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With so much evidence that the ozone layer is thinning and actually has...

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:00:47 PST

With so much evidence that the ozone layer is thinning and actually has a few holes in it here and there, I have been puzzled by the strong resistance to the idea of global warming and the arguments presented from some quarters that it is, at best, a misinformed theory and, at worst, some kind of devious left-wing conspiracy. Who benefits from denying the reality of global warming? I can only conclude that those who resist or attack the idea...

I have to concur with the post number 2 on the assertions made. Even...

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:42:27 PST

I have to concur with the post number 2 on the assertions made. Even if one concedes that the calibration of machines is off, the issue of planetary consciousness does not go away. Environmental awareness is an absolute good in its own right, regardless of contingencies and specific contexts. There is little wrong with being able to emphasize a sense of compassion in the treatment of the earth and our use of limited and finite...

I will not like to give much weight to the report mentioned in post #1...

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:32:35 PST

I will not like to give much weight to the report mentioned in post #1 for several reasons given below. First and foremost, the report does not clarify to what extent the temperature recorded by the allegedly faulty devices influence the figure of average US temperature. If these devices constitute, say, just one percent of the total temperature recorders used the net effect on average temperature may be negligible - just one hundredth of the...

THE USA temperature measuring devices are incorrect

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:20:52 PST

I already wrote this and it seems to have disappeared and was never shown or acknowledged. So this one is shorter see the report authored by Anthony Watts on SurfaceStations.org entitled: " Is the U.S. Surface Temperature Record Reliable?"

It shows that 89% of the Stevenson Shelters for the temperature monitoring devices are reporting temperatures too high either due to siting in violation of the Weather Bureau standards or due to...

There is enough evidence to establish without any doubt that global...

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 20:00:36 PST

There is enough evidence to establish without any doubt that global warming is occurring at an alarming rate and that it is caused by human activity. People who think otherwise ans suggest the we need not worry too much about it, remind me of the French Queen during the French Revolution, who once asked why people are agitating, and when told that they have no bread to eat, suggested that "they should then eat cakes". Among the knowledgeable...

I don't think that it really matters if Global Warming exists or not. ...

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 14:03:50 PST

I don't think that it really matters if Global Warming exists or not. The truth is that many humans, not just Americans, are wasteful and have been for years. Whether the earth is simply going through another era of temperature change or if we caused it takes away from the debate of what an individual can do to be frugal with our resources. As far as government trying to force people to be environmentally friendly, etc., I think that that...

The previous posts have done a great job in articulating the need for...

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:35:13 PST

The previous posts have done a great job in articulating the need for action at this time on the environment. I do believe that there is a natural tendency for the earth to go through temperature change cycles. However, I believe that the human controlled elements have impacted climate change, contributing to global warming. The real challenge for the remedying of this predicament will be to see if individuals are able to follow through...

The Global Warming "skeptics" have been getting alot of press lately,...

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 15:57:30 PST

The Global Warming "skeptics" have been getting alot of press lately, due in large part to the fact that they are well funded and their main strategy is to raise doubt in the public mind. That said, I don't think there's any question that we don't know FOR CERTAIN what the future holds or what/who is to blame. However, there is more than enough evidence that human activity may well be causing a catastrophic situation to warrant major efforts...

In the political world, one of the main points of debate seems to be...

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 16:28:57 PST

In the political world, one of the main points of debate seems to be whether or not human beings are responsible for global warming. The conservatives I've heard tend to embrace one of two opinions--that global warming isn't actually occurring at a pace which should be alarming, or if it is, it's not really anything that human beings are doing that is causing it. The liberal side is considerably more alarmist, and tends to think that...

Where do you stand on the Global Warming topic?

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 15:49:04 PST

How seriously do you think we should consider “global warming”?

All knowledgeable and responsible people and organizations across the...

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:44:14 PST

All knowledgeable and responsible people and organizations across the world in recognizing the problem of global warming. They all agree that post industrial revolution era the average temperature around the globe has risen, and that it continues to rise. All agree on the nature of catastrophes that Will be caused if urgent action is not taken to first halt this global warming and then to reverse it. They also agree on the cause of the global...

There seems to pretty much universal agreement that the world's climate...

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:08:20 PST

There seems to pretty much universal agreement that the world's climate is undergoing serious change at the moment. The evidence of melting ice at both poles and rising snowlines on mountain ranges across the world would seem to confirm that global warming is well under way. However, there is still strong dispute about the extent to which human activity is responsible for it. It has been pointed out that severe climate changes took place in...

what are some other opposing viewpionts on global warming?

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:44:35 PST

what are the opposing viewpionts on global warming?