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We do need that energy. But it won’t work everywhere, and the technology isn’t advanced yet. I’d love to see it work, and it’s important to talk about...
July 10, 2021 at 23:00
This is one option which has been used for years—nothing new. But we need more than geothermal. You have to have the right conditions for it to be via...
July 10, 2021 at 12:54
Have it your way. So any time I say "existential" just translate that as "very, very bad." Still, even if there's a small chance that it's existential...
July 09, 2021 at 01:01
:lol: Truly out of Trump’s playbook: look like a complete buffoon, then simply pretend like you’re a very stable genius. Well done. You’re right: you’...
July 08, 2021 at 03:15
Yes, and you've definitely shown yourself to be someone who can tell us. For those interested in the actual science: "In climate model simulations of ...
July 07, 2021 at 22:32
Okay, so no need to answer my question above -- apparently it wasn't a joke. So the earth will cool down is what you "think", eh? Guess we can tell th...
July 07, 2021 at 20:34
Good point. If we're going to split hairs about the word "existential," then how about instead of meaning the "human species" we mean the people of Ba...
July 07, 2021 at 20:29
Then you simply aren't paying attention. It's very much like an asteroid hurling towards earth. Not the same, of course. But regardless, you completel...
July 07, 2021 at 20:27
Let me save all the "it's not an existential threat" crowd on here some time. Here's Republican Dan Crenshaw for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
July 07, 2021 at 04:39
If we hit 4 degrees Celsius by 2050, we can wave goodbye to human life as we know it. If you think that's somehow not "really possible," then you're r...
July 07, 2021 at 04:24
That's just nonsense. Climate change is an existential risk -- there's little doubt about that. What you -- and others -- want to do here is split hai...
July 07, 2021 at 04:15
You have to be aware that these positions even exist, and Frank has done his best to avoid them because it doesn't feel good.
July 05, 2021 at 21:06
That climate change, like nuclear war, is an existential threat? Good. When I say this, I'm repeating what I've read from scientists, not the media. P...
July 05, 2021 at 21:05
You haven't read David Archer -- who's a serious person and a climate scientist. As I've said before, there is very good reason to believe it could wi...
July 05, 2021 at 20:57
:lol: :up:
July 05, 2021 at 18:43
No one is saying we’re doomed. If we continue business as usual? Yes, then we’re dead. There’s a chance, of course, that we survive— just as there’s a...
July 05, 2021 at 13:59
https://apple.news/APFr19IAmTXOlAZrxQ-840w Renewables the cheapest form of energy last year. Hmmm…
July 05, 2021 at 12:22
Good resource for anyone with questions: https://www.nytimes.com/article/climate-change-global-warming-faq.html?name=styln-climate&region=TOP_BANNER&b...
July 05, 2021 at 12:15
Doomed implies it’s inevitable. Which justifies doing nothing, since we’re doomed anyway. Here’s a cartoon version. An asteroid is approaching Earth. ...
July 05, 2021 at 12:09
Not once did I say we’re doomed. Yes, if we do nothing — we’re dead. “If.” That’s not hard to understand, and that’s not saying “we’re doomed.” The ch...
July 05, 2021 at 12:04
First of all, you're making things up. No one is saying we have "12 years to save the world." Absolutely no one. No one serious anyway. That you refle...
July 05, 2021 at 02:07
It says it's not as bad as the media make it out to be because it's nit-picking. Playing semantic games at a moment like this, when scientists around ...
July 04, 2021 at 18:57
Our congress: https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/news/2021/03/30/497685/climate-deniers-117th-congress/
July 04, 2021 at 17:29
True. It’s really a question of when, and whether it’s too little too late. All the changes around us right now would have been great 25 or 30 years a...
July 04, 2021 at 03:45
I missed this one. :lol:
July 04, 2021 at 03:33
Good for you! It’s clearly doing wonders.
