[CODYCAT]

We’ve never had hurricanes before? Anyway we don’t have to worry about it anymore, Al Gore said the world came to an end 2014?

[Harold.wiser]

The climate has been changing on this planet for the last 4.3 billion years, give or take a few million, and it will continue to change for the next 4.3 billion years.
Taking away my gas stove and putting me on a horse and buggy won't change the weather.

[Rwirish]

Nothing has changed, look at history.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Harold.wiser

The climate has been changing on this planet for the last 4.3 billion years, give or take a few million, and it will continue to change for the next 4.3 billion years.
Taking away my gas stove and putting me on a horse and buggy won't change the weather.

Correct, and human beings will probably become extinct way before that, just like other species have.

[Ignatz]

Originally Posted by metalic

Haven't heard much from the usual band of climate change deniers this week?

The high winds didn’t blow away the pot stirrers…

[villager7591]

NOAA statistics show hurricanes are LESS frequent over the last 25 years than they were for the prior 100 years. Also, NOAA statistics show hurricanes are NOT more severe over the last 25 years than they were over the prior 1000 years. NOAA debunked global warming as a cause of more frequent and more severe hurricanes.

[ithos]

Isn't it interesting that all of the solutions to the problems the fear mongers keep warning us about always involves more spending and restrictions impacting our cherished freedom and way of life?

[sowilts]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

How this.

The earth warming, been warming for last 10,000 years. The earth was lot warmer in pass. All things we done so far has little or no impact. ( sure some environmental waste clean up has improved that area, but has no impact overall). What might impact the destruction of earth remove about 7. 5 billion humans. But, nobody wants to volunteer or change their greedy habit’s and stop breading like rats. You can bet taxing us and not rest of world not going to do anything except may few greedy humans richer.

China doesn’t have enough people for the workforce.

[opinionist]

The imposition of carbon taxes is the purported "solution" to climate change. Carbon taxes are a scam, and they will fix nothing. Geoengineering (high-altitude aerosol spraying) can trigger extreme weather events, and those who claim to care about the environment remain mute. Anyone can look up in the sky and see the chemtrails, so it's no big secret.

[Cuervo]

Do I believe in climate change yes, do I believe the earth goes through cycles yes, but I also believe that man has put his finger on the scale. But what worries me more than climate change is the drive of humans to pollute wherever they set their foot. We find a pristine piece of earth and we developed it until it's undesirable and then we move on to another area and do the same thing all over again. Humans and I include myself would rather move than manage what has been handed them. One day we are going to wake up and find we have made the earth uninhabitable by polluting the soil, air and water. At my age I won't be around to see it, but I'm sure when that time comes, we will find a way to inhabit other planets and pollute them also.

[lawgolfer]

Originally Posted by metalic

Haven't heard much from the usual band of climate change deniers this week?

What's changed?

[swilkinson]

There is a difference between believing in climate change and understanding if the climate is changing as part of a natural planetary cycle or is it due to human intervention. 11,000 years ago was the end of the last ice age. It eneded because the planet temperature rose and the sea level rose 400 feet. My question to all the climate change jockies is this: how many people were driving cars and heating there homes with fossil fuel 11,000 years ago??? Your problem with credibility is that you can't prove if this is a natural planetary cycle or human intervention, can you! On top of that, you people who want to kill the US fossil fuel industry don't understand that if the US stopped burning fossil fuel, there would be no improvement becasue china is building dozens of coal plants and they, and the reswt of the world, are 95% of the alleged problem. Further more, it takes fossil fuel to dig up the lithium for electric vehicle batteries, and if that is not enough for you to smarten up, where do you think the electricity comes from to power electric vehicles? Just use common sense. Maybe you should focus on US clean water and clean air.

[eyc234]

Originally Posted by metalic

Haven't heard much from the usual band of climate change deniers this week?

[Federspiel]

Global weather changers predict CO2 will increase. Correct, and plants & trees will thrive. But oceans will rise. Correct, and the Netherlands will be under water. Oh wait, the country is below sea level. How will they ever survive! I thought we weren't supposed to be political?

[MX rider]

Like many, I'm not a denier. There's no doubt the climate is changing. Anyone that doesn't see that is a true denier and intentionally blind to it.

The debate becomes, is it natural or man made? Imo, the jury is still out on that.
As some have stated here, the climate has always been changing and will continue to do so.

Scientific evidence goes both ways on this. I believe it's mostly natural, but we play some role in it as well. I don't think it's settled science.