Hmmm... OBVIOUSLY you need to re-read not only the original post, but the article as well. The first paragraph states:
"North Dakota's Public Service Commission is exploring whether people like Nichols, who runs a small consignment store in Crosby, must obtain auctioneer licenses before they can legally use eBay to sell merchandise for others."
My real question is: How can they enforce it? (the hard part) and What will the punishment be if they break the law? (much easier to define)
Just glad to get away from the crowds in ND... and I moved to Wyoming...
Regardless of whether this is caused by human activity or not, it WILL have negative consequences.
Really? How? And before you start spewing the load that storms will be stronger, etc... you should have some PROOF that they will be. Heh, Hurricane Rita was supposed to be massive compared to Katrina, yet made landfall as a Cat 3... far from "proof".
We need to be doing more to predict what will happen, where, and how to minimize the impacts.
Please... I'm still rolling on the floor laughing from your last statement... Ok... you want us to PREDICT weather 50-100+ years out... when they can't even do 3 days accurately? Heres a prediction... wintertime (in the north) will be cooler than summertime (in the north). That SHOULD be pretty accurate until the poles flip. Beyond that I doubt any prediction would be any good.
How can we minimize the impacts of warming weather? Hmm? Can we stop hurricanes? Tornados? Floods? Droughts? Lets just try to stop ONE event... just try.
Arrogant people believe we can change nature, for good or for ill. We're very far from being that powerful.
If WE (the race of human beings) were told that a gigantic volcano is ready to blow, projected to wipe out the human race... can WE stop it?
If WE were told that there's a coming ice age and it will wipe out the northern half of North America and Europe... can WE stop it?
If WE were told that the sun is overheating and going to explode and cause all of the inner planets to perish... can WE stop it?
If WE were told that half an island is likely to fall into the ocean and cause a massive tidal wave to hit the east coast of North America... can WE stop it?
If WE were told that a storm is coming, possibly the biggest in recent history... can WE stop it?
I believe that it's VERY arrogant of US to believe that we have ANY control over the earth... be it for "harm" or for "good"... and if any of you believe we can change our environment... please PROVE to me that we can... in the long term, not in the 25+ years we went from an Ice Age to Global Warming debates.
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What if we ALL stopped driving
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"North Dakota's Public Service Commission is exploring whether people like Nichols, who runs a small consignment store in Crosby, must obtain auctioneer licenses before they can legally use eBay to sell merchandise for others."
My real question is: How can they enforce it? (the hard part) and What will the punishment be if they break the law? (much easier to define)
Just glad to get away from the crowds in ND
HEY ... I moved to Wyoming to get away from all the crowds in North Dakota ...
Really? How? And before you start spewing the load that storms will be stronger, etc ... you should have some PROOF that they will be. Heh, Hurricane Rita was supposed to be massive compared to Katrina, yet made landfall as a Cat 3 ... far from "proof".
We need to be doing more to predict what will happen, where, and how to minimize the impacts.
Please ... I'm still rolling on the floor laughing from your last statement ... Ok ... you want us to PREDICT weather 50-100+ years out ... when they can't even do 3 days accurately? Heres a prediction ... wintertime (in the north) will be cooler than summertime (in the north). That SHOULD be pretty accurate until the poles flip. Beyond that I doubt any prediction would be any good.
How can we minimize the impacts of warming weather? Hmm? Can we stop hurricanes? Tornados? Floods? Droughts? Lets just try to stop ONE event ... just try.
Arrogant people believe we can change nature, for good or for ill. We're very far from being that powerful.
If WE (the race of human beings) were told that a gigantic volcano is ready to blow, projected to wipe out the human race ... can WE stop it?
... can WE stop it?
... can WE stop it?
... can WE stop it?
... can WE stop it?
... be it for "harm" or for "good" ... and if any of you believe we can change our environment ... please PROVE to me that we can ... in the long term, not in the 25+ years we went from an Ice Age to Global Warming debates.
If WE were told that there's a coming ice age and it will wipe out the northern half of North America and Europe
If WE were told that the sun is overheating and going to explode and cause all of the inner planets to perish
If WE were told that half an island is likely to fall into the ocean and cause a massive tidal wave to hit the east coast of North America
If WE were told that a storm is coming, possibly the biggest in recent history
I believe that it's VERY arrogant of US to believe that we have ANY control over the earth
It's even part chemestry set, since I have to make my own Mr. Hanky
Your name isn't Tyler Durden ... is it?
Will they have everything secure for Hurricane Ivan?
Do we like Ziff-Davis now ... or hate 'em?
Well ... we do have a flag ...
> Find ways to add shelves under your desk, But where would the alarm clock and pillow/sleeping bag go?
under Windows ... the constants #defined don't stay the same for too long.
BTW, if the Universe is infinite, how can it expand?