Thursday, March 5, 2009

The Lies About Global Warming

Has the debate on global warming been a hoax? A scare tactic to manipulate the media and the people? How reliable are the claims by Al Gore (image source) and his tree hugging supporters? While i've always been one that cares about our planet , is the condition of our planet as extreme as many proponents of globla warming make it out to be? I've sometimes wondered, "what if these scientist got it all wrong?" i mean, they are only human, and science has been wrong in the past. While we see the ice caps contracting and the polar bears losing their habitat, all very powerful images to drive in the emotional claims of global warming, but not the whole truth. Patrick Michaels, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute states that "the discussion surrounding global warming has become wildly extreme, you either believe it's the end of the world unless we do something about it right now, or you're a denier." I personllay don't think it's the end of the world, but i don't think i'm a denier also. So where does that put me in? All these scientist spend so much money on fancy computer models, and charts all aruguing the effects of anthropogenic induced global warming. These charts all illustrate a doomsday scenario, but we don't talk about how the ice sheets of the south pole have actually expanded, we are living in a "cooling" world climate, the earth has experience many clyclical trends of cooling and warming in the past. Finally, climate is unpredictable! How often has our local meteorologist been wrong in predicting our local weather? Before we rush to judgements, we need to hear all sides of the story. I'm not here to write for or against global warming, but i have to admit, opponets of global warming make a compelling case. This short youtube video should convince you...one way or another. (4:47)

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