Screechingmu Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Well i recently heard some sort of statistic saying 100% of the credible scientific community believes in global warming, but only around 50% of Americans do. I have watched Al Gore's documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" and yes, I do believe in global warming. How about you? Please provide reasons that you do not, as I would be very interested in hearing them :D . My Guide to Killing Green Dragon Autoers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 You can argue all you like on possible causes of global warming but you'd be a fool to say it's not happening at all. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barihawk Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Pfft. It's nothing special. Earth's been cooling and warming for billions of years. In fact, I'm in the middle of the biggest Ice Storm I've ever been in. Man's contribution to greenhouse gases is less than 5%. Volcanoes, cow farts, agricultural fields, etc will forever put out much more than we can. That hole in the ozone layer's been there for thousands of years, too. It's actually smaller than the big CFC scare nowadays. My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. -Sir Arthur Wellesley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktorkrum77 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 The first step to accepting global warming is to accept that it is going to happen. But that doesn't mean we are going to die, and we don't even know when it will happen. All we can do now is try to limit it as much as we can, or hope the world does itself. Which it will, but who knows if society will die out or not in the progress. Me doing staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Man's contribution to greenhouse gases is less than 5%. Volcanoes, cow farts, agricultural fields, etc will forever put out much more than we can. So you're telling me, cow farts and farms polute more than all the cars and factories in the world :?: That hole in the ozone layer's been there for thousands of years, too. It's actually smaller than the big CFC scare nowadays. The penguins down there must have anti-radiation suits eh? "The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you never hear it you'll never know what justice is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barihawk Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Man's contribution to greenhouse gases is less than 5%. Volcanoes, cow farts, agricultural fields, etc will forever put out much more than we can. So you're telling me, cow farts and farms polute more than all the cars and factories in the world :?: That hole in the ozone layer's been there for thousands of years, too. It's actually smaller than the big CFC scare nowadays. The penguins down there must have anti-radiation suits eh? To quote A: You realize there are more animals in the world than cars, right? Our rectums do not have catalytic converters. There is more farm area in the world than makes up all the roads in the world. Every time that field is plowed, it emits a huge volume of greenhouse gas. Have you ever seen a Harvest Moon? See how completely distorted the sky is? That's all farm gas. To quote B: The hole is not sufficient enough to allow Sol's radiation in great amounts. It's not really even a hole, just a weakened section. If it was an actual hole, our entire planet would be devoid of atmosphere. All the CFC propaganda movies from the 80's were "what if's" in case the entire atmosphere melted away. With the disuse of CFC's, that's extremely unlikely to ever happen. Case in point: it's not enough solar radiation to hurt animal life, the little animal life that actually exists down there. Remember that most Antarctic life lives on the coast, while the interior is completely uninhabited (and the 'hole' is above the interior). The first step to accepting global warming is to accept that it is going to happen. But that doesn't mean we are going to die, and we don't even know when it will happen. All we can do now is try to limit it as much as we can, or hope the world does itself. Which it will, but who knows if society will die out or not in the progress. Heh, I doubt rising seas will kill us. Sure, we might have to abandon some cities, but that won't kill us. More dependancy on air travel until the waterline levels, but shouldn't be a problem these days. If it happened 100 years ago, it would suck, but not now. My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. -Sir Arthur Wellesley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warri0r45 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 The first step to accepting global warming is to accept that it is going to happen. But that doesn't mean we are going to die, and we don't even know when it will happen. All we can do now is try to limit it as much as we can, or hope the world does itself. Which it will, but who knows if society will die out or not in the progress. Heh, I doubt rising seas will kill us. Sure, we might have to abandon some cities, but that won't kill us. More dependancy on air travel until the waterline levels, but shouldn't be a problem these days. If it happened 100 years ago, it would suck, but not now. It might not kill the human race, but it sure would kill the world's economy and trade systems. That in itself means the less rich countries would have a hell of a time getting aid, and hence many of them may die as a result. Rising sea levels = major anarchy. And as for whether or not global warming is happening, obviously it is as the greenhouse effect has been proven and we emit greenhouse gasses. Even though our emmisions may not be as much as natures, it dosen't mean we shouldn't try to do something about it. Some pollutants that are spewed into the air on a constant bases aren't easily broken down and some can kill you. As for 50% of americans not believing in global warming, hmm. Well they are the biggest users and biggest emitters so they may want to protect thier way of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomom1919 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I dont like Al Gore or Global Warming, but sadly both still exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonpost Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 No matter what you believe... It's still generally a good idea to reduce pollution. You can't argue with that. Runescape Name: "unbug07"Expand your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1_man_army Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Man's contribution to greenhouse gases is less than 5%. Volcanoes. Could you give a source for that statistic please? He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locke Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 No matter what you believe... It's still generally a good idea to reduce pollution. You can't argue with that. And to reduce our dependency on evil dictators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warri0r45 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Man's contribution to greenhouse gases is less than 5%. Volcanoes. Could you give a source for that statistic please? I found a source that backs him up, not surprisingly - Source 1 Another - Source 2 I'll have to be honest and say I didn't know that the gap between natural and man made emissions was so huge... