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Chris L Peterson wrote in
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On Mon, 15 Jan 2018 19:19:47 -0800 (PST), RichA
wrote:

On Monday, 15 January 2018 12:28:12 UTC-5, Chris L Peterson
wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jan 2018 09:07:26 -0700, Jibini Kula Tumbili
Kujisalimisha wrote:

"Catastrophe." Why is it the greenloons LOVE to use scare
words so much?

Because people won't buy books telling them everything is
fine, nothing to worry about.

The world is full of science deniers who buy exactly that kind
of book.

I agree, I see lots of global warming books with "terror
titles." After all, global warming is denial of real science.

Global warming is real, and is very scary. One of the most
dangerous things the human race has ever faced, and one which
has the potential to destroy our current civilization.

"THE SKY IS FALLING!!! THE SKY IS FALLING!!! THE SKY IS FALLING!!!"

For the last 50 years, the sky has been falling.

--
Terry Austin

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Gary Harnagel wrote in
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On Monday, January 15, 2018 at 9:19:22 PM UTC-7, Chris L
Peterson wrote:

Global warming is real, and is very scary.

Maybe to YOU.

Some people find spiders quite scary, too.

--
Terry Austin

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palsing wrote in
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Someone wrote...

"
"THE SKY IS FALLING!!! THE SKY IS FALLING!!! THE SKY IS
FALLING!!!"

Chicken Little only needs to be right once...

You really should go read the story. Seriously. Then you might
understand the point of it. Which you don't.

Moron.

--
Terry Austin

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"Terry Austin: like the polio vaccine, only with more asshole."
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Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.

Chris L Peterson wrote in
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On Tue, 16 Jan 2018 08:32:35 -0700, Jibini Kula Tumbili
Kujisalimisha wrote:

"THE SKY IS FALLING!!! THE SKY IS FALLING!!! THE SKY IS
FALLING!!!"

For the last 50 years, the sky has been falling.

Yes, it has. And the rate is increasing, and it's getting ever
closer.

"THE SKY IS FALLING!!! THE SKY IS FALLING!!! THE SKY IS
FALLING!!!"

--
Terry Austin

Vacation photos from Iceland:
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"Terry Austin: like the polio vaccine, only with more asshole."
-- David Bilek

Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.

Someone wrote...

"
"THE SKY IS FALLING!!! THE SKY IS FALLING!!! THE SKY IS FALLING!!!"

Chicken Little only needs to be right once...

On Tue, 16 Jan 2018 08:32:35 -0700, Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha
wrote:

"THE SKY IS FALLING!!! THE SKY IS FALLING!!! THE SKY IS FALLING!!!"

For the last 50 years, the sky has been falling.

Yes, it has. And the rate is increasing, and it's getting ever closer.

On Tuesday, 16 January 2018 15:56:14 UTC+1, Chris L Peterson wrote:

I don't anticipate global warming has the potential to eliminate
humans, or even close to it. But civilization is fragile. It wouldn't
take much to take down our current cultures and replace them with
something more typical- despotic theocracy, for instance.

Not something I want to see.

Even if there was no global warming countless cities would be killing millions of their occupants with vehicle and coal powered smog. Hitler could not accomplish what car manufacturers do every day to innocent people. VW enjoyed increased sales growth last year despite their criminal behaviour over toxic, diesel smog. The Nazis ended up in court for mass murder. Why not VW? Too valuable to be put in prison?

Even if there was no global warming real traffic speeds in most cities of the world would continue to fall as they have done for decades. Modifying cities to suit vehicle traffic only has never worked in all the time it has been attempted and failed abysmally.

Only in a few enlightened cities, in Holland, is commuting a relatively effortless affair where 8 out of 10 journeys are short and taken by bicycle. Shop takings have risen and towns enjoy multiple outlets within a short distance of housing. With much lower traffic levels, cleaner air and much less traffic noise. Pedestrian precincts [walking only streets] have increased the demand for shops and services. A far cry from the out of city, soulless mega malls and big shed retailers. With vast acreages of car parking on the fringes of society and each another global hot spot.

Even if there was no global warming constantly rising, quarterly energy bills would be forcing billions into fuel and comfort poverty. Solar and battery storage [in bicycle and vehicle] offer true democracy of energy production and consumption. Probably for the first time since women and girls were sent into the forests for firewood.

Imagine if the taxpayer's own money, handed in billions over to the [often] foreign energy companies, was invested in small scale and local solar ans subsidized electric vehicles? Add better home insulation and the world would be better prepared for the coming of the robots and global mass unemployment. The less efficient and more costly the energy supply to the masses, the larger the taxpayer bill will have to be pay to everybody for not working..

palsing wrote in
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Someone wrote... "You really should go read the story.
Seriously. Then you might understand the point of it. Which you
don't."

I understand the story perfectly,

No, you really don't.

and it obviously you who just
doesn't understand my comment.

Your comment was that you're Chicken Little, and you don't get why no
one takes you seriously. And never will.

Seriously. You apparently have
zero sense of humor.

I have a finely honed sense of humor. You're not funny. I can tell,
what with having a finely honed sense of humor and all.

--
Terry Austin

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"Terry Austin: like the polio vaccine, only with more asshole."
-- David Bilek

Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.

Someone wrote... "You really should go read the story. Seriously. Then you might
understand the point of it. Which you don't."

I understand the story perfectly, and it obviously you who just doesn't understand my comment. Seriously. You apparently have zero sense of humor.

palsing wrote in
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Someone wrote... "Your comment was that you're Chicken
Little..."

No wonder you are so confused, your lousy reading comprhension
has led you astray right out of the box. I never made any such
claim, no matter how much you think otherwise...

That is precisely what you said, Chicken Little. While completely
failing to understand the actual story.

It doesn't matter if Chicken Little *is* right if nobody listens. And
nobody listens to environmental alarmists any more precisely because
they have been predicting the end of the world for over half a
century. And not "someday," but "any day now." Over and over and
over. It's like - *just* like - the religious cults that say that the
Second Coming is next Tuesday. Every Wednesday. For years. Excatly
like that.

That's why you don't matter, and never will. Nobody takes the doom
crying seriously *because* *of* *people* *like* *you*.

--
Terry Austin

Vacation photos from Iceland:
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"Terry Austin: like the polio vaccine, only with more asshole."
-- David Bilek

Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.