From http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2006/20061108124934.aspx
The call for global warming spending has been heard before. In 1997, the U.S. Senate spoke out 95-0 against the Kyoto treaty, which was designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions of the world's nations. If the United States had joined that agreement, it was estimated to cost up to $440 billion per year.
And an interesting report about GW from here: http://cei.org/cei_files/fm/active/0/DOC062509-004.pdf
How much money do governments spend "fighting" carbon dioxide emissions compared to what they spend on burning fossil fuel? Compared to the handouts to the car industry?
All those anti GW regulations (at least in Europe, the Kioto protocol) are expensive in implementation. And are founded by you in taxes and in prices. The goverment is wasting your money. Period.
As far as my history books go, Greenland has been a frozen semi-continent
From Wiki:
From 986 AD, Greenland's west coast was colonised by Icelanders and Norwegians in two settlements on fjords near the southwestern-most tip of the island.[8] They shared the island with the late Dorset culture occupying the northern and eastern parts, and later with the Thule culture arriving from the north. The settlements, such as Brattahlid, thrived for centuries but disappeared sometime in the 15th century, at the time of one given date for the onset of the Little Ice Age.[9] It is debated[who?] whether data from ice cores indicate that between 800 and 1300 AD the regions around the fjords of southern Greenland experienced a mild climate, with trees and herbaceous plants growing and livestock being farmed. What is verifiable is that the ice cores indicate Greenland experienced dramatic temperature shifts many times over the past 100,000 years.
Anyone that says global warming isn't happening is ill informed.
Maybe. But our goverments are wasting vast amounts of money on fighting carbon dioxide emissions. The Greenland was once actually green. Do you think that it was result of carbon dioxide emissions by ancient industry?
I suspect that global warming is just an opportunity to make money on fighting it.
"re you upset at communism, or are you upset at oppressive, totalitarian communist regimes?"
This is the same, really. You should read works of Hayek, von Misses, Le Bone or Ayn Rand explanations of her philosphy to understend that. I know it because from experience. I've first experienced how it works, and then read all those books written years before I was born. Those people knew the communism even without actually experiencing it. I convice you: they were right in most of they explanations and what's most important forecasts. For me their books were like revelation of the truth. They knew beforehand how my life will look like!
The objectivism is a bit extreme but you know, the rule is simple:
If you let somebody to take care of you, you will depend on him, you become a slave actually. This is VERY BAD if you give up your freedom, especially when you give it up to the System, as it was under communism.
You should really try some books of authors I mentioned here to understand why communism is a way to slavery. Comunism produces totalitarian regime from very good altruistic people. The philosphy of altruism was the main object of Ayn Rand criticism, after all.
"[Ayn Rand books]are full of hatred for communism, and a dogmatic obsession with Ayn Rand's objectivism."
I live in former communist country and i have to say this:
"hatred for communism" is a VERY GOOD attitude!
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From http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2006/20061108124934.aspx
The call for global warming spending has been heard before. In 1997, the U.S. Senate spoke out 95-0 against the Kyoto treaty, which was designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions of the world's nations. If the United States had joined that agreement, it was estimated to cost up to $440 billion per year.
And an interesting report about GW from here:
http://cei.org/cei_files/fm/active/0/DOC062509-004.pdf
How much money do governments spend "fighting" carbon dioxide emissions compared to what they spend on burning fossil fuel? Compared to the handouts to the car industry?
All those anti GW regulations (at least in Europe, the Kioto protocol) are expensive in implementation. And are founded by you in taxes and in prices. The goverment is wasting your money. Period.
As far as my history books go, Greenland has been a frozen semi-continent
From Wiki:
From 986 AD, Greenland's west coast was colonised by Icelanders and Norwegians in two settlements on fjords near the southwestern-most tip of the island.[8] They shared the island with the late Dorset culture occupying the northern and eastern parts, and later with the Thule culture arriving from the north. The settlements, such as Brattahlid, thrived for centuries but disappeared sometime in the 15th century, at the time of one given date for the onset of the Little Ice Age.[9] It is debated[who?] whether data from ice cores indicate that between 800 and 1300 AD the regions around the fjords of southern Greenland experienced a mild climate, with trees and herbaceous plants growing and livestock being farmed. What is verifiable is that the ice cores indicate Greenland experienced dramatic temperature shifts many times over the past 100,000 years.
Anyone that says global warming isn't happening is ill informed.
Maybe. But our goverments are wasting vast amounts of money on fighting carbon dioxide emissions. The Greenland was once actually green. Do you think that it was result of carbon dioxide emissions by ancient industry? I suspect that global warming is just an opportunity to make money on fighting it.
"My last formal update on A DANCE WITH DRAGONS was dated February 15, 2007" R.R. Martin I think the cycle will not be finished.
It is Duke Nukem Forever among the fantasy cycles.
If you don't count The Wheel of Time, but that's quite different story.
"re you upset at communism, or are you upset at oppressive, totalitarian communist regimes?" This is the same, really. You should read works of Hayek, von Misses, Le Bone or Ayn Rand explanations of her philosphy to understend that. I know it because from experience. I've first experienced how it works, and then read all those books written years before I was born. Those people knew the communism even without actually experiencing it. I convice you: they were right in most of they explanations and what's most important forecasts. For me their books were like revelation of the truth. They knew beforehand how my life will look like! The objectivism is a bit extreme but you know, the rule is simple: If you let somebody to take care of you, you will depend on him, you become a slave actually. This is VERY BAD if you give up your freedom, especially when you give it up to the System, as it was under communism. You should really try some books of authors I mentioned here to understand why communism is a way to slavery. Comunism produces totalitarian regime from very good altruistic people. The philosphy of altruism was the main object of Ayn Rand criticism, after all.
"[Ayn Rand books]are full of hatred for communism, and a dogmatic obsession with Ayn Rand's objectivism." I live in former communist country and i have to say this: "hatred for communism" is a VERY GOOD attitude!
Will you hire a convicted rapist as a bodyguard for your daughter?