Comments on: Global Warming

By: James

James — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:04:55 +0000

I notice mmann66 talking about how 270-350ppm of CO2 is a good level but I don’t see him telling you how much is to little. The answer is about 200ppm. As for his assertions that 270-350ppm is an ideal level for plants if that is true why do many green houses pump the levels of CO2 up inside their greenhouse at nighttime to several times that level? I also read in the news the other day that the earths temperature hasn’t warmed since the mid 1990′s when the climate models state that they should have risen sharply since then. Which means their climate models don’t work and should not be used as a reference.
We are spending billions of our tax dollars on a non-problem which could be spent on real problems that we as a nation and a world face such as poverty and third world development.
I also saw a comment about how it didn’t matter if the global warming alarmist and their solutions were wrong because all that would happen would be that we make the world a better place. A statement which I find profoundly naive as there is an even greater possibility that we will make the world a far worse place because most of the policies promoted by global warming fears will leave most of the poor third world countries in abject poverty.
Lastly I would like to say the climate of our planet is a very complicated and very poorly understood subject and any of the honest big brained climatologist will admit this to you. Environmental concerns and issues will always be with us as we care for our home but they are rarely served well by the arbitrary policies set by environmental true believers and zealots. Like any system our environment must be managed to keep it clean and healthy but it must be managed by responsible knowledgeable and wise people using proven science and methodology not the latest fads or popular beliefs of environmental hippies who mean well but know very little.

James

By: mmann66

mmann66 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:55:26 +0000

Firstly as a climate scientist, CO2 can drive warming as there is a testable feedback loop present. And the solar cycles have been cooling over the past 40 years while the earth has been warming. It does match perfecty until 1975. Quickly after this they diverge. And clouds cause cooling through the albedo effect. As an uncondensed vapour it causes warming but it is ineffective compared to CO2. CO2 is at a significantly lower level then CO2. Hydrogen chloride will kill you at 5% the current concentration of CO2. Its how damaging the pollutant is not just its quantity.

CO2 is used for ”plant food”. But its like anything; take for example rainfall. Some is good a flood on the other hand isn’t. 270-350ppm of CO2 is ideal.

The earth is warming. We are the major cause as all other effects should be causing cooling.

You aren’t a denyer (your position and mine) that is is happen and will have minimum impact vs it is happeneing and will cause significant impacts is the level of conversation happening in the scientific community.

And using scare tatics. I’m from Australia where our biggest climate action organisation the AYCC , http://www.aycc.org.au, uses only a message of positivity on what sustainable future we can acheive together and quote “through short term political change and a long term cultural change.”

By: The Perspicacious Loris

The Perspicacious Loris — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:53:47 +0000

“64 to 93 percent of statistics are all made up.” Paradox! Sort of…

By: Andey

Andey — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:01:16 +0000

Oh god, what if global warming isn’t real and we end up making the world a better place for nothing!?

By: monkeylord5000

monkeylord5000 — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:51:16 +0000

While most of what you said is true, especially Al Gore twisting statistics, a lot of global warming extremists being absolutely crazy and proposing stupid ideas, and what we contribute to the warming of the planet is small compared to what other causes put into the equation like the sun and nature, our small contribution is still significant and can harm are planet irreparably if we continue on what some scientists call, “business as usual.” Some books on the subject may astound you with the research and predictions they make, and their solutions aren’t any of those crazy ones mentioned in your show. They also use accurate statistics and not silly things like CO2 matching temperature change. And what you said about CO2 is true, however, the CO2 we put up stays in the atmosphere for 50-200 years, where as water vapor is only up in the atmosphere for around 8 days before it come back to the planet as rain. If you really care, there are certain interesting books on the topic that you may wish to read, one of which is: Storms of my Grandchildren by James Hansen. Although global warming may not be the most direct threat at the moment to our well-being as a nation and people, it is still an important one that deserves its fair share of time to start making it right again.

By: mrnighttime

mrnighttime — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:28:19 +0000

The most awesome thing I have seen in a long time. I know the fear-mongering folks who back the widely held causes behind global warming will hate this, I however love it.
Why do we forget simple fact like that there are peat bogs in SE Asia that have been burning for years and they put out more “greenhouse gases” in one year than most every industrialized nation on earth. Or how about the fact that the ice caps on Mars are melting as well;could that be from all those Martians driving their cars too much? Or perhaps could it be from something we have in common like, yes you guessed it kiddies—that big hot ball up in the sky.

By: oohshiny

oohshiny — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:11:46 +0000

There’s a giant ball of gas in the sky, why has no one taken account of this yet but two guys with a podcast?!?!

By: mwetstein

mwetstein — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:49:16 +0000

I honestly don’t understand how someone who knows so little about climate science can speak misinformation so confidently and publicly.

1. This video confuses causation and correlation with regard to the relationship between CO2 and climate, when other effects trigger the climate change.
2. This video confuses the role of water vapor as a greenhouse gas. The statement that it is the “most significant greenhouse gas” is a gross misunderstanding. Water vapor is a feedback, not a climate forcing mechanism.
3. It is an outright lie to suggest that climate scientists have neglected the role of the sun. In fact, it is precisely because solar output has been flat in the face of the last 30 years temp increase that human activity falls so suspect as the driver of the current change.

