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By: Douglas Biden

Douglas Biden — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:05:48 +0000

If all the OECD nations cap their emissions and the emerging markets do not, world emissions will rise (not fall)as economic activity shifts even more rapidly to those parts of the world. Their populations are 4 times those of the OECD nations, their industry is far less energy efficient and far more carbon intensive, and they have no intention of capping their emissions and giving up those 6-8 percent growth rates. It is sheer folly (as Mr. Mayer suggests) and amounts only to wealth redistribution without the full participation of the emerging markets.

By: Larry Middleton

Larry Middleton — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:17:29 +0000

Who are these Al Gore followers.
We are in the Middle of two Ice Ages. If you want to fear something fear that one. New york City buried miles under the Ice. Indiana buried under the Ice.
Where do people go. The Earth has a uncanny ability to protect itself. When was the last time any of these so called Warming of the World people looked at history of this Planet. If the world had warmed up about 8,000 years ago we would not be here.

We all can argue this for the next 100 or so years as the next Ice age begins to engulf us some time in the future. Does Wyoming explode and a we begin a new Ice Age, some Meteor hit us, volcano in the mediterranean blast off, or one off the coast of Africa. You tell me but I am not losing sleep over any of this or all the possibilities that can happen.

By: Bart

Bart — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:31:48 +0000

Uh, Gonzo…

Global warming WAS a fact for about 30 years. But for the past 10 years the Earth has been cooling. Substantially.

That’s not to say industries that pollute the environment shouldn’t be called to task for the simple fact that they impact the quality of life for millions – but to market it all as “Battling Global Warming” is stretching the truth just a little.

And the “Carbon Footprint” of the US is but a small piece of the global puzzle. Do you honestly believe that China will put their economy at risk to save the environment?

By: Mike Endres (Market Trend Trader)

Mike Endres (Market Trend Trader) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:14:14 +0000

The time has past for worrying about reducing global warming. It will happen whether or not we screw each other into the ground over it or not.

Don’t fret. The Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse will saddle up and ride long before we can do anything about reducing as much as a fart in a cattle lot.

This country, as great as it is, will not agree to pay the price required to reduce carbon emmission much less the rest of the world.

By 2100, the most benevolent estimates of sea level rise is about a meter (over 3 ft.). That alone will cause untold death and destruction in this country as New York and most coastal cities are lost and population shifts become unmanageable.

We need to layout plans for survival when things start to pinch, not play stupid idiotic political games that just rape taxpayers to no positive result.

By: Ed Gonzo

Ed Gonzo — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:38:15 +0000

Global warming is a fact. Scientific fact. Wheather is man-made or natural, nobody knows. My guess: man-made.

The problem is that it’s already here. Unless one could retrieve carbon from the atmosphere, we are going to see enviromental changes that you can’t dream of at this point. All in the next 20 to 30 years. Virtually NO scientific source disregards the issue as not very serious; the debate concerns only wheather it’s catastrophic or just very serious.

So, making ANY predictions, including economic, for 2050 is a waste of time, to say the least.

I do like Mr Mayer’s writing, though.

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