To their credit, the other three on the panel (Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts, and George Stephanopolos) calmly refuted his tirade, albeit with a bemused look at the sad little man. All three agreed that while there may merit discussion on the severity of the problem (is it just the polar ice cap that's melting, or Greenland, as stated in An Inconvenient Truth?), there is no question that global warming/ climate change is a real problem.
I came across an interesting website that gives information on the efforts of companies to adress this issue. Because after all, even though you and I do everything we can to recycle, reuse, and reduce, the biggest impact is by far from manufacturing and other large corporations. You can see “who takes climate change seriously” (obviously George Will's name is not there!) at ClimateCounts.
For example, while it's true that “nobody doesn't like Sara Lee”, you might not like her so much after you read that she's basically doing nothing to decrease her rather large footprint. However, you will be pleased to know that Unilever, makers of Country Crock, Hellman's, Knorr, Lifebuoy, Lipton, Lux, Pond's, Slimfast, Vaseline, Wishbone, Dove, Ben & Jerry's, and I Can't Believe It's not Butter, among other things, has been tracking and reducing their impact on globla warming since 1995.
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"...there is no question that global warming/ climate change is a real problem."
This sad little writer seems not to have done her homework and thus ignorantly believes that global warming is bad, that it is caused by humans, and that scientists all agree with her.
She tells us of three socialist journalists diagreeing with a non-socialist about it and she heaps her scorn and condescending contempt on him. Socialists, after all, merely want to force themselves on the whole world because it needs them so.
What a sad, ignorant little woman. Blaming the climate on humans is as idiotic as ancient mystics blaming solar eclipses on humans. The only consensus for global warming hysteria is among socialists, not scientists.
Well I'm all for free speech, so I'll gladly post your opinion. I have to say, this is the first time I've ever heard Sam Donaldson described as a "socialist journalist."
Sarcasm aside, Anonymous, I have indeed done my home work. Here are some facts:
According to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 11 of the past 12 years are among the dozen warmest since 1850. And the rate of warming is increasing. The 20th century's last two decades were the hottest in 400 years and possibly the warmest for several millennia, according to a number of climate studies.
According to NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, average temperatures have climbed 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 degree Celsius) around the world since 1880, much of this in recent decades.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration states that "human activity has been increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (mostly carbon dioxide from combustion of coal, oil, and gas; plus a few other trace gases). There is no scientific debate on this point."
That's just a start. There is plenty of scientific data to support the fact that humans are contributing to climate change. Some people refuse to accept these facts, just as some others refuse to accept evolution.
Calling names is the last refuge of someone who's argument is weak, Anonymous.
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