It May Be Too Late

Too late for what you ask? Well, the article I'm talking about is referring to global warming, but I'm actually referring to my desire to see people using a little common sense. I was reading this article today about global warming. There are several reasons why this is mind-boggling to me. First, the tone in this article is that we are past the point of saving our planet from catastrophic man-made global warming, or atleast at the tipping point. Second, methane gas increases are used as a cause for alarm, but I've already posted previously that MIT scientists have shown this is not man-made. To claim that it is is either naive at best, or a deliberate lie at worst. Third, the integrity of the temperature data is not very good. This was brought to the forefront again a few weeks ago when it was found that the GISS had faulty data and admitted it did not have the resources to validate its data. Anthony Watts has also been documenting the abysmal temperature measuring practices here in the US. Fourth, the article claims that polar ice is melting. No doubt this is true, the ice caps do melt, but they then subsequently freeze up again in the corresponding winter season. Here are one article with data to support that the total polar ice is actually increasing. Sidebar, who cares if that weren't true and all the ice caps did melt? That shouldn't effect the sea levels at all. When water freezes and becomes ice it takes up more volume than when its in liquid form. Don't believe me, stick a bottle of water in you freezer. When it freezes it will either blow a hole in your plastic bottle or deform the bottle as the water expands. So melting ice to water takes up less volume, not more. And the fifth reason I think this argument is garbage and why I have no time to listen to it, see the image below. Its a snapshot of the first article linked in this post. The point of interest is at the bottom of the image where you can see the current weather here in MN as of this posting. Its from a plug-in I have installed in Firefox. I'm sorry, but when I see a temperature like that I don't really care to read article like this.

SUV's To Blame

And in global warming news today, New Orleans was blanketed in a measureable amount of snow today. This is only the 17 time since 1850 that has happened and the first since 2004. And Houston tied a 64 year old record for earliest snowfall.

I wasn't going to do this, but now I feel I must. People, you have to go out and buy a $40,000 Chevy Volt immediately. I don't care if you don't have the money. And I don't care if you are getting nothing more than a Ford Festiva with an electric motor. If we all do this we will save the earth and Detroit at the same time!!!