More Environmental Divergence

Apparently we will all be soaked water rats, parched desert rats or pummeled by Cat 5 hurricanes for the rest of our brief but miserable lives - all due to the obvious Global Warming trend and the irresponsible U.S. failure to respond to it.

So They say....

The more news you read, the more the story gets repeated: Global Warming is happening, acclerating and we are moments away from global annilation. Witness Al Gore, who is Not (repeat, "Not" "Don't Count on it") running for President and his recent explosion back into the limelight.

Global Warming is a fine story and a good cold winter's night read. I admit, things have changed over the last many years. I remember snow days in Virginia schools in the 70s that no longer exist. Things are getting warmer.

But then, They (the other They, not the They above), say this has been happening and then cooling and heating again; over and over and over for a long, long time.

In spite of this, (and contrary to Al Gore's 'Misconception #1'), Scientists do not agree on whether anything significant is happening, what is happening, to what extent and why. The more I read, the more I'm convinced that the issue has become so politicised that it will probably never be possible to know the truth until:

• it is either too late to take appropriate action (in the case of Man Made Global Warming) or,
• the climate begins to cycle cooler again and it is attributed to the (over) reactions to the (perceived) Global Warming problem.

However, there are a lot of folks who feel otherwise on the topic of whether 1. it is happening, 2. Man is causing it and 3, what to do about it. Here are a few recent commentaries/ studies/ Reports:

- At Rossputin
- At the Denver Post