Finally, if the makers of this video place so much value on “critical thinking” why do they not provide any resources representing proponents as well as skeptical scientists in their hotlinks. The article on solar output by the self-proclaimed doctor, representing his own, made-up “Schroeter Institute” is particularly embarrassing. Do you not believe in primary sources? Do you even do basic fact checks on your sources? Finally, please don’t conflate the media (Newsweek, Al Gore, etc) with the science. This is just sad…

By: Satya Agraha

Satya Agraha — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:22:17 +0000

Did you know that you could die from an overdose of Oxygen? It’s called oxygen toxicity. Hehehe. Anyways, trees are being planted. I’m pretty sure that most logging compaies are required to plant so many trees per tree they’re cutting down. You might wanna double check me on that one. I don’t wanna get into the debate of whether or not global warming is real or whatever. But what I do notice is that there seems to be alot of good arguements for both side of the spectrum. That could be for one of two reasons: Either there is just good science supporting both sides of the argument and, as we all know from the scientific method, both sides need to go back to the drawing board and revamp their theories until it is in accordance to ALL of the data, OR science has become so much of a religion or political party that anyone will say just about anything to make their point, or fudge whatever numbers do exist so that their side wins. And that really goes against the true UNBIASED nature of science, doesn’t it? Only one truth can exist guys, so why are we spending so much time arguing, and not enough time researching? This guy has been right on so many other unpolarized subjects, so why can’t he be right here too? I dunno. People tell me I think too much.

By: Evilkritter

Evilkritter — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:01:36 +0000

It still bugs me that people overlook the more obvious issues with CO2. High concentrations of CO2 kills your lungs, and thus kills you. If we planted more trees (or any plant really, though some are probably absorb more CO2 then others) along roads, and had factories fill a greenhouse full of plants with the greenhouse gasses they produce, then the problem would be self solving.

By: The Informant

The Informant — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:34:51 +0000

“Clouds… jacking up the planet HARD CORE.” Great line or greatest line? Love It!!

By: Pheonix_blu{207}

Pheonix_blu{207} — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:40:40 +0000

This is one of my favorite episodes, probably because it was the first one I ever saw and thats how I became a fan.

By: ravenlark

ravenlark — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:13:14 +0000

Your point at the end of the show about changing the way we think is a good one. I did my internship for my intercultural studies degree in Bangladesh teaching English. While there was I was able to do some work with a NGO that subsidized the cost of arsenic water filters. (Bangladesh ground water is contaminated throughout the country.) These water filters do an exalent job removing arsenic from the drinking/cooking water. But their larger goal was to get people used to drinking arsenic free water. The filters would last a couple of years and by the time they were no longer effective people had become so used to drinking good (arsenic free) water that they were willing to travel a short way to get arsenic free water. Thus what they were unwilling to do before even though they were killing themselves with arsenic they were willing to do after just because they liked the taste more. A change in thinking (from “This water will kill me but it is so much work to get other water.” To “This water taste gross I think I will walk a half mile for better stuff.”) is proving a more effective long term solution than millions of dollars spent on trying to get the arsenic out of the water. I think something of the same sort will need to happen here if we are ever to change our unhealthy (for us and the planet) lifestyles. Perhaps if people just hiked in our national parks a bit more they would be less inclined to destroy their own air (driving a Hummer when they need a Civic) because it doesn’t smell as good. All that being said…global warming is bunk. (And expensive bunk at that!)

By: ItzMeRon

ItzMeRon — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:12:32 +0000

I am happy to see this topic. Great perspective.

By: rrnbob

rrnbob — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:22:38 +0000

actually the highest contributing green house gas is POLLUTED water vapour. That is the effect of us dumping most of our waste into our lakes, rivers and oceans. The sun is the cause of the heat coming to the eearth but the green house gases are what keep them in. CO2 may be a vital part of the environment but way to much of it is in the atmosphere. Too much of a good thing isn’t good. THe trees that are suposed to be photosynthesizing with the CO2 are being cut down. Guess who’s fault that is. Again if youu planted a lot of trees, you’d probably run out of CO2 causing all plants to die anyway. Stock piling CO2 is not a good idea I’ll admit I’m not defending that. We panic about global warming because wehave to do something early and not leave it to the last minute like you would a school project. No our contribution doesn’t make up a lot of the equation but when it comes to the only planet we know about that can support life, I don’t think we’ll get another chance to screw it up. I don’t think global warming is the biggest threat to the earth, but I hink if we continue the way we’re going it may be. I agree that we have to change our thinking rather than makeing irrational desions. All in all I liked the video. It was well put together and was very persuasive. The guy could have stared at the screen a little less since it was creepy but oh well.

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:05:16 +0000

Touche! Excellent Film. It’s nice hear the truth once in a while. I’d like to hear you speak about the oil crisis.

By: Clayson Gregg PHD. Climate Science

Clayson Gregg PHD. Climate Science — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:10:34 +0000

The Video here is tripe. Do some real research into the science. You’ll learn something.

By: Don C

Don C — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:25:55 +0000

WELL I GUESS THOSE GLOBAL WARMERS ARE COO COO
COO COO FOR CARBON CREDITS (AL GORE BUYS IN TO COMPANY’S THAT WILL SELL CARBON CREDITS) PAY HIMSELF FOR HIS OWN FOOTPRINT AND HAVE YOU PAY HIM TO.
I WOULD BE COO COO TOO!!!!!!
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC HAD A SOLAR ARTICAL THAT THEY STATED 1 HOUR OF SUNLIGHT WAS EQUAL TO ALL THE ENERGY PRODUCED BY MAN. DO THE MATH 365 TIMES 24 = 8760 HOURS A YEAR OF SUNLIGHT. 1 HOUR DEVIDED BY 8760 HOURS = .000114 EFFECT MAN HAS ON TEMPATURES.
WELL WHEN GOOD OLD EARTH STARTS COOLING THINK WE ARE GONNA WARM IT UP????
NADA
THANKS
DON COLLICOTT

By: Heidi

Heidi — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:14:35 +0000

Still my favorite video.

