Comments on: Have “Crisis” and “Catastrophe” lost their meaning for Climate Change? http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/16/have-%e2%80%9ccrisis%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccatastrophe%e2%80%9d-lost-their-meaning-for-climate-change/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:27:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Josiah, Zambia http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/16/have-%e2%80%9ccrisis%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccatastrophe%e2%80%9d-lost-their-meaning-for-climate-change/#comment-69344 Josiah, Zambia Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:43:48 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=19929#comment-69344 In Africa, The EU and the UN are forcing countries here to buy into the climate change and still "global warming" hysteria. If a country here does not line up with the UN and EU and their equivelents then they say, "You can not have any money to help your country." Remember, this is all about money. Period!! You get charged a carbon tax for flying somewhere and who gets the money? If scientists were in the front leading the debate then maybe we would have something. But when politicians and UN officials are leading the way, watch out. In Africa, The EU and the UN are forcing countries here to buy into the climate change and still "global warming" hysteria. If a country here does not line up with the UN and EU and their equivelents then they say, "You can not have any money to help your country." Remember, this is all about money. Period!! You get charged a carbon tax for flying somewhere and who gets the money? If scientists were in the front leading the debate then maybe we would have something. But when politicians and UN officials are leading the way, watch out.

]]> By: R S. OH http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/16/have-%e2%80%9ccrisis%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccatastrophe%e2%80%9d-lost-their-meaning-for-climate-change/#comment-69321 R S. OH Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:47:41 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=19929#comment-69321 Only two times in the last 600,000 years has CO2 been as low as now, so this "progressive warming" disaster is a non-event. In the 20th Century(that's a 100 years) the earth's temperature increased .5 degree F. Where's the emergency? Only two times in the last 600,000 years has CO2 been as low as now, so this "progressive warming" disaster is a non-event. In the 20th Century(that's a 100 years) the earth's temperature increased .5 degree F. Where's the emergency?

]]> By: Sebaneau http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/16/have-%e2%80%9ccrisis%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccatastrophe%e2%80%9d-lost-their-meaning-for-climate-change/#comment-69170 Sebaneau Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:10:45 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=19929#comment-69170 Who will punish the warmist liars once their hoax is exposed? They have already inflicted billions in losses on their victims. Who will punish the warmist liars once their hoax is exposed?

They have already inflicted billions in losses on their victims.

]]> By: Roger C. Fike, Virgi http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/16/have-%e2%80%9ccrisis%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccatastrophe%e2%80%9d-lost-their-meaning-for-climate-change/#comment-69095 Roger C. Fike, Virgi Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:21:56 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=19929#comment-69095 If climate warming is in fact true, then why were the summer temperatures lower than previous yrs. Why in yrs past were the temperatures in the winter colder than yrs past. If you question this ask the people in the New England states who constantly receive record snowfalls. We do know that the sun spots/flares have a lot to do with the cycling of our Earth's climate. So I am a proponent to let Nature take its course. I do agree that we should begin to alter our use of fossil fuels and develop alternative energy sources. We have the technology and the people to make the changes, so lets let the people do so and not let the government pass laws and bills that will not have any bearing on climate change, except on our pockets and the money we work hard to make and support our families. If climate warming is in fact true, then why were the summer temperatures lower than previous yrs. Why in yrs past were the temperatures in the winter colder than yrs past. If you question this ask the people in the New England states who constantly receive record snowfalls. We do know that the sun spots/flares have a lot to do with the cycling of our Earth's climate. So I am a proponent to let Nature take its course. I do agree that we should begin to alter our use of fossil fuels and develop alternative energy sources. We have the technology and the people to make the changes, so lets let the people do so and not let the government pass laws and bills that will not have any bearing on climate change, except on our pockets and the money we work hard to make and support our families.

