06-22-2006, 09:44 AM
Quote:I'd really like to be convinced why I should be worried about global warming, because I am not. In fact, I think it's a silly and unfoundend concern.
Just like there is no wellfounded reason to believ Michael Crichton, there is also no reason to believe a 'Toyota professor of climate changes' or the one occupying the 'exxon chair of sustainable energy' seat.
These discussions have for sure one side that has a lot to lose. And as Kandrathe pointed out correctly, doing more against CO2 emission should not be bad for the economy...instead, it is bad for some people that own oil companies for example. The will personally lose many with every measure that is taken.
The 'facts' given by the people that say that there is no such thing as global warming, to me seem much like teh way Jehova's witnesses used to do when they would ring my bell at saturdat morning and I opened the door with a hangover. They have these 'selected experts from the field of science' that say evolution is not possible or that the earth is indeed just 10,000 years old'.......you can always find a professor that thinks that but they don't tell anybody about the 100000 other professors that say the contrary.
I think there is consensus about that we do influence global warming. It is also true that climate changes also occur naturally....but do we need to take the risks?.
Anyway, we should be carefull with our mineral fuels also because of the fact that their amount are limited.
And if we finally have other ways of fueling our cars we still need to find oil to make plastics and other stuff.....better hang on to teh stuff a bit longer I would say.