After I saw it on Glenn Beck’s site I was hooked. :)

Thank goodness for Glenn Beck.

By: Look Behind You

Look Behind You — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:26:38 +0000

Finally someone who sees this issue the same way i do!…your awesome and well informed!

By: Curtis

Curtis — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:34:44 +0000

Can we be cleaner? YES! Global warming? MADE UP! Could I be wrong? OF COURSE. But there is NO WAY of knowing for thousands of years. We are projecting our 80 years of individual life upon hundreds and thousands of years in to the future. What a waste of our lives. Let’s just be cleaner, and stop spreading so much FEAR.

By: Nospinplease

Nospinplease — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:57:43 +0000

oh sorry, a little grammar change. I should of had “Everyone still haven’t”.

By: Nospinplease

Nospinplease — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:55:23 +0000

Oh and about all of global warming apposers. None of you still havn’t given any facts and that is ok because that is who you are. There is no way we can get you to change your minds even if we show the facts right in front of your face. So, why don’t we just stop flaming and start planting trees like other people suggested. It helps both sides. The global warming and non global warming supporters alike. Yes, my family did plant trees, so where is my million dollars?

By: aepout

aepout — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:48:25 +0000

I challenge ANYONE to prove how human activity caused the massive global warming that marked the end of the ice age. Until then I postulate: global warming occurs WITHOUT any input from people, and so does global cooling. We already have irrefutable proof that such cycles exist apart from human based contributions. (Simplistically: the ice age began, then it ended)

By: Nospinplease

Nospinplease — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:11:58 +0000

THANKS!!! someone will finally say the truth without spinning it. We will all have the pleasure of seeing people enraged when we find out in 20 years we are not dead and the earth is still getting a bet warmer or colder due to the sun. Then we can say I TOLD YA SO!!

By: steph

steph — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:41:04 +0000

I’m still showing all my friends at school this video. It’s certainly one of the best I’ve seen on this issue. I will continue to spread the word on this video because its good to know the other side of the “global warming” issue or should I say scandal.

By: WKD

WKD — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:06:03 +0000

What our governments are doing to the world is no laughing matter. Thier so call “bio-fuels” have had a dramatic impact on so many countries. And if trees are the answer then you should really see for yourselves what they’ve done. You should never underestimate the greed there is for oil/wealth/power. There is no global warming! They invented a fake problem to get away with what thier doing. It makes me sick. There’s people are starving in the world.

By: AnotherSqueezedRadish(or Turnip?)

AnotherSqueezedRadish(or Turnip?) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:30:29 +0000

We have to stop the ManBearPig! Listen,please, you gotta listen, I’m really serial!!! We have to stop the ManBearPig at all costs before he destroys us all! I’m super serial…

By: pkw

pkw — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:19:01 +0000

If the scientific community is pretty much agreed about the certainty of global warming, what about the 31,000 scientists who believe it’s false?
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=64734

By: pkw

pkw — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:01:22 +0000

or we could just plant more trees

By: Zola Maphila

Zola Maphila — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:41:52 +0000

I think that global warming is a global issue that we know longer can ignore. I’m mostly afraid for the children that I will possibly have in the future. They will grow up in a world where they have to wear oxygen masks. I urge all nations to stand together to eradicate this epidemic. Before it’s too late!!!

By: HermanH

HermanH — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:30:33 +0000

This piece of video is brilliant. I stretch back to my stint in astronomy while in college and it was predicted (in billions of years) that the sun will suffer the same fate as other suns that begin to die: it will super nova. You think global warming is an issue… better start looking for a new solar system in the next million years because we’ll literally be toast (actually, just vaporized into particulate matter.)

But until that time, the sun will go through phases of expansion and collapse. It is a self-regulating fusion reactor based on hydrogen fusion and the solar system outside the bounds of our planet, has a bounty of hydrogen, however, like anything else that develops ‘heat’, there is a sort of blow-off valve effect. The sun expands due to all of the hydrogen it absorbs in space and get’s larger until it exceeds a specific size beyond it’s “normal” mass (regulated by it’s gravitational force); solar flares is a resulting phenomenon of this and at some point, the sun will return to normal size. If I recall correctly, we’re talking thousands of miles in diameter changes so I can understand how other planets polar caps can also change as far as they are (none have a atmosphere like ours.)

In terms of our own scientific time on earth, we may have achieved so much in so little time, but on the larger timeline, we have literally NO sampling rate to go by. I feel it’s still ground zero (computers have only been around for 40-50 years and written science maybe a couple thousand years – the earth has been around for millions of years.)

Even if I’m way off base, I do agree we need to be more responsible. There’s no way I’ll argue against planting more trees. Also, less dependent upon foreign oil, renewable resources, and maybe population growth should be brought up as an issue. Remember China and it’s zero growth initiative? Oh that won’t work here because less people, less taxable income. Going ‘green’ is a good idea, but I think the whole point in the video is not to panic. Just think.

Ironically, I feel that at some point, the human race will just die off, we become fossil fuels for a new species to eventually evolve and develop the combustion engine and start all over again. Probably cockroaches… there’s still time between now and 10 billion years…

By: Sami

Sami — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:55:58 +0000

Can I write you in for President?

By: Joe G

Joe G — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:56:38 +0000

Say the worst-case warming scenario is all the ice melts.

What we should start doing now is start taking more water from the rivers and streams- diverting it to fill all the aquifers and lakes- to balance the additional water from the melting ice.