]]> By: Roger S., Ma. http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/16/have-%e2%80%9ccrisis%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccatastrophe%e2%80%9d-lost-their-meaning-for-climate-change/#comment-69082 Roger S., Ma. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:32:58 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=19929#comment-69082 I have a mind to give that "Brit-wit" Miliband a piece of my mind! To begin with a question: How come GB first lost an empire and then, despite after a half century's shrinkage to more manageable size, still cannot keep its economy from tanking? I'll even supply a ready answer: too many and too costly government programs. Now, to seize his metaphor. If "the penny hasn't dropped", could that be because people have come to appreciate that it might be their last; that they desperately need to hold on to it instead of feeding it into the slot machine in a new global government's "Casino Royal"? So far the only people anyone has seen displaying any "...sense of urgency and drive and animation about the Copenhagen conference" are those who stand to be the house's croupiers and card-sharks at its roulette and black-jack tables: Representatives of nations expecting transfer payments; Folks heavily invested in already government subsidized "green" technology; "Scientists" anxious about future grants; Professional political lime-light seekers; Generally, those eager to obtain somebody's last penny. If Miliband even slightly believes that the "general public" is so dumb as to not see through, but instead participate willingly, even eagerly, in this modern "emperor's new clothes" game, then "milli" must be roughly the size of his intellectual bandwidth. Most peoples' pennies have remained buried deeply in their pockets because they have been astute enough to recognize that so many "warring" scientific sub-factions prove that the science of global climate change is anything but settled. To see that far, not even the most derelict panhandler required advanced scientific education. Hearing the solid "thunk" of the next penny dropping into his cup sufficed for him to decide that before he would remove it to hand over to a government preaching "fire and brimstone", at least the sky would really need to fall just a little bit. The Gov. would have to PROVE that a little rain shower were more than a little rain shower. Barring that, the penny would remain right there, where some generous soul had dropped it. Smart choice, especially for a panhandler! The rest of us need to have at least as much sense as that penny pincher. A "penny saved is a penny earned" and not letting a one drop is the easiest means to save them all! Saved pennies amount to dollars, and someday millions. It will be easier to confront the real problems of climate when one is rich rather than poor, the cup full instead of empty! The Copenhagen delegates could do worse than seek advice from the city's panhandlers? Indeed, they could scarcely do better! I have a mind to give that "Brit-wit" Miliband a piece of my mind! To begin with a question: How come GB first lost an empire and then, despite after a half century's shrinkage to more manageable size, still cannot keep its economy from tanking? I'll even supply a ready answer: too many and too costly government programs.

Now, to seize his metaphor. If "the penny hasn't dropped", could that be because people have come to appreciate that it might be their last; that they desperately need to hold on to it instead of feeding it into the slot machine in a new global government's "Casino Royal"?

So far the only people anyone has seen displaying any "…sense of urgency and drive and animation about the Copenhagen conference" are those who stand to be the house's croupiers and card-sharks at its roulette and black-jack tables: Representatives of nations expecting transfer payments; Folks heavily invested in already government subsidized "green" technology; "Scientists" anxious about future grants; Professional political lime-light seekers; Generally, those eager to obtain somebody's last penny.

If Miliband even slightly believes that the "general public" is so dumb as to not see through, but instead participate willingly, even eagerly, in this modern "emperor's new clothes" game, then "milli" must be roughly the size of his intellectual bandwidth.

Most peoples' pennies have remained buried deeply in their pockets because they have been astute enough to recognize that so many "warring" scientific sub-factions prove that the science of global climate change is anything but settled. To see that far, not even the most derelict panhandler required advanced scientific education. Hearing the solid "thunk" of the next penny dropping into his cup sufficed for him to decide that before he would remove it to hand over to a government preaching "fire and brimstone", at least the sky would really need to fall just a little bit. The Gov. would have to PROVE that a little rain shower were more than a little rain shower. Barring that, the penny would remain right there, where some generous soul had dropped it. Smart choice, especially for a panhandler!

The rest of us need to have at least as much sense as that penny pincher. A "penny saved is a penny earned" and not letting a one drop is the easiest means to save them all! Saved pennies amount to dollars, and someday millions. It will be easier to confront the real problems of climate when one is rich rather than poor, the cup full instead of empty! The Copenhagen delegates could do worse than seek advice from the city's panhandlers? Indeed, they could scarcely do better!

