). Renewable energy also pulls us away from the "Boom and Bust" economic cycle associated with fossil fuels, that has ravaged so many communities (see- coal in Appalachia). Let's pretend that we act vigorously on climate change and 50 years from now we discover the global scientific community is full of morons and global warming is not real. What a shame it will be to have renewable energy production in the US as a replacement for Middle East oil, smog free cities, consistent fuel costs, fuel efficient homes and cars, a new energy economy, all for nothing!!. What a waste! _________________________________________________________________ Quick access to your favorite MSN content and Windows Live with Internet Explorer 8. http://ie8.msn.com/microsoft/internet-explorer-8/en-us/ie8.aspx?ocid=B037MSN55C0701A --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