We could possibly end drought in this country if we did that.

And forget hydrogen fuels cells- that is unless the hydrogen is derived from water. Could you imagine the effect of 1 billion vehicles belching out water and water vapor, if that was in addition to our current water table?

As for the air pollution- just have Oreck design massive air purifiers… :)

By: AnotherSqueezedRadish(or Turnip?)

AnotherSqueezedRadish(or Turnip?) — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:48:24 +0000

Whatever Happened to Acid Rain? And more importantly, what happened to Chocolate Rain?!?

By: Barry

Barry — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:34:33 +0000

While you’re making corrections, my roommate (who works in a genome research lab) says that water is a greenhouse, but it is not “the leading greenhouse gas”. Obviously there is more by volume, but it may not affect radiation as much. I recommend you look into it.

By: Colby Clark

Colby Clark — Mon, 12 May 2008 05:34:04 +0000

Unless someone can explain to me how many SUVs on Earth it takes to melt polar regions on other planets, the fact that there is global warming and melting of polar ice on Mars, Pluto, Triton and Jupiter strongly points towards the Sun or Some other cosmic force being the cause of the recent global warming on Earth.

Here is one of many links:
http://seoblackhat.com/2007/03/04/global-warming-on-mars-pluto-triton-and-jupiter/

By: Denise Smith

Denise Smith — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:17:31 +0000

The issue he’s having here is about alarming others. My concern is robbing the earth. There’s a giant hole in TX and it’s growing. Centralia (a town in PA) has a giant mine fire going on that can’t be put out. Why can’t we find other sources to fuel ourselves than robbing the ground of ALL of its resources? I’m not an alarmist. It’s common sense. What you take, you have to put back. I think that is what his teacher was trying to say. Too back he came across as an alarmist…

By: Dick Wood

Dick Wood — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:59:03 +0000

Dee, here is a comedy routine in the manner of Mort Sahl of yesteryear. If this doesn’t take you to the one on Global Warming, scroll down til you find it. Dick

By: warning:brain in use

warning:brain in use — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:50:15 +0000

Ahhh. Six whole minutes free from the constant one-sided fear-mongering from the left.

When I was in school in the seventies, global cooling was going to kill us all. Then the same folks said we would run out of food and fuel within 20 years. Now they same fools are claiming, arrogantly, that global warming is caused by us. When Mt. St. Helen blew it put more greenhouse gas into the air than did mankind during the entire industrial revolution (it also caused a year of global cooling–oops!).

Maybe, just maybe, a huge ball of nuclear fire, only one astronomical unit away (for those who are factually challenged, I’m talking about the sun) is causing some of the warming/cooling. I’m just saying-it’s a possibility.

I wonder if the earth, casting anthropomorphism aside, really suffers any effect from mankind’s feeble attempts to change it. After all, earth is a big place. Only on a microscopic level we can do great damage-and then only for a period of time. For example, Lake Baikal in Siberia has been polluted with over 2400 thousand tons (almost 5 billion pounds) of contaminants over the last fifty years. Yet people still argue whether it is even polluted (Baikal Lake holds nearly 20% of all the surface water in the world).

The earth’s time clock and ours vary considerably. For most of us 75 years is a lifetime; for the earth that’s not even the blink of an eye (I really tried to cast aside the anthropomorphic references…)

One last thought. Great weight is placed in the pablum that the earth cannot support the 6 billion people in the world. Oh dear, whatever shall we do… Here’s an idea; move them all to Mexico-all 6 billion. They would each have an eighth of an acre to live on, leaving California, Texas, Florida and the US bread-basket states all free for farming and the rest of the earth free from the ‘scourge’ of mankind. OK, the idea needs some work, but still… I wonder if the earth would tilt if we all moved to the same spot?

Great Video

By: Meandering

Meandering — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:57:29 +0000

Great video. Is the Earth warming, YES. Do we need to do a better job taking care of the planet, YES. Should we starve ourselves and stop looking for oil so while the uber-rich (Al Gore, Richard Branson, and other celebrities)charter private jets and use more oil and other resources than any normal person, NO! Enough bickering and lets solve problems instead of making things up like storms are being caused by global warming. Grow up.

By: Mr. G.

Mr. G. — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:14:40 +0000

To all the global warmingists who ask us to consider facts. Okay. What about the fact that from around 1100 AD to 1300 AD the Vikings had thriving colonies on Greenland. Then glaciers grew and forced them to abandon them. So what caused them to melt before the 1100′s? Must have been all those greenhouse gas producing…ummm…yeah!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:01:20 +0000

I hope this clip will be sent to all schools in the name of equal time, since global warming due to human caused rise in CO2 is currently a monopoly in this country.
Water Vapor is a much more potent greenhouse gas than CO2. CO2 is not a pollutant. You can be sure, though, whatever sacrifices the global warming crowed want to exact from us by force, they will exempt themselves from—-they are the literate of this world and they shouldn’t be hamstrung by their own suggestions.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Wed, 07 May 2008 08:17:44 +0000

I found the suggestion in the second video that we ought to plant more trees to eliminate, or at least reduce, the amount of carbon dioxide humorous… at least considering that decaying vegetation, rotting foliage fallen from trees for example, is a greater contributor of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere than anything our industrialized processes have ever achieved.

By: draeger (not PhD)

draeger (not PhD) — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:49:29 +0000

I think you re-evaluate your post John H. Essentially your post says that “sensible environmental policy without global warming panic” is just hyperbole and horsecrap. You might want to save your broad sweeping, ironically hyperbolical statements to describe your own post and nothing more. I mean, if you disagree with everything he said then you believe global warming is a life threatening problem, but you don’t support environmental change. Maybe you should give that PhD back or maybe you should just write PhD correctly, cause when you don’t it makes it looks like you don’t actually have one or deserve one.

