Thursday, June 26, 2008

Chill on the Anti-Warming

There seems to be a number of people (and I think that number is three, and they all post regularly [one might say obsessively] on the comment boards of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat {pressdemo.com}) who are still and/or newly in denial about the global warming question.

They tend to cite one book--I've never seen anyone cite two--and tend to set it up against Gore's movie "An Inconvenient Truth."

They also tend to posit that the entire GW "thing" is a conspiracy by "libs" to "keep us from consuming," "prevent us from enjoying life," etc.

I admire these people for their ability to hold an idea against the overwhelming tide of scientific facts and opinion, but I have a few questions.

Is there more than one book that debunks this GW "thing"?

IF the whole thing is untrue, an evil plot by liberals, even if the world is COOLING, how does it follow that there is any wisdom in continuing to spew crap into the earth, air, and water of this planet? Conversely, Mr. Conservative, what would it hurt if we attempted to Conserve a little?

In other words, whether it's true or not, wouldn't it be better to act as if it were true than to act as if it weren't?

I'm just asking.

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