Freakin hippies.
The last time the sun was this inactive, Earth suffered the Little Ice Age that lasted about five centuries and ended in 1850. Crops failed through killer frosts and drought. Famine, plague and war were widespread. Harbours froze, so did rivers, and trade ceased.
I got rid of my truck and now drive a fuel efficient car. I am doing my part.
But then again I just burned nearly six hundred points of gas flying today... And I am only in the little league!
Ya I burned 10K #'s on a .8 yesterday...
To even suggest the rate of change of climate affecting emissions is ANYWHERE close to ANYTIME in recorded and pre human history up to 500,000 years ago is an idiotic argument at best. The cycles your referring too (at least I hope you are) should by [SIZE=-1]Milankovitch cycles, and we are blowing right through the roof of the computer models of what our greenhouse effect should be.
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Anytime anyone talks about "saving the Earth," I roll my eyes. The Earth will continue going around the Sun until the latter blows up. Regardless of us. Save ourselves? Well, maybe.Here's my personal opinion on the subject...
The earth has existed for somewhere in the neighborhood of 4.5 Billion years.
Dinosaurs (of varying species) walked the earth for approximately 165 million years.
Humans have existed on earth for about 200,000 years.
With that being said, I think it's pretty arrogant to assume that we can single-handedly destroy something that has already been around for 4.5 Billion years. For whatever reason, dinosaurs went extinct. They had a good run, but the earth farted and moved on. When our run is over, the earth will let a big one rip, and move on.
That is a intentionally narrow view of the subject. Your arguing (with a few good points, and a lot of garbage) about Global warming like you know the subject and it shows that you have probably researched it a bit. So it should be obvious to you that you saying pro-Global warmers are using the "some areas will get colder" fact as a shield for perpetuating hysteria is ridiculous and sensationalist.
The reason it's called Global warming is because of the long term mean increase in Global temperature, localized conditions will vary, and in some cases will very up or down, a lot. A place like Ireland which is extraordinarily dependent on the ocean warming ocean currents right off its coast is a great example of a place that will face significant cooling.
Anytime anyone talks about "saving the Earth," I roll my eyes. The Earth will continue going around the Sun until the latter blows up. Regardless of us. Save ourselves? Well, maybe.
I got rid of my truck and now drive a fuel efficient car. I am doing my part.