By: John H., PHD

John H., PHD — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:00:20 +0000

Utter horsecrap. This entire video is nothing but hyperbole.

By: John Bay

John Bay — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:38:01 +0000

To Marti, Mike and Company,

I respect that Kathy said her peace. And I am green too, but the “act now before we really know” mentality is what brought MTBE to the gas pumps. I don’t think anyone wants that on a global scale. So let’s move forward sensibly not radically. As for Marti and Mike, I don’t think there is anything wrong with what is expressed in this video. It may differ from your opinions or mine, but it is considerate – which is more than I can say for either of you. And your analysis is way off Mike. There is no fence sitting going on here. So he doesn’t believe we contribute significantly to global warming, so what?! Clearly he is in favor of a cleaner environment and that is what really matters! And HIS presentation is likely going to be successfully at reaching a large audience that tunes out your style of angry ranting. Leave him alone and maybe we’ll actually get somewhere.

By: Marti

Marti — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:27:10 +0000

MIKE you are Hilarious, blunt, and a great Psychoanalist!Geniusly put together! Thank you for making me laugh :)

KATHY you Sum it up! “GO GREEN”

“Mike

This dude is hilarious! Such an only child desperate for attention. This is merely a instructional video for those who are tired of being ignored. Sit on the fence, sensationalize largely unheard of quotes and news articles to sound like you’ve done groundbreaking research, slam everyone with opposing views, trivialize their studies, raise your eyebrows a lot, condescend your audience and act as though it was never your intention to insult anyone for fear of being smacked upside the head. I sincerely hope the fence on upon which you sit is picketed.

5/4/08 @ 16:47Kathy

I think it’s a good idea to stop and make changes NOW in whatever direction is appropiate. NONE of us know for sure what’s right, so why take chances? GO GREEN!”

By: Marti

Marti — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:21:10 +0000

My finest respects goes to JOHN STONE Reasonable Top Intellectual Free Thinker and Genius! Thank you!!!!!

” I am not a supporter of Al Gore, nor do I have any affiliation with the Democratic Party or any Political Party. I am an individual, and I approach each issue on its on merits. You have proven to me that the folks opposing the reality of Global Warming are politicizing this issue and bringing idiots such as Al Gore into the picture. This is not, and should not be a political issue; it is an issue of Planet survival. By the way Bryan, I am glad you can add numbers. You might do well competing against a fifth grader or less.”

” I can’t believe you are not able to read. I stated before and I’ll state it again, I am not a supporter of Al Gore, nor have I ever watched his media progamming. This isn’t about Al Gore, it is about idiots like yourself who can’t read. Our planet is suffering, we have limited resources, and people with limited brain power to understand this. Shall I repeat this paragraph, because of your learning disability.”

Reasonable Top Intellectual Free Thinker and Genius! Thank you!!!!!

I’m thrilled to see Enlightened Minds and Spirits with a Broad View of how things work and are without involving the EGO or affiliations. The world is richer because of people like you!

By: TeresaE

TeresaE — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:42:22 +0000

To all that actually are paying attention: keep pounding on the alarmists.

To those that want the US plunged into the 3rd World (except for the ultra-rich and politicians of course) why do all “solutions” ignore the two biggest polluters with the largest populations?

China is under-reporting their pollution and even going so far as to SHUT DOWN THEIR FACTORIES UNTIL A MONTH AFTER THE OLYMPICS. India has no control.

Yet, all the taxes and mandates only will do one thing and one thing only, finish descimating the economy for us regular, hard working Americans.

Enjoy your “green” poverty folks. Meanwhile, the Chinese will be enjoying our lattes in their SUVs.

Farkin fools.

Why don’t we try this? Find a REAL alternative to the internal combustion engine before ethanol starves us all.

By: Marti

Marti — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:34:04 +0000

You know…I’m very greateful to what Al Gore is doing standing up for the rights of Mother Earth. His good intentions should not be overlooked just because he might not share your political views. Instead of letting your ego blind you for his good works, stop and think that facts are facts…and ideals in the human spirit in helping this Earth to be a better place and is a long fought dream not only for Al Gore but so many people including the Father’s of this country fighting for justice and peace to All. If this Earth did not have this positive people with their human ideals to better this world where wee would be? Many changes in Society have improved the lives for so many people…because of their dreams that raised withing their spirit…think of Martin Luther King his famous words “I Have a Dream…” Now, Blacks in the US are free for the scocial injustices during the 60′s nd prior to that! Glabal Warming it’s happening very slowly byt surely.
If you are helping the Earth, Humans to live in a better place I do not care who you are, your political views, etc. However, to tear someone’s awesome work b.c of the differences of political views I think this is rooted in the ego. Views and preferences might differe, but we should all have a common desire to make this world a better place of us, for people, for the future generations.

Thanks and stay open minded don’t take facts literally. The human spirit has much depth and inner desires that are more important than what facts might appear to be.

By: QuadFather

QuadFather — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:56:56 +0000

Gary,

The problem is that the “steps” to prevent global warming screws up our economies by using a variety of methods to raise the price of everything.

Sometimes, erring on the side of caution is a really really stupid idea.

By: Roger Hopkinson

Roger Hopkinson — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:17:17 +0000

I love this global warming!!! We had another awesome snowfall and ski season in Utah, and, if it’s the global warming doing it, then I hope the earth just bakes away, because I love the snow it produces!! Kudos to another global warming – created epic ski season!!! (By the way, I think Snowbird is open until June this year, if any of you haven’t got your ski weekend in yet, you actually still have a chance… possibly longer if it snows again — which it might!)

