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Azred · 05-15-2002, 03:44 PM

There has never been any concrete scientific proof or evidence that human activity has led directly to climactic changes. El Nino has more effect on weather patterns than all "greenhouse gases" combined, and is a completely natural phenomenon.
The reason that global warming was ever even an issue was that some scientists made wild, earth-changing claims that all our coastal cities would flood and that the equatorial belt would become like the Sahara, etc. Massive ecological disaster makes for good, flashy news stories that generate a lot of interest in the "research". (anyone remember "cold fusion"?)

I do think that we should continue to look for clean sources of energy (fuel cells and solar cells are the two best) but anyone who claims that "the end is near" should be politely ignored. The consensus of the scientific community used to be that the Earth was the center of the universe, you know....

[ 05-15-2002, 03:45 PM: Message edited by: Azred ]

05-15-2002, 03:44 PM	#2
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 55 Posts: 4,037	There has never been any concrete scientific proof or evidence that human activity has led directly to climactic changes. El Nino has more effect on weather patterns than all "greenhouse gases" combined, and is a completely natural phenomenon. The reason that global warming was ever even an issue was that some scientists made wild, earth-changing claims that all our coastal cities would flood and that the equatorial belt would become like the Sahara, etc. Massive ecological disaster makes for good, flashy news stories that generate a lot of interest in the "research". (anyone remember "cold fusion"?) I do think that we should continue to look for clean sources of energy (fuel cells and solar cells are the two best) but anyone who claims that "the end is near" should be politely ignored. The consensus of the scientific community used to be that the Earth was the center of the universe, you know.... [ 05-15-2002, 03:45 PM: Message edited by: Azred ] __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.