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomom1919 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Man's contribution to greenhouse gases is less than 5%. Volcanoes. Could you give a source for that statistic please? There are specials all the time about global warming on tv. Its commonly known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1_man_army Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Man's contribution to greenhouse gases is less than 5%. Volcanoes. Could you give a source for that statistic please? There are specials all the time about global warming on tv. Its commonly known. 5% though do you really believe that? I mean yes there are more animals than humans. However, we contribute with; transport, power staions, lighting, factories etc. which use directly/indirectly contribute to carbon emmissions 2/7. Cows fart but not 24/7 out of giant funnels into the sky. Another thing, the only reason Bush has taken so long to tackle global warming is because he didnt want to rock the boat before the last election and afterwards he didnt want to hurt his popularity rating by having Americans drive sensible sized cars. He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 So really its all a big blow up? Hmm I'm confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomom1919 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 So really its all a big blow up? Hmm I'm confused. humans' effect on it is a blow up, the event itself isnt. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming theres a link to some charts that will show you the reality of it. it really is big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warri0r45 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 25% of man made greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation. We should plant more trees. They store carbon in thier biomass and use carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screechingmu Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 So really its all a big blow up? Hmm I'm confused. humans' effect on it is a blow up, the event itself isnt. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming theres a link to some charts that will show you the reality of it. it really is big. You should never use Wikipedia as a source, im sure you can make quick refrences to it, but its very unreliable... My Guide to Killing Green Dragon Autoers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomom1919 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 You should never use Wikipedia as a source, im sure you can make quick refrences to it, but its very unreliable... im making a refrence to the charts, not the article. the charts used are not wikipedia's charts. they are from scientific orginazations. i cited wiki because they could be found in one place there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCHughes Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 No. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milankovitch_cycles the russians are the best! Hands down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmcf121 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I dont like Al Gore or Global Warming, but sadly both still exist. coincidence? eliminate al gore, and eliminate global warming. :lol: well, even if it doesnt eliminate global warming, it would definitely make the world a better place. ill have to agree with barihawk on this one. it's being blown way out of proportion. you know why they didnt care about global warming hundreds of years ago? they didnt have the technology to know it existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomom1919 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Edit: my bad kc :oops:. sorry. coincidence? eliminate al gore, and eliminate global warming. :lol: well, even if it doesnt eliminate global warming, it would definitely make the world a better place. not a bad idea :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terley Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 The earth has been warming and cooling for years yes, since the birth of plant life oxygen was introduced to the atmosphere which significantly cooled the earth. global warming isn't natural, with the constant increase in change I think its like by 2080 the temperature will go up 4+ degrees, the most significant changes won't just be the change in climates, im sure we'd deal with it.. But the raise in water levels. We're gonna loose land, with our population increasing so rapidly that definately not a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 you know why they didnt care about global warming hundreds of years ago? they didnt have the technology to know it existed. Wrong. There wasn't major global warming back then. They wasn't huge polluting factories and no cars. "The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you never hear it you'll never know what justice is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmcf121 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 you know why they didnt care about global warming hundreds of years ago? they didnt have the technology to know it existed. Wrong. There wasn't major global warming back then. They wasn't huge polluting factories and no cars. i think its been established several times that factories and cars are hardly the one cause of global warming, with evidence to back it up. or maybe i just posted without reading the whole topic. :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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