By: Jimster

Jimster — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:03:17 +0000

Ya we have global warming. I live in the Ozarks and 10000 years ago we were covered with a mile of ice known as glasers which have been menting since then and continue to melt.

By: lupita

lupita — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:28:55 +0000

Brilliant! I am going to have my two daughters watch. They are being fed a steady diet at school about the ‘impending doom’ of global warming and I try to tell them it’s pretty much bunk, that the earth has been doing this forever … warmer, cooler, warmer, cooler… . This is an excellent video, very informative and entertaining.

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By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:12:51 +0000

If you are going to be wrong about global warming doesn’t it make sense to be wrong in a positive way. I mean what if those who preach against the fact the world is warming convince us all to not do anything about it and they are wrong. Doesn’t it make better sense take a more positive approach and assume it is true and take the steps to keep it from getting worse.

About the fear factor. History has shown that man does not act until it becomes a catastrophe. I think putting fear into the parents of today, that their kids and future generations may encounter environmental disasters is a good thing. Then maybe they will do something about it.

By: Paul A.S.

Paul A.S. — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:17:43 +0000

Okay,folks I got another nickel worth.Some are concerned
about global warming.Some are not concerned.Once you give up hope you’ll feel much better.Let me remind all that scientist have found evidence of past astroid or meteor strikes that have wiped out all life on earth millions or billions of years ago.They also say it will happen again.And all life will perish again.Sorry people
when or if it happens,nothing we can do about it.The people that beleive in God will have an OUT.The people that don’t, won’t have much going for ‘em.If you beleive in the end times,and I beleive we’re in them now.Global warming doesn’t seem so important.The EAGLES said it in a song a few years ago “GET OVER IT”.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:41:07 +0000

Bravo! All the arguments that I always forget when arguing with my ‘green’ friends. This is a wonderful accurate and concise clip that puts the right perspective out there and is also funny and easy to watch!

Well done!

By: jack

jack — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:02:31 +0000

Fear and emotional claims are not good. Also calling others idiots and hippies also destroys your credibility.
Who realy needs to know how it happens, just remember water rises with the temp, keep your head up!

By: Science Avenger

Science Avenger — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:53:19 +0000

Quad, there is not enough space to refute scientific claims on blog comments. If you want to see scientific refutations of the kinds of global warming denialist nonsense like the guy in the videos spouts, try:

http://gristmill.grist.org/skeptics

http://scienceblogs.com/deltoid/

Frankly, many of us don’t bother any more because some of the arguments are so moronic that anyone who thinks they have value isn’t going to liston anyway. For example, the argument that manmade global warming isn’t true because the Mars ice caps are melting is like someone saying “The 12 twinkies I eat a day can’t be the reason I’m fat, because John is fat and doesn’t eat twinkies.”

By: QuadFather

QuadFather — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:57:37 +0000

Hahaha, Did anybody else notice that the Global Warming folk didn’t address a SINGLE point that the video made? Looks like the emperor got caught with his pants down.

Why – why oh whyyy – does such ignorance need to exist??

These are the people who are screwing up our economies by mandating ethanol, taxing our fuel, and refusing to let us build our own refineries and drill for our own resources, even while complaining about our dependency on foreign oil.

… And at what point does any of this make ANY sense?
I’m not getting a lot of help here …

By: Johnny O

Johnny O — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:38:13 +0000

Just remember that the so called scientist used to say the world was flat( some still believe it is) So much for science. Science is only as good as the info used and the person using it. Lets try and live with reality. Hey Look! There goes Elvis!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 04 May 2008 23:47:42 +0000

I think it’s a good idea to stop and make changes NOW in whatever direction is appropiate. NONE of us know for sure what’s right, so why take chances? GO GREEN!

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:38:22 +0000

By: drshorty

drshorty — Sun, 04 May 2008 19:59:32 +0000

Well, only a very few scientists supported global cooling 30 years ago, the vast majority still supported global warming. The whole issue I have is you’ve taken one man’s argument argument of how CO2 rises after temperatures increase, when many more say otherwise, and there are even charts from just the last few decades that say otherwise. So you’ve consulted a few resources and haven’t taken time to look at the consensus, I understand, you sought what you were looking for, but don’t point out what a few say when many more have opposing voices. I don’t take alarmists seriously, but when I’ve taken time to educate myself on a subject I don’t know, it becomes easier to weed out those who have an opinion(potentially harmful) vs those who have an educated opinion(usually helpful) Granted global warming is still too complicated for me to fully understand, all the actual data(not the people who present it) tends to lean toward C02 contributing. You mentioning one name with a PhD is hardly worth listening too. And it’s a shame that’s the best you’ve got, because it seems to show you’ll just take whatever you find, without actually seeking answers.

By: Science Avenger

Science Avenger — Sun, 04 May 2008 18:20:47 +0000

This is nothing more than the typical denialism which has been rejected by every scientific organization on the planet, and that’s when it isn’t just mindnumbingly stupid. Global warming is a reality folks, deal. Yammering about mistakes of the past doesn’t apply to evidence of the present, and neither does attacking Al Gore, who is a mere political figurehead, not a scientist.

I blog on this stuff all the time, and it never ceases to amaze just how factually bereft and logically flawed the global warming denialists can be.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 04 May 2008 09:28:37 +0000

John Stone: “By the way Bryan, I am glad you can add numbers. You might do well competing against a fifth grader or less.”

