I don't buy the hype

originally posted on myspace.com/kbp54

April 25, 2009 - Saturday

The issue is global warming.I'm no expert and I'm not the best informed but I've heardsome reports that make me think the whole panic of globalwarming is bunko. Of course I welcome counter points here.What I heard on Michael Savage's radio show, from a scientist(name escapes me again) is that for the past 10,000 years the sun has been in a "cool down stage" meaning its not been burning as hot.We're a bit on the rise now, but they project that it will begin cooling down again in the near future.What I found most enlightening about what this man said was this:from the year 1700 to 1735 the world's temperature increased by 4 degrees.From the year 1900 to 2000 (the twentieth century) it has only increased by 1.3 degrees. What does this mean? That we as humans in reality have very little control on what goes on climate wise on this earth. Think about it. All the polution that we've made since the industrial revolution hasn't really made an effect on this planet's climate. Nature does enough of that on its own. Conversely I don't think any efforts we do will do anything to change nature from doing what it wants anyway. Its just windowdressing in my opinion.I'm also sure most of us have heard about the Black Plague. Some would attribute that to the what is called "The Little Ice Age" sometime around 1300. I'm not going to bother researching dates. It was the bubonic plague, spread by the fleas of rats and mice, etc. The drop in temperature forced them to reside even closer to their human counterparts. Why do I bring this up? Before this time period grapes were able to be grown in Southern England (the Romans did it) and they are not able to be now. The little ice age drove the Vikings out of their northern homes and forced them to integrate with European society. The bottom line is that this great change was only a few hundred years ago, and it had a drastic effect on humanity. Millions starved, froze to death, and died of plague. The earth will do what it will regarding its own climate. Us trying to change it is as effective and trying to rope the wind.Also, don't forget the same man who started this global warming paranoia frenzy (Al Gore) is also the same man who claimed to have invented the internet. While he did help organize the effort and get the ball rolling for it, he didn't actually invent it. How reliable do we think he is?I also read an article in The National Geographic about ice bridges in the Niagra Falls area. While they have experienced some thawing they, according to their own reports, do not expect any significant warming within the next 50 years, and perhaps even a cooling off. So, as I said, I'm not buying the hype. At least not yet.One point I do want to clarify is that while I'm not sold on this theory of global warming, I am perfectly in favor of our efforts to be more enviromentally friendly. We should have more energy and fuel effecient cars/homes/etc. It just makes sense. Recycling isn't really feasible but it makes some people feel better to do it and it might make some small difference so what the hay, let them do it. Right now I think its more trouble than its worth to expend the energy and resources to recycle but I'm not really informed about that. Its a good idea, and with some work it will work efficiently.Car batteries, old oil, and some other products should definately be recycled or at least disposed of properly.