--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > > wrote: > > > > > > High price for load of hot airArticle > > > > > > Submit comment Bob Carter > > > June 18, 2007 12:00am > > > > > > WITH understandable reluctance, Prime Minister John Howard > recently > > > donned the political hair-shirt of a carbon trading system. > > > > > > On the same day, NASA chief Michael Griffin commented in a US > radio > > > interview that "I am not sure that it is fair to say that (global > > > warming) is a problem that we must wrestle with". > > > > > > NASA is an agency that knows a thing or two about climate change. > > As > > > Griffin added: "We study global climate change, that is in our > > > authorisation, we think we do it rather well. > > > > > > "I'm proud of that, but NASA is not an agency chartered to, > quote, > > > battle climate change." > > > > > > Such a clear statement that science accomplishment should carry > > > primacy over policy advice is both welcome and overdue. > > > > > > Nonetheless, there is something worrying about one of Griffin's > > other > > > statements, which said that "I have no doubt . . . that a trend > of > > > global warming exists". > > > > Oddly enough, the article doesn't quote this > > part of Griffin's comments: > > > > "I guess I would ask which human beings, where and when, are to be > > accorded the privilege of deciding that this particular climate > that > > we have right here today, right now, is the best climate for all > > other human beings. I think that's a rather arrogant position for > > people to take." > > > > > What is your position on global warming NOW, Judy? > > Do you still think it is the man-made catastrophy that Al Gore et al > think it is?
Not just Al Gore > Saving the planet by the Master , through Benjamin Creme When mankind realizes how serious is the ecological imbalance of their planetary home, they must take the steps so urgently needed to remedy the situation. If men were to fail to respond with sufficient resolution they would be guilty of surrendering the planet to slow but inevitable destruction. What, then, the legacy to hand on to their children? That this self-destruction should not prevail all must act together, and make the necessary sacrifices. This will entail a complete change in attitude to the integrity of the planet and what are seen as the needs of men today. It will not be easy for some to countenance the changes needed but only by such change can the life of the planet be assured. Already, deep inroads have been made into the essential stock of trees on Earth. De-forestation has caused a growing loss of oxygen and the rise of carbon gases. This is now at a critical stage and requires immediate action. Dawning The reality of global warming is now dawning on the minds of millions, yet, despite the overwhelming evidence some still deny that the actions of men are the cause. We, your Elder Brothers, can say with full conviction that the actions of men are responsible for eighty per cent of global warming. Maitreya, you will find, will not be long in bringing this urgent problem to man's attention. He will face men with the alternatives: the beneficial results of action now, on the one hand, and the destruction which would ensue from doing nothing, or too little, on the other. Thus, the decision is man's alone. Rally When men understand this they will indeed rally to the cause. They will see that the future for their children depends on action now, and will elicit from Maitreya and His group the necessary steps to take. Maitreya will advocate a simpler form of living, one more in keeping with the reality of the planet's situation. When enough people are convinced that this is necessary there will be a growing movement to simplify throughout the planet. This will proceed with quite unusual speed, so inspired by the need for change will millions be. Thus will the gravest dangers facing planet Earth be somewhat countered. This will encourage many and boost their readiness for further changes. Faced with the dilemma of necessary change men will come to realize the inevitability of accepting the principle of sharing. Only sharing will make these changes practical and possible. Only through sharing can the bounty of Planet Earth be successfully used. Only through sharing can this bounty be correctly husbanded. Only thus can the Planet itself live in harmony with its environment and with its inhabitants. For more information, please see: hhhp://www.shareintl.org
