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Data shows that there really is "climate change." History shows that the climate has been changing since the beginning of time as we know it. Climate will change whether mankind has anything to do with it or not. Can we pollute, yes. Can we have some effect in cleaning up the air we breath, yes. Can we raise or lower the oceans? I sincerely doubt it. I do not think that qualified scientists can legitimately state that man can raise or lower the oceans. I know for a fact that the air that I breath is cleaner now than when I was a kid. Could it be because of catalytic converters on automobiles? Could it be because we use less coal to heat our homes? Man has improve our environment for at least 50 years, but has he changed the climate? I admit that I am not a scientist and not an expert, but I do know that our climate is NOT controlled by humans. We can't even predict the track of a storm with accuracy.
Personally, climate control is not on the top of my priorities since I will not even see a man made change in my lifetime. I do have one thought that some disagree with, but I have yet to hear a convincing counter argument. Whether you believe in GOD or not, we have a substantial amount of oil under us and I see no benefit of it sitting under ground doing nothing. There must be a scientific use for it, or why would GOD have made it available? Oh yeah, we can use it for fuel. Ok, so you don't believe in GOD. So, what use is oil to us? It still works as a good fuel source. Does it do the earth any good sitting under ground? You might counter argue that we also have rocks and stones on the ground and under it, and what good is it sitting there? We built homes and weapons from it, right? But, I won't go off in that direction. Electricity serves it's purpose, providing a source of energy, but it also requires a source of energy to produce it. Solar? Great for Southern states, when we have sunshine. Not so good at night or in the Northern states. Wind mills? Great when there is wind to power the wind mills. Nuclear? An amazing source of energy that is hardly tapped and still being explored for it's uses. Battery storage? We are still exploring sustainable and inexpensive means of storing power but we are not there yet. Why not all of the above and quit thinking about attaching POWER to climate change? Man can keep the world clean by picking up after himself and attempting to be clean in his environment. That may not change anything, but it will make living here better/more comfortable.
Like I said, climate change and attempting to control the climate is not within my priorities and will never effect my politics.