Global Warming Trend
Les Jones has a great little post this AM that chronicles the history of global warming in the world. Full Post Here.
For me it is simple, global warming is occurring, and it is natural (i.e. not man caused or influenced) as the earth has done this before - i.e. ice ages, re-warming, etc - I also do not think 1 to 2 degrees warmer is going to dramatically impact life on earth as from all I have read the overall effects will be fairly minor long term.
I think this entire issue is about people loving shock and awe reports/ studies / reports (doubt me see how people run to the reports that seem to contradict positive news (regardless of the topic) and focus on the single or few reports that are negative or scary - crime reports are that way, traffic death reports are that way, etc), media needing if it bleeds it leads stories, and those who want to tax the success of the free world to line the pockets of other nations,. I think the overall topic is driven by a small group of fringe eco fanatics that want man to return to living in the stone age or there about. I think the bottom line of the eco fanatics is that we are merely animals that are running the world, and that humans should not be in charge, thus allowing other animals to be in charge. That view denies the distinct nature of soul endowed humans and our Godly appointed role on earth. We should take care of earth, we should take care of animals, we should take care of plant life, but we are here to run the place, not have the place run us. Simply, technology and advancement is not the cause of this people, I promise.
Personally I am still waiting for the destroyed oceans that were predicted in the 80’s, the global cooling (the original purpose for Earth day) predicted in the 70’s, and for the ozone to disappear over all of South America as predicted in the 90’s. The Earth does change, it shifts, and in time it seems to self correct or we adapt to the changes. Sure things are different, but that does not mean man is the reason the earth changes.
