Christian Democrats in the United States
Global Issues - Global WarmingThe GOP strategy of burying heads in the sand obviously isn't working and alienates the United States from the rest of the world. We believe Al Gore states the problem well, but proposes no meaningful solution. Even if we switched to 100% renewable energy right now, even if we stopped using fire altogether, the global carbon cycle would still be charged with hundreds of billions of tons more than it has ever seen, and the arctic tundra is about to melt and rot, increasing that far more. We must direct immense research effort now to develop energy-efficient means of extracting carbon from the atmosphere without creating a carbonate oxygen sink. This is the only feasible way to reverse the immediate crisis of global warming.
Subscribe to Posts [Atom]renewables good, but not enough
I don't mean to give the impression that efforts for renewable energy are totally wasted. These are all a good idea to reduce pollution and reduce the amount of fossil fuels burned. Plant trees, remove carbon from smokestacks, generate fuel from plants — all good ideas.But it isn't enough, especially as the tundra melts and rots. There is too much carbon already in the global cycle. We have to develop a safe way to extract carbon from the atmosphere without taking oxygen with it.
My pastor had an interesting comment about the city of God in Revelation contrasted with the story about the man at the pool to whom the lord said, if you want to be healed, get up and walk. It is easier sometimes to believe in a 1500-mile wide cube coming from outer space than it is to believe that we can get up and get our act together before it gets here.
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