According to these so-called experts studying our climate, our carbon emissions have created a warming effect that is slowly increasing the average yearly temperature across the globe. This is all well and good, but show me some concrete evidence. All I've seen so far is that temperatures are slightly rising, and we're getting less snow in the Northeast. The scientific information I have seen hasn't shown that the increase in CO2 has actually had an effect on average global temperature.
And where does Al "I invented the internet" Gore get off spouting all of this propoganda about Global Warming? If you watch his documentary, he is cruising around the country in his nice, comfy, Lincoln Towncar. The Towncar is statistically the most polluting sedan on the market. Mr. Gore, don't you think if you're making a documentary on global warming, shouldn't you be driving around in something a little less polluting? Let's say, maybe, a Prius? Or some other hybrid? Way to help the cause, asshole.
Anyway, let's get some specifics. At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the level of carbon dioxide in the air was 0.28%. In the 200 years since, the level of carbon dioxide has increased to 0.36%. That's a 0.08% increase, which is much less than the government and Mr. Gore will have you believe. People think that this is a substantial problem, but in reality, the levels of CO2 aren't "drastically" increasing. Sure, we're contributing, but it really doesn't seem to be a dire situation.
I will agree that the climate is getting milder, and that the ice caps are melting, and all the rest of the information that has been released. However, this is part of NATURAL climate change. Everyone is just unhappy because it's the first time it's happened to us. We have been tracking weather for about 200 years, so this is the first time that we have actually recorded it. Approximately 1000 years ago, the same thing happened as well. This is about the time that the Vikings and Nordic people inhabited Greenland and Iceland. What happened next? A smaller-scale ice age. This climatic rotation has been happening for millions of years. The earth will warm and cool as it pleases, and there is nothing that humans can do.
The point is, people will always have a necessity for fossil fuels. We love our toys: snowmobiles, boats, jet skis, dirt bikes, etc. We will always have a need for SUVs and trucks that consume a large amount of gasoline. Do I agree with creating hybrids and engines that consume less? Absolutely. Anything to help slow the deterioration of our fuel supply. No matter what, people will buy gasoline, whether it's $1/gallon or $5/gallon. (Of course, why do we need hybrids when Chevy produces a 430hp V8 that gets 28mpg on the highway? Small tolerances and high compression ratios.....)
Maybe we should have our congressmen spend their time on something to help the cause, like investigating why it's OK for ExxonMobil to have a $13.5 Billion QUARTERLY profit and still charge $3+ for a gallon of gas here and over $7/gallon in Europe. Why are we wasting their time with steriods in the MLB? Their steroid use has such an insignificant effect on the greater people compared to these skyrocketing gas prices!
Oh well. I guess I'll just drive my Jeep and GTO, tow my snowmobile and boat, and pay $3 per gallon for gas, and take it until the day something is done. Perfect. :)
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