After reading your post I assumed that is what I was doing.

Well crap, now I feel bad about lowering myself to a level where I would post a line like that. Ok, maybe I don’t feel that bad.
BTW kinda funny how you didn’t address anything I said. You just, mistakenly, said I politicized the issue. I don’t believe I mentioned anything about politics other than using Al Gore’s name. The only reason I even did that was because he is the most visible spokesperson for global warming. Not because he was a politician.
Nice try John but not particularly effective.

By: john stone

john stone — Sun, 04 May 2008 03:09:01 +0000

Ken, I can’t believe you are not able to read. I stated before and I’ll state it again, I am not a supporter of Al Gore, nor have I ever watched his media progamming. This isn’t about Al Gore, it is about idiots like yourself who can’t read. Our planet is suffering, we have limited resources, and people with limited brain power to understand this. Shall I repeat this paragraph, because of your learning disability.

By: ken roberts

ken roberts — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:58:14 +0000

Gore has 72 scientist who’s job is to relate impact of weather changes on the planet they are a bunch of scenario builders and have not the expertise to predict the next days weather . we have 1,900 American scientists that have signed the Oregon papers in protest of man made warming , all of these people are as concerned about our future as any one . but that is the way of people like John Stone , the debate is over and it has not yet begun. John can you show me where the polar bears are dying out , if you can come up with that I might be more inclined to listen to your story .From 5,000 to 25,000 since 1980 now that doesn’t sound as if they are dying out . 13,000 hectares of new ice at the poles , that is an increase is it not ?

also warming Island, oh boy that is a classic , it was mapped as an island fifty years ago it has been proven,and from the frogs being killed out because of the tripe on the boots of the environmentalists not the man made warming, to this bear lie it makes me believe you have been duped by AL Gore and his minions . Do you ever read anything or do you just take Gores word on it or may haps you saw Gores movie .

By: john stone

john stone — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:29:30 +0000

Bryan, I am not a supporter of Al Gore, nor do I have any affiliation with the Democratic Party or any Political Party. I am an individual, and I approach each issue on its on merits. You have proven to me that the folks opposing the reality of Global Warming are politicizing this issue and bringing idiots such as Al Gore into the picture. This is not, and should not be a political issue; it is an issue of Planet survival. By the way Bryan, I am glad you can add numbers. You might do well competing against a fifth grader or less.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 03 May 2008 08:53:41 +0000

Yes John, and as we all know, science is never wrong. In the history of the Earth there has never been six billion people before? Ok, I’ll give you that. Also, up until we had five billion people, there have never been that many before. Same goes for four billion and so on. That number is neither here nor there. You have your mind made up on global warming and there is no changing it. So be it. I wonder how much you’ve, actually, looked into it or if you are just parroting what you hear people such as Al Gore say? I can truthfully say that I’ve looked at what both sides have offered and added a little common sense as well. As for it being “science”, they are now predicting a 10 year cooling cycle. Hmmmmm, that wasn’t supposed to happen. Oh well, I guess they changed their minds. Of course, the world hasn’t warmed since 1998 so if you add those years to the upcoming ten years of cooling, no warming will have happened for two decades.

By: john stone

john stone — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:43:35 +0000

For those of you who think Global Warming is a hoax, I feel sorry for you and your children, and you children’s children. It is Science folks, plain and simple. Never in the history of our Earth has there been 6 billion people. There are consequences arising from our use and mis-management of our natural resources. We are changing the Planet, and the change is irreversible.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:07:59 +0000

You can find an excessive amount of information debunking the Hysteria here:

The Anti “Man-Made” Global Warming Resource
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Popular_Technology/index.php?showtopic=2050

Censored Global Warming Videos
http://www.populartechnology.net/2008/01/censored-global-warming-videos.html

NO ‘Consensus’ on “Man-Made” Global Warming
http://www.populartechnology.net/2007/10/no-consensus-on-global-warming.html

The Global Warming Book Collection
http://www.populartechnology.net/2008/04/global-warming-book-collection.html

By: eric swenson

eric swenson — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:05:49 +0000

well that is a very convincing comment ” john stone ”
26 vs 1 hmmmm….. i go with the previous 26 comments
i believe you are mistaken .
ice ages come , ice ages go !!
heat waves come , heat waves go
here is an interesting link
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aU.evtnk6DPo&refer=worldwide
the gist is global warming will take a pause for 10 years but watch out after that.
global warming is all a hoax to give the government more power to take more of your money i.e. “carbon tax”
when people can consistently predict weather for the next day then i may give them credit for the following week.
but not for the next 50 years , it isn’t possible …yet

By: john stone

john stone — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:50:38 +0000

whatyououghttoknow.com is a brainwashing site. Global Warming is real.

By: Terri

Terri — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:19:31 +0000

Finally, something that provides some sense to all the phoney-baloney. Thank you so much! We’re so tired of hearing it over and over again. And guess what so are my teenagers!

By: Mary Alice

Mary Alice — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:08:22 +0000

Thank you! I don’t know who you are, but thanks for the sanity.
Now what? Do we just tolerate the goofiness until it passes away?

By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:59:29 +0000

Great show man! You articulated everything I believe about global warming from the research I’ve done. Great work and keep it up!

By: tony raimo

tony raimo — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:24:19 +0000

Al Gore and the rest of his freaky friends should be put on a cruise ship and set out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. There our Navy can practise lobbing bombs at them.
There is no such actual history to say the planet is heating up. As a matter of fact it is rather cooling down.
Al…..you are still a jerk!

