Re: [LAD] Science (OT)

Yes peak oil is the real short term problem. that may make global warming
worse!! as people try to keep living as they want, they will just burn Coal
and such. This could accelerate global warming, so really the two are tied.

Bob

2010/1/7 Stéphane Letz <letz@email-addr-hidden>

>
> Le 7 janv. 2010 à 01:48, Jane a écrit :
>
> > dear #lad'ies,
> >
> > just wanted to say sorry for becoming infected by the (IMO) rogue like
> behaviour of some person(s) on IRC. hope you don't mind. i think there is
> nothing wrong with wanting to live in an intact world. and i don't think
> that i am crazy (or sociopathic) because i have hope that we are in fact
> living in an intact world right now. if I accept that the world isn't
> perfect and that "they" *lie* when they say that we are killing the *oh so
> sensitive* ecosystem BY JUST LIVING OUR LIVES, then I can say that this
> world is indeed intact and there is no polar bear or planet to worry about!
> - you see, in the end, all I want is my peace of mind and not being fooled
> by some *possibly* outdated, interest powered science which just makes me
> feel ashamed of what we, mankind, have managed!
> >
> > how do you manage to live your life knowing that you are killing the
> ecosystem? how can you take all that bullshit without becoming cynical?
> >
> >
> > down to -20°C tonight in germany - thats reeaaaally hot!
>
> 1) If science educated people cannot distinguish between day to day weather
> and long term climate trends, then we are in trouble...
>
> 2) If science educated people trust this stupid climate hacked email hoax,
> then we are are in trouble... (
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nnVQ2fROOg&feature=youtube_gdata)
>
> 3) Climate story is probably not the more important short term threat
> (although on long term it may be the one...), I would say "peak oil" is
> *the* short term threat but very few people understand that correctly.
>
> 4) There is always *something* to do, to not make the situation worse. I
> personally consider this as a "moral" choice.
>
> Stéphane
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