Who doesn't believe in global warming? And why?

i believe in it and personally i like it. i would rather it be 100 degrees anyday than 55 or cooler any other day. i hate cold. i hate snow. i like sweating. cold beer taste much better when its hot. pave the rainforest!

@Goldi: are you able to see the sibling questions on the right of this window, or are you on an iPhone? This has been asked and answered many times. I will send you the links tomorrow, if you like.

pave the rainforest, yeah!
who needs fresh air anyways?!

Well, other species need it, and we need other species. Paved rainforest leads to dead planet, including humans. I suggest you hot weather lovers simply consider moving to a warmer region.

@zaki; I’m pretty sure ishotthesheriff is being sarcastic.

Thanks. I’m playing along.

My in-laws. I’m not exactly sure why. OMostlikely because they’ve turned it into something political. Because apparently on freaks and Democrats should be concerned about the world we live. Might also be because the are pro-business and any sort of restrictions would hamper our ability to rape the world and make money hand over fist. The answer I like best though is: they are simply cracked.

to hell with politicians and candidates.
direct action!
do things yourself. get it done.
remember the Boston Tea Party? . . .

I would venture to guess that no one here has the scientific background to fully substantiate their belief in global warming. What you are saying is that you’ve taken a leap of faith that what you’ve heard about global warming is true. Unfortunately the issue has been politicized rather than let the scientists hash it out. Many scientists believe that global warming is indeed caused by humans and there are some that discount this possibility. Global warming is a theory and one that would take quite a bit of time to conclusively prove. Its probably this lack of conclusive proof that spawns the doubters.

Reed: ”...no one here has the scientific background to fully substantiate their belief in global warming.”

There are many intelligent, well-read and thoughtful members of the collective, and prof. scientists on this site (altho from some of the recent Q & As, you might question that).

I believe strongly in the “better safe than sorry” premise. Something is happening; why wait for every shred of cause——> effect to be documented?

Welcome, BTW. I like your voice.

“We’ll look back on all of this in 10 or 15 years and realise how foolish [the hype around global warming] was.”

—Dr. William M. Gray, Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University (CSU), and head of the Tropical Meteorology Project at CSU’s Department of Atmospheric Sciences. Gray is noted for his forecasts of Atlantic hurricane season activity.

@reed, true that!

@gail, a thirty year moratorium on construction of new fuel refineries in the U.S., in part due to environmental concerns, is a key contributor to high gas prices right now. Playing it “safe” in that case has led to us feeling pretty “sorry” whenever we fill up the tank these days.

Conservation is indeed a good thing (and advocacy must continue)... but so is getting the facts… even if it means having to wait for those facts to make themselves fully evident.

@Rob: I wonder whether people drive far too much and I’m excluding getting to work and school and other necessities. On holiday week-ends around here, for example, half of Vt. is driving to Cape Cod; 1/2 of the Cape is driving to NH., many from Boston going to the Berkshires, an equal number from here going to Boston, or so it seems.

The Mass Pike is a 90 mile bottleneck in both directions. So is the NY Thruway.

Exaggerating of course, but it does seem that for lots of people in beautiful areas, they are compelled to drive somewhere else. I personally don’t feel “sorry” for myself when I fill up the tank because I now drive far less…

And you and I could probably start Dueling Citations. But let’s not. And I am very concerned about the next, and next generations, not only due to climate change, but for all the other issues we have discussed here and elsewhere.

For all our sakes, I hope that Dr. Gray turns out to be the true prophet.

@gail, you’re always on an even keel!

Your example of everyone driving to and fro reminds of an early chapter in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy where Douglas Adams explains how everyone is always wanting to be somewhere else, moving little pieces of paper, and wearing wristwatches. ;-D

Thank you. Aging has some benefits, I am discovering.