Christian Democrats in the United States

The 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.

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Monday, May 21, 2007 10:00 AM

why some people want global warming

It's not necessary to invent alien conspiracies to understand why the powers that be want global warming to continue. Why they tell us how to "slow" global warming but do not discuss reversing it.

The answer is simple -- Antarctica has an undiscovered wealth of natural resources, but it's too hard to access the mainland through all that ice.

It's purely an economic decision for people with mining interests. The amount they will lose on beachfront property etc. will be less than the amount they gain from new sources of oil and ore in Antarctica.

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Wow. Now THAT's a conspiracy theory. I don't think anyone wants global warming; I think some people just choose to believe it isn't happening because they'd rather not have to change their lifestyle. Economic reasons are behind this, sure, but certainly not the ones you've stated.

No doubt there is some great mineral wealth beneath Antarctica. Perhaps Antarctica could be colonized one day if the ice caps were to melt. Perhaps not. Either way, this is still the realm of science fiction for now. I think we should focus more on what can be done to solve the problem realistically right now rather than imagining such far-fetched contingencies.
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antodav : September 23, 2007 5:53 PM

Not true. John Von Neumann (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann), an influential figure in the development of the atomic bomb, wrote a paper in his earlier academic years describing an elaborate plan to scatter particulate soot over the poles to melt them and warm the earth, citing that it would be more pleasant for people in polar climates. He and other "mad scientists" like him existed and still do, and people like him have substantial stake in mining interests. Think, for example, of the strategic need for America to reduce its dependence on foreign oil. If our companies were the first to establish mineral rights in Antarctica, we could potentially have a huge reserve to last several hundred years. The overall message is that people need to start thinking in terms of a broader expanse of time... more maniacal people already have.
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USChristianDemocrats.org editor : September 24, 2007 11:17 AM

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