Rumors of the Death of Arctic Sea Ice Greatly Exaggerated
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You may be a geophysicist, but you are also failing to do any research – not a very scientific approach. Polluted drinking water is a problem throughout the world. Have you not heard of Superfund? Do you really think we can dump pollutants into our waterways forever, and reap no consequence? Have you not noticed the ongoing reports of pharmaceuticals in the nation’s municipal water supplies?
Global warming has been well established by observation and modeling – but if that’s not good enough for you, just reflect on the increasing CO2 content of the atmosphere. We are changing the composition of the atmosphere in a way that is bound to lead to massive changes in weather, climate, and species survival.
Environmentalism is not a religion. Science is a method, and using the scientific method, it is not difficult to see that humans have a profound effect on the environment. Failure to maintain a suitable environment for human life is a policy issue – and fundamental to our form of government.
It takes no leap of faith to see that humans are changing the natural world – your own eyes can see this. Jesus, on the other hand, may be a historical figure, but it would take a huge leap of faith to consider him anything more – there is no evidence.
Solar, wind, geothermal and wave power are all viable non-polluting technologies in use around the world for power generation. Electricity storage is improving by leaps and bounds, which will enable the world to be weaned off of coal, oil and nuclear power.
Hopefully the switch will not take all of the 100 years you have so generously offered, but if folks like yourself continue to protest a reduction in pollution, your grandchildren may live in the toxic mess of a planet that you think is a figment of environmentalist religion.
DS
