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Climate nonsense

How is it arrogant to give human beings credit for changing the climate?
I'm not sure where this particular argument comes from, but it's the easiest one to disprove.
What would happen to the earth if the US set off every nuclear weapon it had?
Nuclear winter. That is not arrogance, that is reality.
Human beings have a lot of power. Unfortunately, they often lack intelligence and wisdom, and they misuse the power they are given.

I guess for you sir, ignorance is bliss. Turn a blind eye to it and it will all go away.

There is too Global Warming, it's called Spring. Spring comes every year, about March. Then we have global cooling every year, about September.

Whichever side of the global climate change issue you take, I think everyone can agree that we all ought to be less wasteful and do our part to take care of the planet.

How long ago did you venture outside of Nephi - there are scientist that contradict one another and there is two sides to the story and if you are saying there is money involved will with what we have witnessed in the past 8 years money didn't want the truth to come out, and money changed rules to accommodate money etc. We have issues in the environment that we all need to be conscience off. Have you not watched the area in the north where the ice shelves are breaking away and melting etc Ask Greenland, Iceland what they are experiencing - get out of Nephi and see the whole world sir

God gave us, including you, intelligence to realise that we can and are affecting global climate. He's going to be pretty cranked that you're blaming him for it.

Mike:
The global climate does not cool in the fall. It's summer now in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sigh...

Thank you! Finally someone is making a logical point on "Global Warming". Al Gore Sucks!

This letter illustrates the need for better science education in our schools. Scientifically illiterate people are easy prey for the half truths and sophistry used to refute accepted, mainstream concepts like evolution and global warming.

"We get warming on parts of the earth, while we are getting cooling on other parts of the earth. That is just the way the Lord planned it."

BUT OF COURSE! Global warming couldn't POSSIBLY have anything to do with skyrocketing energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions or deforestation! It's all perfectly NATURAL, therefore it's the way the LORD wants it to be, therefore WHY WORRY?

It amazes me how quick people are to absolve the human species of ANY responsibility for the environment. Future generations will curse us for our inaction.

Man is the only animal that poisons its own drinking water, the air that it breathes, and has the ability to turn up the temperature of its own planet.

The "Pleasantville" mentality of doing nothing (Let God take care of it) is destroying the earth.

Russel, this is about your 3rd letter on this subject already. Is Nephi really so boring? Every time you seem to miss several great points:

#1 Cleaning up the environment is good. Kinda like how bringing Democracy to Iraq is "good" right? That's what right wingers keep tellin me!
#2 Developing new technology helps us in the future.
#3 Going Green can and will create new jobs.
#4 Finding alternative energies will help break us from oil. We can then lead the world in this aspect instead of being a slave to it.

I guess if you want to continue to be left in the past, you may Russel. It's your choice.

Why do the fools always talk loudest. Russell Bender doesnt understand the science. There may be debate in the scientific community (there isnt really) but it is being done by scientists, not morons in Nephi writing from their unibomber style shack.

Mainstream concepts are not always true larry. A good example is the accepted "truth" that women should take hormone supplements upon entering menopause. Women sure benefitted from the latest science. After three decades of consensus in the medical community we found out that we were causing breast cancer to skyrocket.

The point is that just because it generally accepted does not mean its "true". There are many other examples of this kind of thought. Science is usually wrong before it gets it right. As a scientist, I respect the scientific method but am cautious of science that is politically or financially motivated.

Science is often corrupted by greed. Use your own mind and think critically. Don't believe the press, they do not understand the science behind the concepts. The press is a useful idiot.

Fortunately and finally, many educated people are now recognizing that the global warming fraud is in reality one of the greatest hoaxes ever perpetrated on the human race by big-government liberals and socialists whose major objective is to obtain a greater control over our lives and the economy. Now if only school curricula can be renovated to eliminate this nonsense and, thereby, cease the brainwashing of our children in this matter, perhaps there is still a possibilty of common sense prevaiing.

These "so called scientists" spent 8-10 years getting their PhDs in Climatology, and have spent their entire working lives studying the climate. You read a newspaper article. Thanks, but I'll take their word over yours.

Oh from simple minds. What is strange is that he keeps rewriting the same simple minded letter and the DN keeps reprinting it. Are the people at the DN also so simple minded that they cannot see it may have different words but otherwise is the exact same simple minded letter over and over again? if he could at least provide some creditable evidence for his claim then maybe there would be something worth printing.

Its not surprising that someone whos globe only consists of Yuba to Salt Lake has absolutely no understanding of global climate change. Just keep listening to Rush, cleaning your gun, and making those tinfoil hats.

Always leave the campground a tad nicer than you found it.

Another crazy right-winger trying his best to polarize the country even further than the usual.