What am I doing to reduce AGW?

[GreyICE]

I must say, that was the first thought that struck me. "Ummmm ... you guys are gonna do what now?"

Oh yeah, that was my initial thought. Then I read the paper.

The paper is old. Like, very old (predates the net) and I seriously doubt I'll ever see a copy again. But it has spawned some interesting discussion over the years, every time it comes up.

Best I've ever heard is a tentative agreement that there's a good chance (as in 50%ish) it would work, but no one is going to do that. Ever.

In any case, Wangy has harped on one point for far to long, and if this goes on any longer, I'm reporting myself for a thread split. We're way off topic.

 

[David Wong]

I keep hearing this. I think that this is from people who think that humans are pathetic compared to the earth that surround them, and incapable of any great actual change.

That "we puny humans could surely never affect the big ol' Earth" thing should be easy to debunk. How many millions of years did it take for all of these hydrocarbons to form? And trillions of tons of the stuff combusts in the blink of an eye, inside countless cars and power plants etc?

Even if you know nothing of the science, is it that hard to understand that burning anything on that scale will have a huge impact on the environment?

The shocking thing would be if there was no impact.

 

[tyr_13]

Yes, you do, considering you totally missed the point of why it was brought up.

Actually I didn't, but I intentionally took it out of context for humor's sake.

 

[Wangler]

In any case, Wangy has harped on one point for far to long, and if this goes on any longer, I'm reporting myself for a thread split. We're way off topic.

You are correct sir.

I have derailed my own thread.



Just to keep this post on topic, I have been very encouraged with the responses that people have proffered based upon the poll questions.

Thanks, all!

 

[Lonewulf]

Actually I didn't, but I intentionally took it out of context for humor's sake.

Ahhh.

My mistake, then.


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