Since Al Gore cannot be president, I guess a Nobel Peace Prize will do. He is sharing the prize for his efforts to fight “global warming”. Yes, I put that phrase in quotes. If the former vice president is so concerned about “global warming” than why is he still flying on private jets, being carted around in big SUV’s and why is the energy bill for ONE of his homes reported to top 30,000 dollars a year? Spell it out with me hyp-oc-risy.
Back to putting that phrase in quotes. Do I believe in the greenhouse effect? Yes. However, I do not believe that “global warming” is as big of a problem as many liberal tree-huggers make it out to be. When we look back in history we can see that our lovely planet routinely goes through climate changes. I read a study done by the National Center for Policy Analysis that claimed that during the Jurassic period the earth was an estimated average of 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer. I don’t think that the Flintstones’ foot-powered vehicle didn’t emit any greenhouse gases. It is some sort of cycle. I am not denying that there are holes in the ozone. I do think that we need to research and use alternative fuels for environmental as well as dependency issues but I do not think that our hairspray and our cars are going to make the poor polar bears and penguins go extinct. Nor do I believe that in ten years there will no longer be a California, Louisiana or East Coast. If in ten years California is gone than it will be because God has finally sunk it to the bottom of the Pacific along with all of those who inhabit the state.
Many people claimed that hurricanes Katrina and Rita were results of “global warming”. That statement is actually quite comical. In 1938 a massive hurricane hit the east coast north of the Carolinas. New York City, of all places, was ravaged leaving hundreds dead and millions of dollars in damage. Calculating inflation, the 1938 hurricane is the sixth costliest in U.S. history. Should we blame that one on “global warming” too?
Back to putting that phrase in quotes. Do I believe in the greenhouse effect? Yes. However, I do not believe that “global warming” is as big of a problem as many liberal tree-huggers make it out to be. When we look back in history we can see that our lovely planet routinely goes through climate changes. I read a study done by the National Center for Policy Analysis that claimed that during the Jurassic period the earth was an estimated average of 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer. I don’t think that the Flintstones’ foot-powered vehicle didn’t emit any greenhouse gases. It is some sort of cycle. I am not denying that there are holes in the ozone. I do think that we need to research and use alternative fuels for environmental as well as dependency issues but I do not think that our hairspray and our cars are going to make the poor polar bears and penguins go extinct. Nor do I believe that in ten years there will no longer be a California, Louisiana or East Coast. If in ten years California is gone than it will be because God has finally sunk it to the bottom of the Pacific along with all of those who inhabit the state.
Many people claimed that hurricanes Katrina and Rita were results of “global warming”. That statement is actually quite comical. In 1938 a massive hurricane hit the east coast north of the Carolinas. New York City, of all places, was ravaged leaving hundreds dead and millions of dollars in damage. Calculating inflation, the 1938 hurricane is the sixth costliest in U.S. history. Should we blame that one on “global warming” too?
Environmental activists (and Al Gore) are just alarmists who take thunder away from the real pressing issues. As the global climate cycle continues there will come a day when the earth will start to cool back down. I predict that if Al Gore is still alive he will call this “global cooling” and encourage American citizens to increase their carbon emissions and lobby for the reintroduction of CFC’s. Maybe he will win another Nobel Peace Prize.
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