Comments on: Environmentalists Usually Wrong

By: Phaedrus

Phaedrus — Sat, 17 May 2008 22:10:32 +0000

Wait a while, PAL!!! If you don’t support Global Warming, you are not part of Mainstream Science (C) and therefore an anti-science QUACK. Just like when you used to be a quack for believing light could be both an electromagnetic wave AND a particle at the same time. Holy shit!

By: Phaedrus

Phaedrus — Sat, 17 May 2008 22:10:00 +0000

By: The Masked Rye

The Masked Rye — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:16:55 +0000

It’s great to see some of the facts laid out. I’ve believed that from the beginning… we’re probably not doing as much damage as “they” say, but we could also be more responsible.

I just had a discussion last night about the “10 year supply” of oil. Actually the person used 5 years in his argument. Checking on Wikipedia, it says we have a 12 year supply, the Independent Petrol Assoc. of America says 10 in proven reserve with 120 years of known unrealized gas.

There seems to be a big misconception that middle eastern countries have the majority of the world’s oil, but that only accounts for the world’s proven reserve. Speaking of recoverable reserves, that’s not true.

You know those claims by the environmental alarmists seem like something out of an 80′s sci-fi doomsday movie, where the world becomes all Mad Max by 1999 or something. Maybe that’s on the way, but I don’t think it’ll be because I accidentally threw the recyclables in the trash.

By: The Masked Rye

The Masked Rye — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:16:00 +0000

It’s great to see some of the facts laid out. I’ve believed that from the beginning… we’re probably not doing as much damage as “they” say, but we could also be more responsible.

By: Dave Johnston

Dave Johnston — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:54:51 +0000

So much good stuff in there, Vinny. Again a quality find on your end.

It actually pains me to hear “Doomsday Green” folks speak, because they’re frequently blind to the fact that many people around them are actually tuning them out immediately. And many of those tuning them out really care deeply about having a clean planet and beautiful living environment.

You can be both pragmatic on human quality of life AND a steward of the environment. You do not have to live on the extreme ends.

My own view is that the issue of global warming is turning on the alarmists, and rather quickly. When it does, we’ll still have to be cognizant of keeping our world clean and vibrant.

By: Dave Johnston

Dave Johnston — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:54:00 +0000

So much good stuff in there, Vinny. Again a quality find on your end.

You can be both pragmatic on human quality of life AND a steward of the environment. You do not have to live on the extreme ends.

My own view is that the issue of global warming is turning on the alarmists, and rather quickly. When it does, we’ll still have to be cognizant of keeping our world clean and vibrant.