Analog-X64 opened this issue on Jun 13, 2007 · 52 posts
dvlenk6 posted Sat, 16 June 2007 at 10:12 AM
I didn't say greenhouses gas emmission is good. I didn't say oil companies are good for the ecology. I'm saying there are worse pollution problems that get ignored because of the political impact of Oil and GW. Stop putting words in my mouth.
Water pollution (as one example) is a much worse problem than emmision based air contamination; but you don't hear about it much. It doesn't exist. Ask the politician campaigning for tougher air quality controls, he'll tell you. <- He's the one that killed the bill to initiate tougher emmision controls on cars, BTW.
You have to actively seek out information on water pollution. GW is in your face every day; but is nowhere even in the remote league with the water situation for ecological impact.
If you have ever been around during a dysentery outbreak or done relief work in a Drought/Famine situation, you might have a different idea about the severity of GW, in the scheme of things. I'd imagine the people that clean up the masses of dead fish and marine birds that wash up onto beachs probably feel the same way.
What is very scary about the quickly diminishing fresh water supply is that 43% of the causes for it are classified as 'unknown'. It's pretty disturbing to me that there is really no investigation trying to resolve that 'unknown' factor (there is some; but only small scale individual efforts).
Why?
Because every institution (at least if they are interested in public funding) is on GW research.
So, in a way, I think the GW craze (because I feel it is blown out of proportion in relation to other issues) causes more serious and immediate issues to get glossed over.
I think GW is "fashionable environmentalism". I think at least half the people talking about it have no concern for the ecosystem. I think a lot of those same people live lifestyles that contribute to it. Like the overfed guy sitting in the air conditioned room with many refrigerated soda cans behind him, talking about it in the video from the 1st post.
If you want to interpret my posts as meaning I have no concern for the ecology, that's up to you.
You're way off base about that; though.
I guess this needs to be added to every post:
***** NOTE*** I'm not attacking anyone, just stating my opinion NOTE**
^maybe I should change my signature to that.
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