Quote Originally Posted by El Kabong View Post
Several scientist believe in Anthropogenic Global Warming and say the affects will be terrible for everyone if we don't act immediately. Al Gore and other Alarmists have suggested certain actions to slow down or revert the effects of Anthropogenic Global Warming. These actions are fine and dandy for the leerjet liberal Al Gore, but if given the once over by a regular everyday citizen you will quickly see that this the true "Class Warfare".

The "Greenies" propose nothing cost effective to replace oil & gas. Wind farms, solar energy, etc are useless in providing energy to the masses. Excessive taxation and regulation makes fuel more expensive and inflate the prices of food & other products taking a big chunk out of the pockets of blue collar workers and hell in some cases these solutions cost those same workers their jobs!

Its easy for Al Gore to fly all over giving speeches and touting the fact he buys carbon offsets (from a company he owns) after his family made all their wealth via Occidental Petroleum but when we're talking about real people who drive to work, who buy groceries, who live on a budget....these Global Warming "solutions" are going to keep them struggling paycheck to paycheck. Also this Global Warming bullcrap is a neverending cause, it wouldn't end if we all stopped using gas & oil this very second...it is a means of keeping the wealthy wealthy & the poor poor & I am of course not shocked that the media and the politicians have been so quiet about the real life effects these rules, regulations, and legislation has on the normal working public. I'm not saying we must pollute the entire world, but too far is too far & the Global Warming crowd has gone too far.


I'm not a Gore fan, nor do I think the end of the world is upon us, at least by climate change. "The Day After Tomorrow" was entertaining with the special effects and all, but it's just a movie, and the day after tomorrow we'll be posting on here like every other day.

But I disagree with the statement that "Wind farms, solar energy, etc are useless in providing energy to the masses". Solar panels are a proven and effective technology, and as with every fairly new technology, the prices are going down and availability is going up. Wind farms are sprouting up with more and more frequency. Probably more so in other countries than in the U.S., and that's saying something right there.

The idea that these renewable resources are "useless" is the preferred agenda pushed by the oil, gas and coal communities. Huge financial interests are at stake, so of course what oilman in his right mind is going to admit to other technologies.

And of course, global warming and the continued pollution of the Earth would not stop if we stopped using oil and gas "this very second", as you put it. But it would certainly slow down. The switch to renewable resources will never be an abrupt process... that would be ludicrous. But it must start from somewhere and have a measurable progression.

And not only do we pollute more with oil, but we're talking about a finite resource. We humans tend to think short term, only about our own lifetimes. But the responsible viewpoint is to think about future generations. I've read credible articles where experts estimate the availability of oil to last until around the year 2050, given our current rate of consumption.

There's two ways to view this. One is to not believe it. After all, how can we be sure that these estimates are based on true scientific facts? The other is to say, "fine, but I don't care." That, I believe is the shortsighted viewpoint.

Some people will always overreact to issues, whether it be gun control, or global warming. They are the hysterical naysayers, finding the black lining in every cloud. But there are more intelligent minds out there, who also do not stick their heads in the sand, making believe everything's alright, because really it isn't. The proper mentality is to accept that there is a problem, and calmly and rationally evaluate and figure out ways to best deal with it.