July 04, 2021 at 03:21
:lol: Just as I thought. Stick with your dogma and be happy. The world is transitioning away from fossil fuels, which are 100% contributing to the cli...
July 04, 2021 at 03:15
So laws are "restrictions," in Ayn Rand's eyes (sorry, I mean "your" eyes), and thus restrict freedom. How quaint. By this I gather you exempt the law...
July 04, 2021 at 01:07
And because he apparently doesn’t read anything outside climate denial— and maybe not even that, given that the only reference given thus far has been...
July 03, 2021 at 13:39
Not enraged, and certainly not baffled. Not by you anyway. Yeah, you’re a hero. How brave.
July 03, 2021 at 13:37
It’s comments like this that make it obvious you don’t have a clue. Excess amount of greenhouse gases produces a greater greenhouse effect. That’s not...
July 03, 2021 at 13:30
Believed what? Going solely on what you've said thus far, it seems very obvious to me that you really haven't taken the time to understand the (now) o...
July 03, 2021 at 00:01
I'm very familiar with Alex Epstein. I'm also familiar with other very famous climate "skeptics" -- Marc Morano. James Inhofe. Myron Ebell. Bjorn Lomb...
July 02, 2021 at 23:20
Well yes, of course. That's all I'm talking about, although a lot of people here are taking a much broader view. But I don't care as much about whethe...
July 02, 2021 at 23:08
Your point is well taken. This is why I'm hopeful but not pushing too hard for this -- I know it can be "appropriated" by those who want to see nothin...
July 02, 2021 at 22:58
No one is- or ever has - said this is what’s necessary. This is yet another common strawman used by science deniers. It’s either catastrophe or Stone ...
July 02, 2021 at 15:42
Exactly right. Unfortunately I agree with you, although I’m still hopeful that the carbon removal technology can ramp up quickly. Bill Gates is on the...
July 02, 2021 at 12:56
And this is only one part of the world. We simultaneously have a drought going on here in New England, and one of the hottest Junes on record. Climate...
July 02, 2021 at 12:49
From a scientist hired by Exxon in the 80s to study the effects on climate: “We were doing very good work at Exxon. We had eight scientific papers pub...
July 02, 2021 at 12:43
That’s because you’re completely ignorant about this topic. If you continue to choose not to take 10 minutes to read about it, please stop trolling th...
July 02, 2021 at 12:42
Then you really don't know what you're talking about, and I suggest taking literally 10 minutes, type in "climate change" in Google, pick one result -...
July 02, 2021 at 03:37
:chin: Yeah, and I'm not denying that smoking causes cancer. I just think we should all smoke as much as possible. Because I'm smart.
July 02, 2021 at 03:34
No, not with me, with the overwhelming scientific consensus and the undeniable evidence. You choose to ignore all of that -- that's fine. People belie...
July 02, 2021 at 03:30
An interesting point. Notice that polls of younger people (including those identifying as Republicans) show that they are much more concerned about cl...
July 02, 2021 at 03:03
So that makes a total of 2 or 3 climate deniers so far. My advice: go back to your echo chamber. You won't learn anything here, since you don't care t...
July 02, 2021 at 02:58
What "cherry picking" are you referring to? https://news.mongabay.com/2021/01/were-approaching-critical-climate-tipping-points-qa-with-tim-lenton/ Als...
July 02, 2021 at 02:53
Well there's really no alternative I can see -- so you're either wrong or we're dead. What we feel about this shouldn't really matter -- rather, what ...
July 02, 2021 at 02:33
Just saw this, apropos: Democrats have a year to save the planet. Not really a joke...or an exaggeration.
July 01, 2021 at 01:43
Okay...and then what? Is that where the story ends for you? If so, you're part of what I mean in the title of this thread. Because I'm sure a lot of o...
July 01, 2021 at 01:00
I understand that, and I'm not questioning your sincerity about it. I agree wholeheartedly that we, as individual consumers, should be doing more. But...
June 29, 2021 at 20:17