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Originally Posted by Denie
Don't get me wrong, it is a PR effort indeed. However, the mere fact they jumped ship on the largest, most powerful organization attempting to discredit the good scientific research out there on GW is a good sign.
I don't blame big oil for our current problem(even though in 1896 Svante Arrhenius suggested that burning fossile fuels could cause a Green House effect), I do however, blame them for trying to create the illusion that GW doesn't exist or that man has nothing to do with it.
BTW...I happened on another GW/alternate fuel documentry last night, again sponsered by BP. I've not yet checked on this fact, but BP claims to be the largest solar power producer in the world...well, next to the Sun that is  |
*salutes denie*
mate, i think the problem isn't global warmin'. as a matter 'o fact, while i think that global warming, courtesy of mr. gore, is an issue that most folks can get their minds around (since it was neatly broken down with alot of pictures and pie charts)....its besides the point.
lets say, for a moment, that global warming doesn't exist at all.
well, we're still eradicating species after species here on earth...we're still treating the planet like a giant landfill...we're still overly reliant on fossil fuels...and to speak personally about it: im part 'o the problem, just like probably everyone on this board is.
i mean, we still wanna drive our cars. i still love to crank my air conditioning (i was over at Bank of America's headquarters today, and its FREEZING in there). we're approaching stage four drought conditions here in charlotte, north carolina, but the idea of having me waste sit around me toilet to save a few gallons 'o water makes me unhappy (so i don't). i still buy things made outta plastic all the time, even though i know it won't biodegrade, and you'll never see me in a rubber raft challenging an oil tanker (yarrr greenpeace, oh fearless eviro-pirates!).
i want to enjoy me life, drink me mead, and swim around in all the pleasures technology has given me! not live in a home made of recycled rubber tires, powered by solar panels, wearing clothes made of hemp, living off the grid, while snacking on a soybar.
this is the real problem, not global warming.
and meridious matey, lol...paddle back to your fred thompson thread and keep lookin' into that crystal ball 'o yours, sailor. *hugs*
YARRRRRRR!!!!!
-meadhallpirate