Ring of Fire: Anyone listen to the scientist discussing global warming?

[sandyd921]

We are almost at the point of no return for our planet if massive action does not occur very soon! What will it take to engage our so-called leaders???? If only that f - ing SC decision had not put these crazy, irresponsible, reactionary idiots in charge! :grr: :argh:

Al Gore, Al Gore, paging Al Gore. We need you now more than ever!

[Clarkie1]

1. Actually, we have passed the point of no return already

on global warming. Measures we take now will mitigate the consequences, not prevent them. You might want to check this out for the discussion on global warming as a national security issue:

http://www.securingamerica.com/

[sandyd921]

4. Whether it's mitigation or otherwise addressing the impact

we damn well better get to it yesterday! I am in total agreement that global warming is a true national security issue and likely the most important one we face in our times, unlike the phony terrorist alerts and so-called terrorist "plots" in Internet chat rooms that this regime tries to pass off on a gullible public as addressing our security!

[Gloria]

2. Yes.....he's the author of "The Weathermakers"--he said that

about 3 weeks ago, the British team reported instability in Antarctica's West ice sheet.

If you've seen An Inconvenient Truth, you have a pretty good idea of where that is....
That area and Greenland are the crunch points. If half of each go, 2/3 of FL goes underwater. The author commmented that if this ice sheet goes, that's about a 15 ft. rise is sea level. Gore said the same thing. All of this sheet or 1/2 of it and 1/2 of Greenland will create the same rise.

[sandyd921]

5. Yeah and Al Gore in

an An Inconvenient Truth pointed out that NYC (and I imagine other parts of the east coast) will be underwater as well (maybe that's part of the repiglicans' plans--elimination of "blue" areas--the mass exodus of Dem leaning voters from NO sure is convenient for 'em).

[Clarkie1]

6. Which reminds me...I meant to add that book to my summer reading list.

Thanks for the reminder. :-)

[Porcupine]

3. We're just waiting for the hurricanes now.

There will be no real effort to stop or slow Climate Change until it is far too late. My only hope of salvation is the fact that redwoods have been growing in California for untold eons. I can live in a climate where redwoods grow. Can't say too much about the East Coast or flyover country. It looks like you people are SOL.

Grim truth.

[misanthrope]

8. You're right...

...when you wrote: "There will be no real effort to stop or slow Climate Change until it is far too late." Human history bears this out abundantly and tragically.

Ask the Passenger pigeons.

[elocs]

7. Let's be real--it's all over but the shouting.

We can go down fighting, but down we will go. There are 2 1/2 more years of Bush and he will do nothing. His minions have lined up and deny global warming of any kind, turning it into a partisan issue. God forbid that a Democrat might be the leader on any important issue and be right. All of this in spite of the fact that everything done to combat or slow global warming of any kind is a benefit to this country and planet and the environment. Americans will only believe the ship is sinking when the water comes over the bow and sloshes their feet. Until then, for the vast majority it will be continuing to eat, drink, be merry, rape and despoil the planet.

[mod mom]

9. Well we elected Gore president in 2000. If only the SC didn't f-up the

entire country and planet. a thousand curses on those who sided with the loser.

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