Dr. Andrews
New member
So I read a story today about 600 protesters detained in Denmark. This made me think...
No one should dispute that the burning of fossil fuels will cause global warming. But we just need to embrace it and adapt to its consequences. Who cares if the Miami or NYC shoreline rises 5 feet in the next 200 years? Or even the next 50 years. We will re-build. We will adapt.
Who's to say that Al-Qaida or Iran wouldn't trigger a global nuclear holocaust in the next 5 years? Don't you think that war is more important? If a major US city got flooded like New Orleans TOMORROW, it would spur the largest city re-construction ever, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs.
Being energy efficient costs more money. It costs more for big corporations, and they pass the costs onto us, the consumers. It's great that some people can use solar panels on their roofs, and can afford the the energy efficient light bulbs. But not all of us have that kind of money to spend.
We need to realize that there will NEVER be any change, and they need to focus their attention elsewhere. Let me say that again: there will never be any real change in our policies to stem climate change. Accept it. Get real.
It is so disheartening to know that some people are so passionate about all the issues that don't matter (climate change, abortion, illegal Mexican immigration---feel free to add to this list).
American political passion is such a beautiful thing, and it's so sad to see it wasted on stupid issues while real issues like war, national security, consumer protection, and financial regulation are being ignored. Why don't people debate the real issues with the same fervor like they do about the stupid issues?
I wonder what would happen if U2 hosted a concert in advocacy of a consumer protection agency that would keep banks from screwing us from all those fees that they charge. Would MTV sponsor that?
The things people chose to care about blows my mind. Have my thoughts here today fallen on deaf ears?
No one should dispute that the burning of fossil fuels will cause global warming. But we just need to embrace it and adapt to its consequences. Who cares if the Miami or NYC shoreline rises 5 feet in the next 200 years? Or even the next 50 years. We will re-build. We will adapt.
Who's to say that Al-Qaida or Iran wouldn't trigger a global nuclear holocaust in the next 5 years? Don't you think that war is more important? If a major US city got flooded like New Orleans TOMORROW, it would spur the largest city re-construction ever, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs.
Being energy efficient costs more money. It costs more for big corporations, and they pass the costs onto us, the consumers. It's great that some people can use solar panels on their roofs, and can afford the the energy efficient light bulbs. But not all of us have that kind of money to spend.
We need to realize that there will NEVER be any change, and they need to focus their attention elsewhere. Let me say that again: there will never be any real change in our policies to stem climate change. Accept it. Get real.
It is so disheartening to know that some people are so passionate about all the issues that don't matter (climate change, abortion, illegal Mexican immigration---feel free to add to this list).
American political passion is such a beautiful thing, and it's so sad to see it wasted on stupid issues while real issues like war, national security, consumer protection, and financial regulation are being ignored. Why don't people debate the real issues with the same fervor like they do about the stupid issues?
I wonder what would happen if U2 hosted a concert in advocacy of a consumer protection agency that would keep banks from screwing us from all those fees that they charge. Would MTV sponsor that?
The things people chose to care about blows my mind. Have my thoughts here today fallen on deaf ears?