I didn't read the article; I delete most non-astro posts these days due to lack of time or interest, but I'd like to comment on Ron's post: --- Ron Vanderhule <nitesite@lgcy.com> wrote:
In reality the extent and causes of the alleged global warming are open for debate but certain entities sieze the opportunity for power, money, or political advantage by terrifying the masses and then naming a culprit and soliciting support ($$$$,votes) to fix the problem.
Likewise, there are certain entities whom deny the alleged problem to continue making money (and/or votes). And really, the corroboration by science entities with nothing to gain is just too huge to dismiss anymore. It has grown beyond partisanism. Now I can't say with certainty that global warming isn't man-caused or at least contributed-to by humans, but after I weigh all the evidence, it does seem that way- convincingly. I am a hard-core capitalist. Rocking certain ecconomic foundations runs against the grain, but I'm not sure that the Emperor is clothed anymore. It's only natural to support leadership that at least wants to examine things more closely and take an activist stance. Being somewhat of an amateur astronomer, I know that a runaway greenhouse effect can be bad for one's health, and we already have one Venus in the Solar System. Some evidence states that the process can get out of hand in a short time- we can't afford to gamble that it won't. -The Martians and Jovians are on their own. Good to see you're still with us, Ron! ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. http://new.mail.yahoo.com