The Global Warming Megathread

[Halibut]

and in fact dnt u think its a bit hypocritical, preaching about global warming on a computer which uses energy generated by coal fired power stations?

 

a) I'm not preaching

b) How do you know where my energy comes from?

[rip_dime]

i dnt see no wind turbines in hillsborough. and unless uve got a reactor in ur garage ur using the national grid, power from this area comes from coal fired stations

[Halibut]

i dnt see no wind turbines in hillsborough. and unless uve got a reactor in ur garage ur using the national grid, power from this area comes from coal fired stations

 

What of it?

[fox20thc]

i dnt see no wind turbines in hillsborough. and unless uve got a reactor in ur garage ur using the national grid, power from this area comes from coal fired stations

 

Have you not heard of green energy suppliers

[Dozey]

One major volcanic eruption can affect the worlds weather how will you stop that happening.

[LordChaverly]

Climate change has become the latest cause celebre of the hectoring classes (and how they love to hector).

[BasilRathbon]

Climate change has become the latest cause celebre of the hectoring classes (and how they love to hector).

 

Indeed. Climate change exists, but then it always has. That's the point of the climate - it changes continually and would continue to do so even if mankind were wiped from the planet.

 

When you see one of these hysterical documentaries about how we're all going to die 'cause of global warming, listen carefully to the verb used; you'll find that the 'experts' are describing what "could" happen, rather than what "will" happen. Because sensationalism sells more than boring facts, the predictions will be wildly distorted. I saw one recently where the global warming obsessives had roped in a clearly-confused David Attenborough to give creedence to their wild predictions.

 

In our lifetimes, chances are the only effects of climate change will be an almost-imperceptable increase in average temperature of about a degree or so. As for what happens to your children or grandchildren, if it worries you that much, don't have kids! If the world wasn't so overpopulated we wouldn't need to burn so much fuel!

[Halibut]

 

In our lifetimes, chances are the only effects of climate change will be an almost-imperceptable increase in average temperature of about a degree or so. As for what happens to your children or grandchildren, if it worries you that much, don't have kids! If the world wasn't so overpopulated we wouldn't need to burn so much fuel!

 

Ah, but I'd have to take issue with your 'almost - imperceptible' increase in average temperature - the changes in our climate are clearly noticeable now. The seasons are much less well - defined than they were and winter has become a total non-event. I had roses in bloom a couple of weeks ago. That certainly didn't happen in January when I was a child.

[rip_dime]

sorry just returned from giving the car a thrash as "we re all going to die" thort i best do it while ive still got the chance

[purdyamos]

I saw one recently where the global warming obsessives had roped in a clearly-confused David Attenborough to give creedence to their wild predictions.

 

 

 

 

Actually, Basil, you couldn't be more wrong. Far from being 'clearly-confused', David Attenborough has resisted joining in the debate on climate change for years, refusing to comment until the weight of evidence became overwhelming and pretty much irrefutable. The fact that he finally chose to use his authority and reputation to add his voice to the cause is in fact the very opposite of 'sensationalism'.