Fatkid
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Sorry to bring up an old post, but I have been hearing alot of info about this subject lately. I don't profess to be an expert and I know I'm guilty as anyone in damaging mother earth, but I heard some criticims about Lord Richard Monckton. First, he is a politician and not an expert in climate science. Two, if u trace the money trail, he and other "scientific" organizations that debunk climate change are funded by big oil conglomerates. They have a good thing going, making ALOT of money and they don't want it to change. Of course they are going to want you to think that's it's not our fault. They want us to think everything is fine and just go on doing what we're dong. Just drive our big cars, burn fossil fuels and fill the air with vehicle exhaust, it does nothing to the environment. All that smog coming out of factories? no biggie, it’s harmless. Eat drink and be merry. Think back to when science was starting to prove smoking was bad for you, the tobacco companies got scared and fought back by spending millions of dollars in promoting the thought that cigarettes are harmless. We all now know smoking is bad for you and it’s a fact.
I probably side more on the climate change is happening rather than not. In British Columbia here, we have this little pine beattle that destroys trees, which in turn has been devastating to our lumber industry. In the past, nature would just take care of the beattle because the cold winters would kill them; however, in the recent decade or 2, the winters have not been cold enough to kill these little pest and they thrive. I'm also seeing some weird weather patterns in the city where I live, a couple winters ago, we had one of the most brutal storms; parts of our Stanley Park (major tourist site in our city) was destroyed. Last winter, we had the worst snow fall in recent memory; we usually don't get much snow at all. The snow lasted for weeks, usually it’s gone in a couple days.
In our human history, we have had important issues such as slavery, women’s rights, African American Civil rights, Vietnam, abortion, gay rights: climate change may be the issue of our time. It is an “inconvenient truth”, which forces us to look at our lifestyles and if you’re convicted, it forces you to make changes. Heck, I don’t like changing, I like the way I’m living right now; however, if you decide not to closely examine the claims of climate change, do it for your children and think of the world you may be leaving for future generations, if there’s a world left.
I probably side more on the climate change is happening rather than not. In British Columbia here, we have this little pine beattle that destroys trees, which in turn has been devastating to our lumber industry. In the past, nature would just take care of the beattle because the cold winters would kill them; however, in the recent decade or 2, the winters have not been cold enough to kill these little pest and they thrive. I'm also seeing some weird weather patterns in the city where I live, a couple winters ago, we had one of the most brutal storms; parts of our Stanley Park (major tourist site in our city) was destroyed. Last winter, we had the worst snow fall in recent memory; we usually don't get much snow at all. The snow lasted for weeks, usually it’s gone in a couple days.
In our human history, we have had important issues such as slavery, women’s rights, African American Civil rights, Vietnam, abortion, gay rights: climate change may be the issue of our time. It is an “inconvenient truth”, which forces us to look at our lifestyles and if you’re convicted, it forces you to make changes. Heck, I don’t like changing, I like the way I’m living right now; however, if you decide not to closely examine the claims of climate change, do it for your children and think of the world you may be leaving for future generations, if there’s a world left.