In early June the U.S. senate will begin a very heated (no pun intended) debate on an upcoming Global Warming bill. This bill called the Climate Security Act is not expected to be passed this year, but more likely next year with the swearing in of the new president. "I really believe that if we don't get across the finish line this year, we will next year," commented bill supporter Jeremy Symons, who is the executive director of the global warming campaign for the National Wildlife Federation. "This is the first bill to have a serious chance of getting passed," continued Mr. Symons. Other notable supporters of the bill are Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and John Warner, R-Va. The bill if passed would reduce supposed green house emissions by around 65% by the year 2050. So it's going to take 41 to 42 years to see the full benefit of this bill if passed. Obviously the U.S. government doesn't believe that an ecological collapse is imminent, or they would have purposed a bill that would affect these changes with greater speed. If passed it is believed that this bill will slow, or prevent the following; 1.Massive flooding along U.S. coastline. 2. Hurricanes of greater numbers and strength. 3. Drought in Midwest farm states. 4. Lastly an increase in wildfires in the western part of the United States. If you require a visual for any of these scenarios, let me suggest the movie Earthquake starring the late Charlton Heston and Eva Garbor. It's a great B film. I'm sorry but I just can't take this seriously. So far scientist around the world have shown me two things A. the amount of pollution Humans create, and B. how weather patterns work. None of these global warming scientists have yet to make a solid, definitive connection between Human activity, and changes in weather. Even Greenpeace founder Patrick Moore has been quoted saying that there was no proof that Humans are responsible for global warming.
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Heya Lt. Dan! Adric here. I'm stuck at work during the graveyard shift here so I figured I'd come pay your site a visit.
I'm not going to try and convince that global warming is caused by humans because I know that you really have your mind made up (MIT released a study that stated that there is over a 90% chance that it is in fact caused by human activity though. Other universities such as southwestern have released similar results too). Insted I'll just say that I hope the bill gets passed soon because it just seems like the right thing to do. It seems morally wrong that we dump all of this waste into the oceans and atmosphere at the expense of other species. I would like to see the human race become self sufficent because I think that it would lead to advancements in other areas as well (such as space travel and especially colonization of the moon or a mission to mars). Not just that but it would improve our overall health if we had clean air (and I wouldnt be suprised if it affected our psychological health as well). I know I get alergies really bad during the spring and autumn and pollution just makes it worse.
Also I really don't think that we would have to destroy our economy to do this because we would be creating so many jobs. I'm no economist though so I might very well be wrong but even still, I could handle a little dip in the stocks but then again I don't really treasure money. I make money to live. Not the other way around.
That's my two cents for the day lol. See ya soon. Hope you had a good vacation!
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