could be interesting to see what happens with this little nugget....

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | What happened to global warming?

 

Ahhhh I love BBC.

News that is devoid of Obamabucks. God I'm thankful...

Great link waylander.

 

Same thing happened to global warming as happened to "the coming ice age" in the 70's: it was all an over reaction to what was being observed.

The documented cooling from the 40's to the 70's brought many to the conclusion (as I was taught in 6th grade) that our pollution was 'shading' us from the sun and lowering the temperature.

Next thing I knew, they were telling us that we were WARMING. But, the evidence was so weak for THAT, that the term became "Climate Change".

Sure, perhaps 'change' is more accurate, but it's also more useful: If you just claim change - you can use ANYTHING to support your position.

 

Good find! This is part of the reason why the "experts" started referring it to Global Climate Change; the key word in the article you will find is cycle. The earth continues to change and while humankind contributes to that change, I would have to believe we have to few years in our history to understand all of the contributing factors such as the temperature of the sun or other spacial factors. Leave it up to human kind to be so arrogant as to assume it alone is impacting the globe.

All that said, we should still be better stewards than we are. If only we could temper these environmentalists and scientists who constantly want to doom and gloom everything.

 

You appear to be spot on with this summation.

 

The truth and common sense is all well and good, but the real power within the debate will lie with a most ironic source. Some how, sometime soon, Wall Street will get into the act. Just as our Congress and the SEC stood by and watched the invention of mortgage-backed securities, this looming cap and trade scheme will offer all manner for abuse. Fortunes will be made on Wall Street trading carbon credits while the rest of us see our taxes and energy costs rise.

Just as in anything else, 'saving the planet' will fall victim to greed.

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Sure is good having YOU around here, bluedog.