Americans Gearing up to Fight Global Warming

TechnoGuyRob writes "Global warming has been one of the most controversial and debated issues in the political and scientific sphere. A recent poll published in the Chicago Sun-Times now shows that 'An overwhelming majority of Americans think they can help reduce global warming and are willing to make the sacrifices that are needed, a new poll shows. After years of controversy, 71 percent of Americans now say they think global warming is real.'" (Jamie adds: and all it took was twelve years of overwhelming scientific consensus.)

Bush's Response

[Matilda the Hun]

In response, Bush finally agrees that the threat against global warming is real. He declares a "War against Heat" and immediately draws up plans to bomb the Bahamas.

Re:The poll was from an advocacy group

[heinousjay]

No, you must believe. It's scientifical! It's slashdot doctrine! Any technique used to validate it is, by definition, valid.

Re:There's a lot of potential

[leathered]

Germany during World War II switched to hydrogen for its cars when its petroleum supplies were cut off. Brazil has switched to domestically produced alcohol. It's all do-able with a strong federal leadership.

Yup, what America really needs a fascist dictator in charge to make things happen, oh wait...

Re:Missed the Mark

[amliebsch]

Report: [theonion.com] 98 Percent Of U.S. Commuters Favor Public Transportation For Others

Re:The poll was from an advocacy group

[natedubbya]

Maybe they should have phrased it another way, "29 percent of environmental activists do not believe in global warming." Sounds like a more shocking result to me.

The end of the cold war...

[chinard]

Is what caused global warming...

Re:There's a lot of potential

[corbettw]

Don't confuse the incompetence of the current party in power with the idea that government is neccessarily incompetent.

That would be easy to do, except that it doesn't matter which party is currently in power, they're equally incompetent. As Mark Twain once said, "Suppose you are an idiot. Now suppose you are a Congressman. But I repeat myself."

Religious Chatter

[Loundry]

Your statements belie your faith in Gaia. I do not think it is inherenlty bad that you worship "the environment", but you have to be honest that your criticisms come from a religious viewpoint first and foremost. When the science supports your religion, you will tout the science. When the science denigrates your religion, you will discount or ignore the science. That is where I have a difficulty with what you write, as I am interested in the science (i.e., observe reality and make observations and predictions based on experimentation and testing), not in your religious beliefs.

Humans accelerate climate change

This is my problem with the "Global Warming Debate". People keep conflating the question, "Is global warming real?" with "Are humans significantly responsible for global warming?" In other words, environmentalists assume that if you believe that global warming is real, then you necessarily believe that humans are significantly responsible for it. It is an illogical argument, since there may be problems with the definition of "global warming" and also the causes of global warming are in dispute.

- whether it is clear-cutting ancient forests, industrial pollution, wasteful production, or emissions...

Be honest, please. You aren't bothered about "clear-cutting ancient forests" because of global warming. You are bothered because you revere ancient trees as something holy and beautiful. Again, there's nothing inherently wrong with this! In fact, I share similar sentiments to you and thing it's a very ugly thing when an ancient and beautiful tree is cut down to make room for a Wal-Mart. All I ask of you is some candor about where your grievances lie.

Your complaints about "industrial pollution" and "wasteful production" are similar. Are you upset about their nebulous link to global warming or are you more upset about dumping ugly sh*t all over Mother Earth? Speak your heart!

I would agree that emissions might contribute to global warming, but reading the science on the issue is much more difficult than parroting the talking points, isn't it?

To me, the real question is, "When will we take a responsible stance/take action on helping the Earth begin to heal?"

And that's the most honest statement you made. You want the damage done to your god to be reversed. And there's nothing wrong with that! I only ask that you stop hiding it. If your faith really is strong, worthy, and noble, then it should be able to stand on its own and not hide behind science that is, at most, a means to an end.

Re:unless you multiply it by the weight of the veh

[dpilot]

Presuming your hovercar is the air-skirt variety, send them a "road surface cleaning" bill (for blowing the dust and dirt off) tha just happens to equal your road-use taxes. If your hovercar is of the anti-gravity type, you should be paying MORE taxes for the damage you're doing to the space-time continuum of the road area.

Re:There's a lot of potential

[Chr0nik]

So umm, it IS five quarts? (American ones)

Or was that just you being colourful? A skilful way, to manoeuvre the discussion into an arguement while critisising his American measurement system.

By the way, why is it that when I buy a can of Boddingtons, it comes in an American pint sized aluminium can? I could be wrong on that, but it is one of my favourite beers, I just wish we could get a draught version in the pubs here. But then, I guess it's for the best, because my cheque book would really suffer if that were the case.

If I am wrong, (not sure, I'll have to analyse it next time I'm in the market)I'll make a note of it. But really, who cares if we have 16 oz. pints, It's not a badge of honour or anything. I really wouldn't mind having four extra ounces in my pints, especially at the pub. Just as long as I don't have to pay an extra pound for it. Because then I'd just have to spend my friday nights at the theatre instead watching movies(mouvies?).

Re:Missed the Mark

[Anonymous Coward]

And in Russia, the washing machine front-loads you? Sorry, couldn't resist.

As a Canadian...

[Anonymous Coward]

I think we should be trying to increase global warming, at least until the point where we don't get any snow in the winter.

Re:Done

[toganet]

No mod points, so I will just reply in agreement. My girlfriend and I bought a washer and dryer pair to go with our new house, and we found GE's Adora series for a total of under $1500.00. We've had a great experience with them, and I actually like doing laundry with them, as they have a cool interface with lots of "power user" options.