An Argument For Action On Global Warming

06/26/07   Print This Post    2 Comments      Written by Ian MacKenzie

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  Diego replied on February 2, 2008

  Altight, since you haven’t been able to find any flaws in your own argument, i’ll nit pick for you.
  First of all, you argue about the debate whether Climate Change is real or not? that is not the debate, most would agree that climate change is happening. The argument is over whether this change is BAD as such. Several models predict doomsday and enconomic catastrophes damaging us. However those are not the only models, others argue extra CO2 would be helpfull to several areas of our environment and plant growth and that serveral areas would highly benefit from the adverse effects of global warming and that infact increased Sea Level rises may be counteracted by greater evaporation to a degree. So much is currently not clear and is dificult too act upon.

  Furthermore, you go out on the idea that any action taken, though costly would be successfull. Have you ever thought of the alternative or Europe spending public money and increasing taxation further laxing the economy in order to try and help the planted, while India and China are building a new powerstation made of dirty coal every week? How can you expect a country with 1 bn in poverty to care more about an unknown areaa of science while people are dying and starving?

  By oversimplifying, important debates and details have been left out, changing the entire debat. Just my 2c, keep your mind open at all times.

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  Bodydetoxguy replied on October 2, 2009

  the effect of Global Warming these days is even worst. i think every government should pass stricter laws on Carbon Emissions. we should also concentrate more on renewable energy sources and avoid fossil fuels.

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