Ok, now I have been thinking of what to write, so here it is:
Originally posted by jdub297
GW advocates claim man's contribution of CO2 is causing the climate to warm.
I think that it is a combination. The Earth has many cycles. One of them is temperature, rising and declining- ice ages and warm ages. Not too many
centuries ago you could grow grapes up here in Scandinavia!
But these factors are reliant on the consistancy of the eco-systems.
But this fragile biosphere is being wrecked by us. One of the most
important ones are the rainforests that work as Earth's air-conditioning. These have been violated and does not fill the need any more.
I can not assure you that the CO2 emissions caused by man is causing GW on the scale often talked about, but I can assure you that it has
something to do with it, without a doubt in my mind. At least to me, the idea of the suns radiation being trapped beneath the "smog" makes
perfect sense to me. This is hard fact, at least
locally but maybe not globally. Still, this planet is not that big and what happens in one
place will sooner or later affect another one.
All of us need to realize our part in the big whole.
Is this so terrible unbelievable?
GW advocates seek to remedy this by enacting a "carbon tax" system that allows people to trade "credits" like stocks and krona depending on
their use.
Greedy minds with greedy solutions. Major companies, likewise major contributors to the damage do whatever they can to slip out of this like the
snakes they are.
Governments and NGOs are spending billions of US$$ equivalent to study ways to limit or remediate the presence of CO2 in the air.
Well, I am no scientist so I guess I have to think they are doing what they think is the best way to deal with it. Still, there are many things I
"have to do" that I don't. I totally see your point. But we have to attack this problem from all angles. This one though, seems a little futile.
Yet, the idea I saw with the big plants outside the European coastline that suck down the CO2 and contain it far below the ocean seems pretty
cool. They say that it is technically possible to eliminate
all of the EU's pollution through this.
However this does not solve the root of the problem. Money well or ill spent? I don't know really.
1. Man's contribution of CO2 does not increase climate change, up or down--this is a fact established by measuring instruments (not people)
in place around the world and throughout the oceans.
Still, there are just as many studies to prove the contrary. I think we should
assume that we do. We already know that since the industrial
revolution, we have done much harm to the planet. Mankind is guilty to all of the pollution and decay of the planet. Who else could it be? The
sinister armadillo conspiracy?
Therefore, the money spent by Govt. and NGOs would be better spent minimizing fossil use by exploring solar, wind, geothermal, and alternative
fuel/energy sources. Every dollar spent on CO2 (wasted) is a dollar not spent on alternatives.
True, true, true. But this is already being done. As mentioned earlier, we need to do whatever we can. The time is short,
and I am not talking only
about the classic, popular ideas of global warming and/or cooling but all aspects of limiting our insane impact on the planet as one living
organism. No money spent on saving the globe is a wasted one.
2. The "carbon tax" will adversely affect small farms and businesses. Many American farmers are unable to make much profit as things are.
Additional taxes will do 2 things: increase prices and bankrupt those who can't.
This is a
big, big issue in terms of injustice. The major contributors are getting away while the lesser ones are getting the heavier load.
There is no sense of balance here. It can also be seen as a conspiracy of its own: when the smaller business have to close down, the bigger ones can
take an even greater chunck of the market.
But everyone need to take responsibility here. No one can say that "I am just the little man here,
I have no part in this". That is pure ignorance. We have to see that even the small gears are part of the machinery. But as you said, the taxation is
not a pretty soultuion
on its own. To be effective, it has to be combined with rewards for counter measures. Taxes must be there only for the
ones who can do better but won't. The ones who apperently can't afford a change in technology should have the proper funding by the state (from
taxation of the bigger companies) or companies who develop this kind of technology.
Besides,
we all have to sacrifice in this struggle. When it comes to show the planet we inhabit the proper respect, there are extremely few
excuses not to do anything.
3. It makes no sense and is counterproductive to tax something that is unrelated to the supposedGW problem.
Well, at least to me GW is not solely the issue of temperature, it is a combined name for the entire concept of pollution and destruction of the
planet, mostly due to overpopulation and obsolete ways of life. We need not to stare blind on one single issue we dissagree with. We have to fix
just about
everything we so royaly screwed up on this bleeding blue marble floating in the great vast emptiness of space.
Many people out there, and mostly those who fail to think for themselves (who I pity) seem to just stick their fingers in their ears and go
"lalalalala, I don't want to hear about it, I wil die soon so it is not my problem, lalalalalaa". These are the enemies of the enitre world
and all who inhabits it, even themselves and the children of theirs.
Alot of people also seem to disregard the problems just for the hell of it, just because it will cause them to change the way of life.
My main questioning, however, was to confront the die-hard debunkers of GW that think that the
entire debate is a fraud and what their
standpoints are. This still remains a mystery since you, good
jdub297 still admits that something
is worng and needs to be dealt with.
Some people seem to disregard
everything. This is to me totally not understandable.
And to those who attack Mr. Al Gore; why do you fail so hard to at least give the man some respect? He is really burning for his cause. And before you
open your mouths in anger towards him,
go get yourself an eqivalent education like his and spend just as much time on research before you think
you know it all. I even heard some say that the is "the biggest a-hole of all times", something I find highly repulsive and ignorant. Would he go
through all that he done just to rip us off? If you think so, I hardly believe to even spent 10 minutes going through his message. Go read.
I hope the above written will get response with some
proper consideration behind it.
Pz.
(Ps. I hail from Sweden, one of the leading countries in the world dealing with this issue and we are way ahead of our EU brothers in sisters. It
works just fine. Still some problems, but we are doing all we can. No system is flawless from day one,
OK, get that???Ds.
(Sorry for any typo's, it is not my native language...)