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kleinbl00  ·  3908 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Global Warming vs Rush Limbaugh

    wait, what did you say?

...that stuff. that stuff up there. That stuff that basically says "global warming can no longer be stopped, it can only be slowed and even that is a lot less useful than dealing with the consequences."

Those two books I linked? I've read them. So throwing a whole bunch of OccupyWallSt links at me? Yeah, preaching to the choir, homie.

But what I don't understand is what you're so bent about. All i said was that you oughtta read up to get some perspective and that there are organizations that are doing what they can against climate change.

I'm not sure how getting all fleck-lipped about it is somehow better than, you know, wrapping your head around it and assessing it with a clear eye, but whatever.

mk - something in your emailer choked on the context above. Here's all I got via email:

Hi kleinbl00. ZenDog just replied to your post: So... based on your links and based on your viewpoint, what I'm going to recommend is some reading up on global warming.

For one thing, we're past the tipping point.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

ZenDog wrote:

wait, what did you say?| Then, if you want to do somethingSo in other words, I really shouldn't do anything at all, right now, or even ever without first . . . reading something . . . .something like . . . THIS: > This is not cool> Along with the Arctic ice, the rich world's smugness will melt", by George Monbiot> The Crossroads clearly before us: Global Warming's Terrifying New Math; by Bill McKibben> Here’s a story that should be the lead across the nation: > Climate Change Is Happening Faster Than You Think > Already, traffic is increasing. In 2010, for example, the administrators of the Northern Sea Route granted permission for four vessels to transit the icy seaway. Last year, that total had risen to 46. Earlier this month, the figure stood at 270.> 5 Terrifying Statements in the Leaked Climate ReportLast Time Carbon Dioxide Levels Were This High: 15 Million Years Ago, Scientists Report What Factors Determine Earth's Climate?+ Earth more sensitive to CO2 than previously thought