By: Paul S

Paul S — Fri, 02 May 2008 02:37:03 +0000

I even quit giving to MIT because they do not seem to have the courage to speak out on the lack of science and truth in the AL Gore Movie.

By: Kenny O of Attleboro, MA

Kenny O of Attleboro, MA — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:14:17 +0000

Absolutely On the Mark… Of course they can’t air this on national television, it’s too long; it’s the truth!

and don’t worry about Al Gore, he won’t see this, he is on his jet plane on his way to lecture us about “our carbon footprint”.

Maybe his plane will fly over the Bermuda Triangle! We could not be so luck…

By: Paul A.S.

Paul A.S. — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:53:49 +0000

OH LORDY!!
I am so glad I found this link.I read all of the posts.Just want to add my 2 cents.We all know that the
“media” is controled by the LIBS.That’s why you’ll never see the truth on the evening news..Glenn Beck will get the truth out.I’m just sayin’.The enviromental WHACKOS
won’t be happy ’till we’re riding around in 2 wheel horse drawn carts with the body of a 50′s era crosly mounted over it.Whew,Boy sounds like fun….

By: Scott M

Scott M — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:36:03 +0000

The truth shall set you free! This should be “mainstream”. Thank you for getting this out there.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:51:10 +0000

Lol…does anyone remember those trippy “Weekly Readers” the teachers used to hand out? It talked about acid rain, living on the moon in 2080, machine feet that would walk for you. Yeah. Anyways, there was one particular long Weekly Reader (1991, I think) that talked about the Biosphere in Arizona, how scientists are going to live on it and it’ll be a replica of the earth and it’ll be so cool! Weekly Reader never reported on it again. I never found out ’til later why not. Scientists don’t like to talk about their flops. :)

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:30:49 +0000

I think I should turn in my acid repellent suit huh?

By: CrazyDave

CrazyDave — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:41:28 +0000

Awesome!

By: jeremy

jeremy — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:20:20 +0000

excellent. I am looking forward to forwarding this to my family members that have completely bought into this global crisis movement.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:56:56 +0000

every day i sit with a bunch of left-wing democrats (which has let me to become not a republican, but and anti-democrat)and all i hear about is global warming and how awesome al gore is

thank you so much ill show this to all of them

By: John from NIU

John from NIU — Thu, 01 May 2008 05:08:20 +0000

Excellent show! Quite even handed and informative.

Oh, and there’s nothing wrong with being a Skeptic. So don’t worry, you must also be an honorary “show me” state resident.

By: Rion

Rion — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:07:12 +0000

You sir are my hero, this argument is epic. Too bad the lemmings wont listen too it. I would say site your sources more but ya know lemmings don’t care about facts. You have one more new watcher, Im even showing this to my friends.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:08:05 +0000

Well said, sir. :-)

By: Lilmissgeek

Lilmissgeek — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:48:55 +0000

Pretty controversial issue… I agree that climate change is happening. I say “change” because some places are getting colder and others are getting warmer. But, at this point, I don’t think that we can necessarily say that we’re having as big of an effect on the environment as all the environmentalists claim. I also don’t think that we’re having as little of an effect as the opposing side claims. But hey, hindsight is 20/20 and we’ll probably know in 30 or so years.

I think one of the main problems is that we only hear of the 2 extremes… we’re either the cause or not. No middle ground to walk on.

Another problem is that people are rushing off to make “solutions” without thoroughly thinking through the problems that they might cause. An example, those new low energy light bulbs… no one knows that for most of them you have to properly dispose them because they have mercury in them. And no one is going to market the fact that they have mercury in them, just that they are a huge energy saver. The mercury bit they add in on the small print on the packaging.

By: Scott L.

Scott L. — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:19:51 +0000

Thank you, I will be recommending this episode to all the Global Warming Alarmists at my school. I have been trying to make the same point for a long time.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:39:36 +0000

I ran into an interesting story a few days ago that discusses what it would take in alternate energy to replace the world’s oil. 250,000 solar panels a day, a 900 MW nuclear reactor every week, or 1200 wind farms a week, for the next 50 years. You could also build 200 18GW hydroelectric dams, or 7700 solar thermal plants. That would replace the oil currently in use. If you want to replace coal and natural gas add 150% to those figures. Of course, the demand for energy is expected to double in the next 30 years. There is no easy answer, quick fix, or magic bullet. Fossil fuels will be with us for some time to come. So restart the drills and find ways to burn it cleaner.

http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9928068-54.html

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:52:40 +0000

I thought I was the only one who felt that the ‘global warming problem’ would be ‘solved’ by planting more trees.
At what point did ‘THEY’ (ie. THEY say that the planet is warming, THEY say the planet is cooling and we are all going to die.) start to become omnipotent?

By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:49:25 +0000

“Malthusian”? Nice!

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:22:35 +0000

Kudos! KUDOS!!!
Can they take Nobel Peace prizes back?

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:18:59 +0000

Brav-freakin-o!

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By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:03:24 +0000

You folks are brilliant. Have you noticed though that they no longer use the phrase “global warming”. Now it’s “climate change”. The Nancy Pelosi/Newt Gingrich ads tell how we need to work together to stop climate change. Guess they are just hedging their bets. Warming, cooling, rainy, arid can all fall under climate change. I guess unless it’s sunny and seventy degrees with a chance of evening showers it’s the fault of people.

By: Kel

Kel — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:42:00 +0000

Excellent! It’s rare that we get this perspective, although it’s what I’ve believed all along. When I was in junior high, we learned that the earth would probably start to heat up again. Now it is, and people are panicking? OK….

This article has some good data as well: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/23/AR2006052301305_pf.html