Global Warming Is -Stop the Hype

I'm a Science Channel and H2 junkie. I love those Armageddon-themed shows talking about the ways in which the world may end. You have the asteroid, the pestilence, supervolcano eruptions, gamma ray bursts, solar flares, black holes entering our solar system, antimatter, inner earth solidification, and on and on. Most of the shows also hold global warming as a big threat. The reason is obvious: weather. But when these science shows preach about global warming, they rarely put the blame on people for causing it. The theme of the show does, mind you - especially the ones that originally aired on CBS and NBC. But when most of these people sit down and do their interviews, they make it abundantly clear that nature will have her way despite our say. It is not a lot to ask that this issue of climate change not be a political issue. People are so incredibly hyperbolic with it. It's just sad. It really is. All the ice core temperatures from 10,000 years ago cannot say a single thing about people today causing it or not. What happens to the debate if people aren't causing it? That says everything you need to know about global warming/climate change. You don't have to build a conspiracy wall and trace the bullet's magical path. You don't. All you need to do is look at the people pushing the panic button. 1: They stand to gain billions. 2: They can control the economy with a shift to green technology. 3: If it's happening naturally, they're all just schmucks like the rest of us. What a scam they try to pull.

I give that article about a D-. While it may have otherwise valid points, it has absolutely 0 data or sources to back it up. I for one, am enjoying the global warming hysteria. It's greatly reduced other pollution while forcing some progress. I don't use cf light bulbs because they're green, I use them because they last longer and use only a fraction of electricity that I pay for. Making cars more fuel efficient might reduce emissions, but more importantly it reduced dependance on a limited and increasingly expensive source of fuel which is also pretty inefficient in terms of output to use ratios. The worst part is, when people come to terms with the reality the whole CO2 caused global warming bogus. We'll have to come up with a new the sky is falling scenario for people to panic about. You see as long as I can remember we always had to live in fear of the end of the world. When I was young it was the hole in the ozone, then y2k (yeah pathetic but it worked), now global warming, in 10 more years it'll be some new madness we probably haven't invented yet. I've been saying for years, much to the scrutiny of my peers, that global warming is a bunch of bs. Much as I questioned the hole in the ozone, which now has about 10 more probable non man-made explanations than omg CFCs. And hey it's only another 11 months before we'll be disappointed by the lack of any world ending event on 12/12/12.

Humans are mere insects on this planet in the whole broad scheme of things. We live on about 5% of its surface. The rest is sea, desert, mountains, tundra, jungle. But we can think and we hate to admit that we are insignificant. We like to think we rule over all we survey. Happy New Year fellow insects!

Will you PLEASE stop it with the facts figures and all that 'science' crap?! The world is flat, and CO2 is going to melt the planet! Stop thinking and accept the truth!

I think the worst thing they could do was call it global warming. It should be called climate change because ignorant people who live in cold places are going to say "it is 5 degrees today, see there is no such thing as global warming." While the planet is warming up as a whole, you are not going to get a constant increase in temperature each day. It is still going to be cold in the winter and hot in the summer. It just means that on average though out the year it is going to be warmer overall from years past. This can cause storms such as hurricanes and tornado's to become more violent. Which will cause more damage and cost more money to rebuild things. So you might as well see if we can do anything to reduce or stop climate change because you are going to loose more money and lives in the long run. If you don't remember the Midwest was blazing hot this summer and had a record amount of tornado's. While California was actually relatively nice for most of the summer. This is why it should be called climate change because it is going to effect different parts of the Earth differently. Plus just ask the Eskimos who live on the coast of Alaska who are going to have to move their whole village because the tide keeps coming in higher each year. You know how I know that? It is because I saw a show on Discovery Channel called "Flying Wild Alaska." The pilot was saying that he can see the water rising up closer to the village when he fly's over it each year. So maybe people need to quit sitting in their houses and calling top scientist liars and get out in the world and see for themselves if it is real or not. I do not have a college degree but what the hell is the point of going to college if you are not going to believe nothing your TAUGHT?!!!

While I have my doubts about the "facts" of our globe warming, or about most things people claim are "facts", a lot of the things listed in that article that people were supposed to have wasted their time and energy doing would not only be in an effort to reduce carbon emissions, they would also reduce waste, conserve water, fossil fuels, and other resources for future use, and overall make people healthier. In fact, one thing that is mentioned, putting a brick in your toilet tank, doesn't have anything at all to do with carbon emissions! This article sounds more like a spewing off of someone with a negative attitude who wants to thumb their nose at others and say, "see? you're WRONG. haha!" Not very productive. I'm not going to get all gung-ho about anything just because some scientists or government or clergyman or anyone says I should. But I also try hard not to overreact the other way, either. And by the way, this article is not written by Prof. Ian Primer...it's by someone named "Hank G" sourcing Prof. Primer's book on the subject.

I agree with you 100%, as far as the Australian Government is concerned the new tax is just a revenue raising exercise, yes we do a little damage ourselves and we can do a lot more to look after this planet but I feel the one thing we should have done was mass plant trees as I think they are the secret to what we have done , along with a few other things...

Nice article, I had read something a long time ago along the same lines that a volcanic eruption contributes decades worth of man made emissions in a very short time and there is nothing we can do to stop it. Also have to wonder if the polar ice caps on mars are receding than couldn't this account for why ours are to?

Nevertheless, I still think we should continue to use the resources of the planet judiciously and keep on researching for ways of using the resources that are more abundant like solar power. Let's each keep doing what we can. It actually contributes to our happiness.