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Anthropogenic Global Warming #4

Open Mustang01 opened 12 years ago

Mustang01 commented 12 years ago

Description: Humans inserting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere causes some degree of global warming Date identified: 7/13/12 Tom Priority -5 to 5: 4 --question is the degree to which it can be managed. I also see it as a sign of "sloppy" civilization--like software that has a memory leak. Even if it's a small leak I clean it up. Dad Priority -5 to 5: 1 Conservative/Liberal/Neutral concern:Liberal

Reason issue is trending in the news: It's not - it's actually declining.
Scope: Local/regional/national/world: World Root Cause analysis (may be an attachment, 5 whys or fishbone): Related Issues: #3 Coral Reefs threatened

Corvette01 commented 12 years ago

I suggest we defer this subject until and unless it again becomes "important". By that I mean such time when politicians are willing to risk political capital to address it. The current blasé leadership response in America, and around the world informs me that those who have the most accurate information on the subject are not significantly concerned.

Mustang01 commented 12 years ago

Willing to defer discussion somewhat but don't agree with the reasoning--I think leaders have their hands tied by practical concerns. There are no guarantees that we will properly steward the earth, if anything there's a guarantee to the opposite--but I think it's our commission to attempt to do so.

Corvette01 commented 12 years ago

Think about what you just wrote and then review what you have learned as a Churchill buff! If the crisis is serious and urgent, the leader must respond, even if it means falling on his sword.

Mustang01 commented 12 years ago

Sure, but what % of the world's leaders are Churchillian leaders? Barack Obama? People in positions of leadership are not guaranteed to be fit for the job. Also, the crisis type of Global warming is much different than that Churchill faced. It is harder to think of any great examples of world leaders who dealt with something that had a 30-100 year timeframe.