The insurance companies are not science challenged

[piece-itpete]

Finn, do you watch RTs' crossfire? It's kinda no holds barred, very entertaining.

They pitted a climate change skeptic, a wild looking English scientist (is it the hair?), against a very polite Nordic believer. The Brit said just about that.

I'm for clean for clean's sake, I love the outdoors. But they are talking so much money. I'm with you. Build to prepare for the rise? Start cleaning up the heavy metals becoming prevalent worldwide? [Male sperm count is way down, and frogs are dying off.]

And growth in income is the last word in pollution control and population control - 'they' (don't remember who) say at a given income level, folks start to worry about A, then B, etc. Makes sense, who cares about the planet when you're starving. But then, when you're at 100k apparently you have to buy a 3500 sf house & accessories, so maybe it doesn't matter.

Or terraform Mars Rob, we'll leave Wall Street behind lol.

Pete

[d-ray657]

You think the US is a large energy consumer?



Somebody turn the lights off when we leave.

Regards,

D-Ray

[piece-itpete]

The report appears to be aimed at contingency planning: "The purpose of this report is to imagine the unthinkable—to push the boundaries of current research on climate change so we may better understand the potential implications on United States national security,...”, "We have created a climate change scenario that although not the most likely, is plausible, and would challenge United States national security in ways that should be considered immediately."

Far, far from no doubt. Regardless, what do you think we should do?

Pete

[piece-itpete]

Btw D I love those types of pics. It shows that the Greater Cleveland area, or perhaps the 'northeat Ohio region' (Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, Ashtabula) is much larger than people think

Isn't the northern seaboard amazing?

Pete

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Btw D I love those types of pics. It shows that the Greater Cleveland area, or perhaps the 'northeat Ohio region' (Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, Ashtabula) is much larger than people think

Pete

Speaking of Cleveland, are you going to the Lebron-athon tonight? This game (Miami - Cleveland) is getting as much hype as his decision to sign with Miami in the first place. Give it a friggin' rest, Cleveland (and ESPN).

[piece-itpete]

Data, hmm. The data says the temp went up. The data does not say why.

He says repeatedly that we need to look at the science, as if they have proof. They do not.

As a matter of fact, the models so assuredly 'proving' things are wrong. And one thing he doesn't mention - they don't run backwards accurately.

So the two ways they could prove their accuracy - accurately predicting the future, and accurately corresponding to the past - they fail at. They don't have enough data

But it would come as no surprise to me that human activity is influencing things. Heck, we're destroying the planet regardless.

So OK, say humans are changing the planet temperature. What then? Kyoto is an unmitigated failure - basically, the signatories lied or were at least full of crap. And even if they didn't, it wouldn't have stopped a darn thing!

Yes, it looks bleak, and I think the data says it IS bleak

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Finn, I was going to post about it! No, I'm not going. But what an uproar. Let's see what happens, riot? interesting crowd chants? perhaps a shot or two?

I hope it's the chants.

Pete

[merrylander]

Relax, Mother Nature will take care of us, and I have the feeling she is kinda pissed with us.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Relax, Mother Nature will take care of us, and I have the feeling she is kinda pissed with us.

Unless we beat her to the draw.

How do you like my cowboy rhetoric Don?

Chas

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by Charles

Unless we beat her to the draw.

How do you like my cowboy rhetoric Don?

Chas

You mighta been fast at one time, old man, but there's a faster gun in town now.

Regards,

D-Ray

[Charles]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

You mighta been fast at one time, old man, but there's a faster gun in town now.

Regards,

D-Ray

Don't sell me short, I'm entirely capable of being a back shooter.

Hell, I might even go to work for the insurance industry.

Naw, I'm afraid if I ever got in a room full of those bastards, I would go postal. And after figuring out that I'm looking at 33K of premiums just to continue in my podunk state for another year, I'm beginning to get a SEVERE case of the ass.

As I've said before, if it weren't for the government and the insurance companies, I wouldn't need them.

Chas