In part I agree with him (probably for the first time ever) I am a geek but I think it portends ill for society when so many of us spend so long sat behind our laptops/consoles playing games or hanging out in second life instead of being outside connecting with real people. When we are outside even in the countryside I see idiots with ipods dangling from their ears.
Surprised they didn't carve it out of the jungle in Madagascar. One of the most unique ecosystems (or what is left of it) is being destroyed by KFC and its huge chicken farming operations.
The earth is warming, we may or may not be contributing to it. Regardless of whether we are we would be foolish not to do something if it prevented us reaching the tipping point beyond which there wont be a comeback.
I fail to understand why this is such a political issue, what are the right so afraid of here? Are they afraid of the dent it might put in the billion dollar profits of the oil companies and power companies? As someone else pointed out some kind of carbon trading system would generate whole new industries and opportunities. So again what is the far right so afraid of?
And I dont understand why something that is agreed upon by a huge majority of scientists is in dispute here? What have the scientists got to gain? Scientists typically just want to do science, its up to us to decide whether to listen to their results.
I guess its like evolution, I mean the majority of scientific consensus is behind it, and as someone once said 'we have the fossils, we win', but for some this is threatening in some way I dont understand. You can have evolution AND believe in God. You can take steps to reduce carbon emissions and maybe slow global warming AND still have a functioning economy.
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In part I agree with him (probably for the first time ever) I am a geek but I think it portends ill for society when so many of us spend so long sat behind our laptops/consoles playing games or hanging out in second life instead of being outside connecting with real people. When we are outside even in the countryside I see idiots with ipods dangling from their ears.
Surprised they didn't carve it out of the jungle in Madagascar. One of the most unique ecosystems (or what is left of it) is being destroyed by KFC and its huge chicken farming operations.
The earth is warming, we may or may not be contributing to it. Regardless of whether we are we would be foolish not to do something if it prevented us reaching the tipping point beyond which there wont be a comeback. I fail to understand why this is such a political issue, what are the right so afraid of here? Are they afraid of the dent it might put in the billion dollar profits of the oil companies and power companies? As someone else pointed out some kind of carbon trading system would generate whole new industries and opportunities. So again what is the far right so afraid of? And I dont understand why something that is agreed upon by a huge majority of scientists is in dispute here? What have the scientists got to gain? Scientists typically just want to do science, its up to us to decide whether to listen to their results. I guess its like evolution, I mean the majority of scientific consensus is behind it, and as someone once said 'we have the fossils, we win', but for some this is threatening in some way I dont understand. You can have evolution AND believe in God. You can take steps to reduce carbon emissions and maybe slow global warming AND still have a functioning economy.