Comments on: 10,000 US scientists/experts call for EPA to step up on global warming http://punkassblog.com/2006/11/30/epa/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:51:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Andrew http://punkassblog.com/2006/11/30/epa/#comment-16800 Andrew Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:07:10 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/11/30/epa/#comment-16800 I like "catastrophic climate change" actually. I think I've probably heard it on the news. I like “catastrophic climate change” actually. I think I’ve probably heard it on the news.

]]> By: (punkass) Marc Faletti http://punkassblog.com/2006/11/30/epa/#comment-16795 (punkass) Marc Faletti Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:32:56 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/11/30/epa/#comment-16795 Andrew, But it's the melting of the ice caps that pose some of the biggest dangers, and I think "climate change" fails to capture that. Again, it sounds too pleasant. If you wanted to call it "climate collapse" or something, that might sound the right alarm bells. Or perhaps "climate transmogrification." ;) Andrew,

But it’s the melting of the ice caps that pose some of the biggest dangers, and I think “climate change” fails to capture that. Again, it sounds too pleasant. If you wanted to call it “climate collapse” or something, that might sound the right alarm bells. Or perhaps “climate transmogrification.” ;)

]]> By: MikeEss http://punkassblog.com/2006/11/30/epa/#comment-16794 MikeEss Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:22:54 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/11/30/epa/#comment-16794 Isn't science cool?... No matter how many reasonable, experienced, highly educated professionals talk about the existance of global warming, the Reichwing will still dig up some nimrod who took a chem class in high school to claim global warming doesn't exist. And a bunch of redneck Limbaugh listeners (who think GWB was appointed by god) will still believe the nimrod... Isn’t science cool?…

No matter how many reasonable, experienced, highly educated professionals talk about the existance of global warming, the Reichwing will still dig up some nimrod who took a chem class in high school to claim global warming doesn’t exist.

And a bunch of redneck Limbaugh listeners (who think GWB was appointed by god) will still believe the nimrod…

]]> By: Andrew http://punkassblog.com/2006/11/30/epa/#comment-16793 Andrew Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:19:36 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/11/30/epa/#comment-16793 I tend to use the phrase climate change for a couple of reasons: 1) Too many idiots keep saying it doesn't feel any warmer, therefore no problem. 2) Not everywhere on the globe <i>will</i> necessarily get warmer. The doomsday scenario that always gets my attention is the one in which thermohaline circulation is disrupted, and Northern Europe ends up with an Arctic climate. I tend to use the phrase climate change for a couple of reasons:
1) Too many idiots keep saying it doesn’t feel any warmer, therefore no problem.
2) Not everywhere on the globe will necessarily get warmer. The doomsday scenario that always gets my attention is the one in which thermohaline circulation is disrupted, and Northern Europe ends up with an Arctic climate.

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