Official Global Warming thread (merged)

[allvol123]

People can find new jobs. If the US would get serious about wind and solar, perhaps they could even find jobs in those fields. We cant keep destroying the earth just because some people will be out of work. So who cares if VA is in the red for 10 years. Small price to pay when we are talking about the future of the earth.

We can't destroy the Earth. Good grief.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

We can't destroy the Earth. Good grief.

That is absolutely 100% false.

http://www.independent.co.uk/enviro...ow-much-were-killing-our-planet-10195035.html

 

[MG1968]

People can find new jobs. If the US would get serious about wind and solar, perhaps they could even find jobs in those fields. We cant keep destroying the earth just because some people will be out of work. So who cares if VA is in the red for 10 years. Small price to pay when we are talking about the future of the earth.

It's quite clear the left in this country isn't serious about jobs. Manufacturing jobs require raw materials. Raw materials come from mines and other means that involve some damage to the environment. The garbage debate over the Dakota Access Pipeline was case-in-point that the left couldn't care less about the facts.

 

[MT LeConte]

We can't destroy the Earth. Good grief.

No, we can't destroy the earth but we can make living on it a lot more difficult and less fun.

 

[ShowSomePride]

How come when ice melts in my cup the water level doesn't rise? Asking for a friend

Rising sea levels come from two sources

1. Melting of land ice as posted above me

2. Thermal expansion of water as ocean temperature rises

 

[ShowSomePride]

No, we can't destroy the earth but we can make living on it a lot more difficult and less fun.

Exactly. People are worried about Earth surviving. The Earth will survive. It's the people on Earth that is the worry..

 

[Orangedogsrule]

We can't destroy the Earth. Good grief.

We can make it completely unlivable for many species, if not all.

 

[InVOLuntary]

How much are we contributing? If we cut out all fossil fuels would it prevent the warm up? The world would be warming even if we were not here. It's been warming since the last ice age.

 

[VolStrom]

So what do we do when China has such nasty air that their residents wear masks on a daily basis? We spend billions of dollars reducing our carbon foot print and they nasty up the air counteracting what we do.

 

[FLVOL_79]

Because almost 40% of our population live near the coast. Pretty much every other first would country recognizes this problem and wants to tackle it. Sad we are lagging behind.

I mean we would be one of What, 197 countries to not be in the agreement lol

Although from my understanding the US can't leave the paris agreement in the next four years without Senate approval so I would be shocked if we actually do that

And thats a problem why?


Oh yeah bye bye blue states. :good!:

 

[ShowSomePride]

And thats a problem why?


Oh yeah bye bye blue states. :good!:

oh yeah bye bye our economy

 

[Orangedogsrule]

I don't think we're approaching the issue rightly.

I think it's not just about how much our species carbon footprint contributes to global warming, but our complete environmental impact.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

People can find new jobs. If the US would get serious about wind and solar, perhaps they could even find jobs in those fields. We cant keep destroying the earth just because some people will be out of work. So who cares if VA is in the red for 10 years. Small price to pay when we are talking about the future of the earth.

Well I live in Virginia, so I care because I pay taxes here, work here and my kids go to school here.

Let me ask, have you been to Appalachia, castlewood, st. Paul, how about Dante?

 

[allvol123]

No, we can't destroy the earth but we can make living on it a lot more difficult and less fun.

Try to.

 

[allvol123]

We can make it completely unlivable for many species, if not all.

Nope.

 

[FLVOL_79]

No, we can't destroy the earth but we can make living on it a lot more difficult and less fun.

Sounds like you're already one step ahead of everyone..

 

[Persian Vol]

How come when ice melts in my cup the water level doesn't rise? Asking for a friend

Was this sarcasm?

 

[Persian Vol]

We can't destroy the Earth. Good grief.

I'm not sure what your definition of "destroy" means. Can we disintegrate it Death Star style? No. Can we make the environment inhospitable to most life including humans? Absolutely.

 

[PeterNincompoop]

So what do we do when China has such nasty air that their residents wear masks on a daily basis? We spend billions of dollars reducing our carbon foot print and they nasty up the air counteracting what we do.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/world/asia/china-renewable-energy-investment.html

We could be attempting to have a lot of these jobs here in America, but the plan seems to be to pretend the coal industry can provide more jobs than multiple alternative energy sources could provide, with a lesser impact on the environment.

 

[FLVOL_79]

oh yeah bye bye our economy

Ain't 1865 bub

 

[InVOLuntary]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/world/asia/china-renewable-energy-investment.html

We could be attempting to have a lot of these jobs here in America, but the plan seems to be to pretend the coal industry can provide more jobs than multiple alternative energy sources could provide, with a lesser impact on the environment.

The solar industry couldn't prosper despite Obama pumping billions into it. If there is money to be made, don't you think big business would be capitalizing on it?

 

[DancingOutlaw]

I'm not sure what your definition of "destroy" means. Can we disintegrate it Death Star style? No. Can we make the environment inhospitable to most life including humans? Absolutely.

If a nine mile wide meteorite can't destroy life on this planet, we don't stand a chance.

 

[joevol33]

If a nine mile wide meteorite can't destroy life on this planet, we don't stand a chance.

That's only because Bruce Willis sacrificed himself to save us from the meteorite!

 

[joevol33]

Trump is starting to get on board with climate change.

 

[Persian Vol]

If a nine mile wide meteorite can't destroy life on this planet, we don't stand a chance.

I said most life, not all life. And yes, that meteorite did kill much of life on this planet.