Global Warming

[dan foster]

I know that this will open up a can of worms but one problem I see is couples having more kids than they can possibly afford to care for. It seems that the lower a family's income level is, the more kids they have. Now I am sure there are exceptions but not many. I know my friend Troll will accuse me of being a communist but I think China has the right idea by limiting the number of children a couple can have. Folks, rights are one thing but in the name of humanity something needs to be done before this planet is destroyed. The days of having a gaggle of kids to provide free labor on the farm is long gone, at least in the USA. Think of how much less carbon dioxide would be emitted if families stopped at two kids. I read in the paper about a man who has 23 kids by 9 different women and owes over half a million dollars in child support. He has no job, probably doesn't have enough energy to work after a typical night, and had 9 children in 3 years with 3 women. Bigfoots have kept our population in check, why cant humans?

Need to start with the catholics who breed like bunnies on a "mission from god" ;>)

[The Troll]

Need to start with the catholics who breed like bunnies on a "mission from god" ;>)

  I could agree with that, ain't most Mexicans Catholics.

[Exterminator]

Sunday was the 22nd straight day of temperatures that hit 90 or above in Indianapolis, shattering the all-time record that was set during the Dust Bowl (also the result of human activity) in 1936.

You've got to be pretty stupid not to recognize the obvious.

[me]

Sunday was the 22nd straight day of temperatures that hit 90 or above in Indianapolis, shattering the all-time record that was set during the Dust Bowl (also the result of human activity) in 1936.

You've got to be pretty stupid not to recognize the obvious.

And exactly what did the "humans" do to cause the ice age?  Had to have been something since these weather patterns don't come in cycles.

[The Troll]

And exactly what did the "humans" do to cause the ice age?  Had to have been something since these weather patterns don't come in cycles.

  Since there were no humans during the Ice Age and if there were a few odd balls around.  They sure were burning coal for lights, cooling and heat and they sure weren't burning gasoline and oil for their cars and trucks.  Causing Green House Effect and causing global warming during the Ice Age.  Jelly Bean, if you know what I mean.   

[Sandy Eggo]

And exactly what did the "humans" do to cause the ice age?  Had to have been something since these weather patterns don't come in cycles.

No one claims that the earth doesn't cycle, but to think that humans have had no impact on speeding up the earth's natural processes is naïve.

[me]

No one claims that the earth doesn't cycle, but to think that humans have had no impact on speeding up the earth's natural processes is naïve.

And to think that anything we could do more than is already being done could slow it down more than maybe 6 months or stop it is naive also.  Man cannot control nature period.

[followsthewolf]

So all that 'lectricity out of all those dams is just a figment of our imagination.

All that irrigation isn't actually happening?

All that nuclear power doesn't really exist?

And......aw, the hell with it.

[me]

So all that 'lectricity out of all those dams is just a figment of our imagination.

All that irrigation isn't actually happening?

All that nuclear power doesn't really exist?

And......aw, the hell with it.

And the ice age was caused by? 

[The Troll]

And the ice age was caused by?

  The scientist say it was probably Sun Spots.  The more Sun Spots the cooler the temperature of the earth.  But we are not experiencing any excessive Sun Spots activity.

  But we sure experiencing a lot of energy use in the generation of power and transportation.  Cars, trucks and planes.  We are burning more carbon base fuels than all of the plants of earth can use up.  Read some science books.   

[Exterminator]

And to think that anything we could do more than is already being done could slow it down more than maybe 6 months or stop it is naive also.  Man cannot control nature period.

Then explain the dust bowl.

[me]

Then explain the dust bowl.

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/drought/drght_history.html

[The Troll]

  It looks professional, where did you get it?  Out of your butt.  I would like to see the back ground on this research.  There is a lot of crazy think tanks out there trying to prove their faux reseach.   

[Palehorse]

Pearls before swine fellas. The only thing going to convince the nay sayers is the moment they ignite! (Or the moment a conservative places it into his/her political platform, thereby automatically making it a "real and present danger")

[Exterminator]

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/drought/drght_history.html

"The "dust bowl" effect was caused by sustained drought conditions compounded by years of land management practices that left topsoil susceptible to the forces of the wind.

"In the aftermath of the Dust Bowl, it was clear that many factors contributed to the severe impact of this drought. A better understanding of the interactions between the natural elements (climate, plants, and soil) and human-related elements (agricultural practices, economics, and social conditions)of the Great Plains was needed."