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Old 02-24-2016, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by tuccillo View Post
I don't have a clue as to whether we really have a problem. The increases in CO2 will have an impact but for me the real questions are how much of an impact and how will the earth system respond?. Is catastrophic warming inevitable or will compensating processes kick in? In my darker moments I wonder if it is all part of a conspiracy to put in place a one-world government and it is always worthwhile to "follow the money" ;-).

I try, as reasonably as I can, to minimize my carbon footprint but the reality of the situation is fossil fuels will continue to be burnt for the foreseeable future, in vast amounts, particularly in China and India. We best hope that we are worrying about nothing.
I've read from very respectful publications and authors who have made claim that climate change is really an agenda for the purposes of forming a global government and for profits. But in this day and age all you get for opening up to its possibility is being attacked as a conspiracy theorists or worse yet a wingnut.

At minimum you have agencies such as the EPA that use such tactics to increase their power