Posted on 02/02/2007 9:50:11 AM PST by ml/nj
They cling precariously to the top of what is left of the ice floe, their fragile grip the perfect symbol of the tragedy of global warming.
Captured on film by Canadian environmentalists, the pair of polar bears look stranded on chunks of broken ice.
Although the magnificent creatures are well adapted to the water, and can swim scores of miles to solid land, the distance is getting ever greater as the Arctic ice diminishes.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
You have to compare the carbon monoxide produced by man to what naturally occurs. I.E. against volcanos, forrest fires, etc. Then let's talk.
(EVEN IF GLOBAL WARMING IS OCCURRING IT CAN BE OFFSET WITHOUT DESTROYING THE ECONOMY OR EMPOWERING A NANNY STATE.)
In a nutshell, this is all I am trying to say. Carbon based fuel is dumb, dirty and outdated. There has to be a sane approach to combating this.
So what do we do when fossil fuel runs out? I want someone introduce a cleaner, cheaper fuel to the market and let the consumer decide.
We have to start finding alternatives NOW. Kennedy said he wanted a man on the moon by 1970 and it happened. When this country goes to work on something, it usually gets done.
There has to be a sane solution to the problem. We are too dependant on fossil fuels. I welcome to day that we can leave the middle east and let them turn it into a giant glass factory if they are so inclined.
That doesn't look like a winter picture to me.
Go to Riehl World View for the full story. Don't miss the section on media manipulation.
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