HuttonEtAl, on 05 October 2012 - 06:08 PM, said:
Damn it, I would going to rephrase what I said to say it was a fact and not proven, because nothing in science can be proven...I figured everyone would get what I meant...you caught me though.
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Should climate change have been on the agenda
President and Mitt Romney on climate change at Presidential debate
Started by Karlis , Oct 05 2012 05:12 PM
climate change presidential debate
Started by Karlis , Oct 05 2012 05:12 PM
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Posted 05 October 2012 - 06:21 PM
My viewpoint here is light-hearted.
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Take 3 deep breaths
Posted 05 October 2012 - 06:28 PM
questionmark, on 05 October 2012 - 05:57 PM, said:
You could not be more wrong, in the poor countries people are accustomed to be hungry without starting a riot.
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Posted 05 October 2012 - 06:41 PM
I have to agree that it would be pointless in the debates. There are basically 5 positions on the topic
1) you completely deny climate change...man made or otherwise.
2) you recognize climate change but deny the human involvement
3) you recognize climate change and are not sure if humans are influencing it
4) you recognize climate change and are satisfied that humans are influencing it
5) you recognize climate change and believe humans alone are causing it.
There is just too much wiggle room and a large part of the population is still confused and uncertain what is going on. They hear the arguments and shrug their shoulders.
Putting it into the debates would just drive further division of the people. As soon as their favorite politician took a position, they'd stand devout that it was the correct position...whether science agrees or not.
1) you completely deny climate change...man made or otherwise.
2) you recognize climate change but deny the human involvement
3) you recognize climate change and are not sure if humans are influencing it
4) you recognize climate change and are satisfied that humans are influencing it
5) you recognize climate change and believe humans alone are causing it.
There is just too much wiggle room and a large part of the population is still confused and uncertain what is going on. They hear the arguments and shrug their shoulders.
Putting it into the debates would just drive further division of the people. As soon as their favorite politician took a position, they'd stand devout that it was the correct position...whether science agrees or not.
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Posted 05 October 2012 - 10:14 PM
I saw Romney bring up "clean coal". A complete fabrication. There no such thing. Obama has supported "clean coal" in the past as well.
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Posted 08 November 2012 - 12:31 PM
Obama breaks silence on climate change. Does this presage action in his second term?
It was one of the most unexpected lines in Barack Obama's barnstorming acceptance speech, and it got one of the biggest outbreaks of applause. After saying virtually nothing about climate change in many months, he declared: “We want our children to live in an America that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet”.
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It was one of the most unexpected lines in Barack Obama's barnstorming acceptance speech, and it got one of the biggest outbreaks of applause. After saying virtually nothing about climate change in many months, he declared: “We want our children to live in an America that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet”.
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