]]> By: Scot,Hoosier land http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/16/have-%e2%80%9ccrisis%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccatastrophe%e2%80%9d-lost-their-meaning-for-climate-change/#comment-68987 Scot,Hoosier land Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:47:02 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=19929#comment-68987 This is the classic story of the boy crying wolf.You can cry wolf only so many times before we become tonedeaf. This is the classic story of the boy crying wolf.You can cry wolf only so many times before we become tonedeaf.

]]> By: Joseph Picone http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/16/have-%e2%80%9ccrisis%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccatastrophe%e2%80%9d-lost-their-meaning-for-climate-change/#comment-68970 Joseph Picone Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:12:21 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=19929#comment-68970 We need to "hammer" home the fact that Al Gore has made a huge bet in "Green" technology and stands to make tens of millions on these investments. Al Gore makes the prepostorous claim that none of these investments have any bearing on his "sincerity" and "concern" over the global warming issue. Al Gore is a master at the big "con" and a hypocrite of the 1st order. If we can completely discredit and lambast Al (big carbon footprint) Gore, we can go a long way to burying Carbon Tax legislation. We need to "hammer" home the fact that Al Gore has made a huge bet in "Green" technology and stands to make tens of millions on these investments. Al Gore makes the prepostorous claim that none of these investments have any bearing on his "sincerity" and "concern" over the global warming issue. Al Gore is a master at the big "con" and a hypocrite of the 1st order. If we can completely discredit and lambast Al (big carbon footprint) Gore, we can go a long way to burying Carbon Tax legislation.

]]> By: Freedom of Speech, T http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/16/have-%e2%80%9ccrisis%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccatastrophe%e2%80%9d-lost-their-meaning-for-climate-change/#comment-68950 Freedom of Speech, T Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:59:09 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=19929#comment-68950 I will never defend so-called “white-collar” criminals like “Bernie Mad Off With The Money. But, what this government and many lobbyists are doing to the American People is infinitely worse. It is not just the money, but the deceit and destruction of whatever trust and values are left. Then I hear a certain administration official say “We need to trust what they are doing?” Is there a legal licensed doctor out there who will volunteer services for conducting lobotomies? I will never defend so-called “white-collar” criminals like “Bernie Mad Off With The Money.

But, what this government and many lobbyists are doing to the American People is infinitely worse. It is not just the money, but the deceit and destruction of whatever trust and values are left.

Then I hear a certain administration official say “We need to trust what they are doing?”

Is there a legal licensed doctor out there who will volunteer services for conducting lobotomies?

]]> By: Rick Schroeder http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/16/have-%e2%80%9ccrisis%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccatastrophe%e2%80%9d-lost-their-meaning-for-climate-change/#comment-68757 Rick Schroeder Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:42:40 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=19929#comment-68757 The fact that people are becoming increasingly less concerned with this is music to my ears. I've worked long and hard to this end. The "environmentalists" are nothing more than a bunch of con artists and should be jailed. This whole concept of climate change is a lie. I've lived long enough to have seen with my own eyes what kind of farce is being put forth upon the American people and the entire world for that matter. I can't wait for this whole thing to die. I just wish some people would do jail time over it. The fact that people are becoming increasingly less concerned with this is music to my ears. I've worked long and hard to this end. The "environmentalists" are nothing more than a bunch of con artists and should be jailed. This whole concept of climate change is a lie. I've lived long enough to have seen with my own eyes what kind of farce is being put forth upon the American people and the entire world for that matter. I can't wait for this whole thing to die. I just wish some people would do jail time over it.

]]> By: Bobbie Jay http://blog.heritage.org/2009/11/16/have-%e2%80%9ccrisis%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9ccatastrophe%e2%80%9d-lost-their-meaning-for-climate-change/#comment-68700 Bobbie Jay Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:58:57 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=19929#comment-68700 Stop tax subsidies to the cleaner technologies. This was never an emergency and therefore they can use THEIR private money! Stop tax subsidies to the cleaner technologies. This was never an emergency and therefore they can use THEIR private money!

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