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| The Smart Way to Attack Global Warming |
| 2007-10-07 |
| All eyes are on Greenland's melting glaciers as alarm about global warming spreads. This year, delegations of U.S. and European politicians have made pilgrimages to the fastest-moving glacier at Ilulissat, where they declare that they see climate change unfolding before their eyes. Curiously, something that's rarely mentioned is that temperatures in Greenland were higher in 1941 than they are today. Or that melt rates around Ilulissat were faster in the early part of the past century, according to a new study. And while the delegations first fly into Kangerlussuaq, about 100 miles to the south, they all change planes to go straight to Ilulissat -- perhaps because the Kangerlussuaq glacier is inconveniently growing. I point this out not to challenge the reality of global warming or the fact that it's caused in large part by humans, but because the discussion about climate change has turned into a nasty dustup, with one side arguing that we're headed for catastrophe and the other maintaining that it's all a hoax. I say that neither is right We have to rediscover the middle ground, where we can have a sensible conversation. We shouldn't ignore climate change or the policies that could attack it. But we should be honest about the shortcomings and costs of those policies, as well as the benefits. More at link, including filling wetlands to offset rising sea levels. The enviros will have a cow. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #9 The obvious smart answer is to move the Earth into a slightly larger orbit to reduce the effect of the Sun. Surely we have some evil super-villains who could easily accomplish this task. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-10-07 22:06 |
| #8 The Earth is warming, and we're causing it Total bullshit. The guy sounds reasonable, but he's not. Concede this main falsehood and all the rest doesn't matter. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2007-10-07 21:21 |
| #7 I'm a math kinda guy, I converted the Milimeters to inches, and to use a reference anyone can grasp, get this, the rise they're claiming is .012 this equals the width of eight human hairs (Hairs are about 1 and 1/2 thousandths thick) So OK everybody panic now, that 12 thousandths of an inch. is supposed to flood all lowlieing areas, cause huge loss of cropland and life in low areas. Can anyone besides me call "Bullshit" there are NO places where that tiny a rise will make any difference at all. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-10-07 19:02 |
| #6 Actually, CL, in this particular case they want you to sacrifice for their religion. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-10-07 18:03 |
| #5 Just ignore the greens, they'll go away eventually, just like the freaks who predicted an ice age back in the 70s. Things will move on, and a new fad will come along to replace environmentalism. |
| Posted by: Slavilet Speaking for Boskone6954 2007-10-07 17:21 |
| #4 Lomborg completely misses the point. Zealots don't want their religion to be efficacious and analytical, they want it to be spiritual and emotional. |
| Posted by: Classical_Liberal 2007-10-07 12:50 |
| #3 the left has already smeared Professor L. for his earlier work |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-10-07 11:31 |
| #2 At least he's looking at the cost side of it; I give him credit for that. And for advocating a middle road. But if the middle road includes destroying wetlands so that humanity can thrive and prosper, the left will label him Hitler. Or worse, Bush. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-10-07 10:26 |
| #1 I point this out not to challenge the reality of global warming or the fact that it's caused in large part by humans I call bullshit. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-10-07 10:19 |