It has been decided. Global warming does not exist. I am so relived. I was worried. With the recent snowstorms along the mid atlantic states and cities of Washington, Philadelphia and New York have convinced many of our Senators that global warming is a farce. I am not a scientist. I also am not fully sold on the fact that global warming is true fact as designated by the scientific community. However much I find myself trying to be open minded about subjects I am close to being convinced that anything that Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin believe I must choose the opposite.
Recently my son and I discussed an article we read that actually gave some very good information about global warming. More CO2 goes into the atmosphere from the destruction of the rain forests than from all the cars, trains, planes etc in the entire world. Think about that. What this means is that to a great extent much of the global warming is not fixable in the ways we are told.
Another thought to consider is that there is a device which costs less than $200 dollars that can be placed on diesel fueled vehicles that captures the Co2 before it is spewed into the atmosphere. Also CO2 pollution from diesel does not go to the highest levels of the atmosphere but actually falls back to the earth as soon as it is rained on. So the long term effect becomes very low once these devices are installed.
Other scientists have noted that the years after the Krackotowa explosion on the 19th century that created the year without a summer created a global warming fix. That is could scientists seed the upper stratosphere with man made factors that could actually cool the earth. The answer is most likely yes. While this could affect growing seasons and such the truth is there are ways to control global warming in the future. The answer will not come however from things an average citizen in the United States do.
The idea of U S citizens seeing their quality of life go down to fix global warming while other counties continue to grow and prosper with no concern is ridiculous.
It may seem that I am arguing against global warming. I am not. I believe it is true, the science is real. However I do not believe the earth is falling as a result of it.
The folks equating snow and cold today and for that matter our rainy July last year with the lack of global warming are just foolish. The truth is global warming will bring about major weather pattern changes. This will not mean that we will all be warming. Some areas in fact such as Europe could move toward an ice age as a result of yes global warming.
Those who would give you a simple answer to a complex problem usually have an unseen agenda. There are very few easy answers to anything. Sticking ones head in the sand does not work but nor does saying the sky is falling. As usual the answer is usually somewhere in the middle. The middle is a pretty empty place to be these days.
When my wife is going to go grocery shopping if I have just eaten lunch I tell her I do not have any idea I cannot think about food. When I am full I evidently do not believe I will be hungry again. Thank God my wife does not follow the Sean Hannity approach and not go buy more food. Because when Sean is cold he cannot believe it will ever be warm again. Thank you wife for being smarter than Sean, Sarah and Rush and all their friends because deep down I know......I will be hungry again in a few hours.
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