On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:19:19 -0600, "Ryan P."
wrote:

dgk wrote:

That's half false. Obviously, global warming occurs. However,
nothing approaching a majority of scientists agree that HUMANS are the
*main* factor.


Nope, the vast majority of scientists are in agreement. They're
worried, and that makes me worried. Oh, not personally. We'll all be
dead before anything really drastic occurs. Let's wait until the
evidence is agreed to 100% before we do anything, even if it's then
too late.
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Actually, I'll meet you half way. From the reading I've done,
scientific organizations generally agree on the issue. However, there
are a GREAT number of individual scientists who disagree.

And a staggering number of Americans believe the sun rotates around
the earth. Actually, even one is too many.

I'm suspicious of any issue when scientific groups start using
references to work done by each other to prove their point instead of
actually conducting their OWN research.

Its like saying "My brother has this friend who's uncle's boss's
nephew's girlfriend's dad knew a guy who saw a woman spontaneously burst
into flames!"

I think you're wrong and I think the organizations are right. I think
human activity is having a huge effect on weather and other conditions
on Earth. Everyone has an impact and I do what I can to minimize that
impact. I'm no saint though. I own an old car, eat meat, and so on.
But I also commute by bike whenever possible and do what I can to
improve the environment. I think that's what we should be doing. We
use too much of the world's resources (Americans in particular).

I have not, as yet, bought a big plasma (very high electric usage I
hear) TV, but my resistance is eroding. The Superbowl is fast
approaching.