Americans Gearing up to Fight Global Warming

TechnoGuyRob writes "Global warming has been one of the most controversial and debated issues in the political and scientific sphere. A recent poll published in the Chicago Sun-Times now shows that 'An overwhelming majority of Americans think they can help reduce global warming and are willing to make the sacrifices that are needed, a new poll shows. After years of controversy, 71 percent of Americans now say they think global warming is real.'" (Jamie adds: and all it took was twelve years of overwhelming scientific consensus.)

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[robertjw]

I think these tree huggers have it all wrong. Bottom line is switching from a regular Honda to a Prius and not using hair spray is not going to have a significant impact on reducing greehouse emissions, saving oil, etc... What's that going to give us, maybe a 20% reduction per person. Not going to help much when you have countries like China just spewing smoke into the air. All it really does is make you feel good about yourself and let you look down your nose at everyone NOT driving a Prius.

The real answer is to use MORE. If we are really at the peak of oil production, every environmentalist should use more oil. Keep your house at 85 degrees in the winter. Run the AC 24/7 in the summer. Buy the biggest SUV you can find and commute 50 miles to work every day. This way the oil reserves will be gone sooner and all the damage that can be done will be done. You can probably only reduce your consumption by 20% or so, but you could increase your consumption by 200 or 300% easily.

People shouldn't have to do anything!

[RexRhino]

We have had efficent and safe nuclear power since the 1950s... The goal of the U.S. government at the time was to convert to a nuclear economy by the 1980s.

But then Cold War politics and the "Enviornmental Movement" made nuclear power politically unacceptable.

Well, sorry, but the so-called "Enviornmentalists" need to accept their responsibility for Global Warming (by making viable alternative to fossil fuels politically unnacceptable). I am not going to conserve energy one bit, or make the tinest personal sacrafice, until organizations like Greenpeace stop politically sabataging alternative energy. I understand that converting to nuclear power from fossil fuels could take decades, and if we were making such a transition, I would be happy to conserve energy. But, those confused old hippies are going to have to give up their dream of taking us all back to the 18th century.