| "The earth has a fever." This was a statement | | | | has not been factored into the current Global |
| from Nobel Prize winning documentarian, Al | | | | warming theory. In was noted in 2007 that |
| Gore. Increasingly the view of mankind by | | | | efforts in the UK to reduce the impact of |
| mankind is that of intruder. In many ways it | | | | their human population on the environment did |
| would seem that we are the earth's enemy and | | | | essentially nothing to actually help in the |
| our very existence is depleting the earth of | | | | effort. For every action there is an equal |
| resources that could keep an environmental | | | | and opposite reaction - we've all heard that |
| balance. Global warming is the belief that | | | | before. The 'action' was regulation to effect |
| the temperature of the air nearest to earth | | | | a positive change in CO2 emissions. The |
| is consistently rising. Droughts are blamed | | | | 'reaction' was no change in spite of |
| on global warming and new products are | | | | increased man-hours, new regulations and |
| constantly being developed to help lessen | | | | general compliance. Would further |
| human impact on perceived climate change. | | | | restrictions stunt technological advances? |
| Electric or hybrid cars are thought to | | | | There are those who believe global warming is |
| provide the best example of how we can reduce | | | | much ado about nothing and remain alarmed |
| carbon emissions that are said to be harming | | | | that so many changes are being enacted based |
| the earth. Every day children are learning | | | | on a theory with no long-term supporting |
| about global warming in school and some are | | | | data. They are also alarmed that the |
| even taking their parents to task for habits | | | | regulations that are already in place are |
| that may not be viewed as earth-friendly. | | | | having very little impact on a perceived |
| Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were slowly | | | | problem. Add to that the fact that 2007 was |
| eliminated when it was discovered that | | | | the coldest year on record for the 21st |
| chlorine in this common chemical compound | | | | century and you can see why some believe that |
| might be responsible for ozone depletion in | | | | the term 'fever' might have been used |
| the 1970s. That in turn caused many to | | | | prematurely. Some may even wonder if man has |
| believe the hole in the ozone was causing the | | | | less control over environmental change than |
| earth to warm substantially. Obviously global | | | | we would like to believe. I'm certainly not |
| warming sounds a clarion call to | | | | advocating that we act irresponsibly with our |
| environmentalist, but politicians and the | | | | natural resources, but from a scientific |
| education establishment have also embraced | | | | point of view it is irresponsible to |
| it. Research tends to support the idea that | | | | extrapolate an extremely costly plan of |
| humans have less to do with climate change | | | | action from data that does not support the |
| than livestock and other animals, yet this is | | | | action. From a logical point of view it makes |
| rarely discussed in the global warming | | | | perfect sense to replace deforested land with |
| debate. You should know there are those that | | | | new plant life that can convert CO2 to |
| believe the theory of global warming may be | | | | oxygen. It makes sense from an economic point |
| less dramatic than the aforementioned fever. | | | | of view to decrease gas consumption as gas |
| For instance there is no hard scientific data | | | | prices rise. From a health perspective it |
| to indicate a long-term warming trend. Where | | | | makes sense to reduce emissions to assist in |
| some would espouse the belief that oceans | | | | the decrease of health issues. However, when |
| will rise dramatically as icebergs melt the | | | | the data doesn't support the theory it is |
| actual short-term data indicates an air | | | | either time to adopt a new theory or at the |
| temperature increase of less than a degree. | | | | very least face the facts. |
| Additionally there are those who would | | | | |
| request data be collected from multiple | | | | Discuss all of life's most Controversial |
| climate environments to assess the actual | | | | Issues at ControversialForums. Discuss any |
| temperature variances. This is something that | | | | Hot Topic in our Debate Forums. |