I'm from Canada,hey..lol. and I once heard that the states government refuses to except global warming because it will effect the economy. Is this true?
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Scientific data is ambiguous and conflicting as it pertains to "global warming." Current data only exists for a few hundred years. The rest is from computer "models" which use differing assumptions and yield differing results.\n\nSince no conclusive data exists upon which to base conclusions, actions ought not be based on inconclusive data. Those are facts rarely discussed or admitted globally.
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Hope Canada is ready for the spread of population cutting through their wilderness. This use to be the Northern Woods And look at it now.   We should all get how many acres when this happens? I like Canada and we need more land-to please the world. And she is willing to share???? How nice. \n\nI am glad we get these government activity reports-than we all won't be surprised-bless those Minutemen.
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Actually, other than gas the economy is excellent right now.  Best its been in years.  The main problem with all politicians is they are former lawyers.  So are judges.  So that makes all three branches of our system run by lawyers.  Isnt that nice.  Thats why the government and America is so screwed up.  We are letting the lawyers run the show.
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As partisan and insulting a statement (not even question) as that is, there are a few aspects to be addressed when discussing global warming.\n\nGlobal warming is the term used to describe how the average temperature of the planet is going up.  No one denies that the temperature is, in fact, going up.  Therefore, no one denies that global warming is a fact.\n\nHowever, according to studies of Antarctic ice, the average temperature of the planet has been rising for 6,000 years, which is well before the Industrial Revolution of 150 years ago.  This proves that global warming is not caused by man.  In that time, however, the rate of temperature rise has increased, which means that the actions of humanity probably has worsened the situation.\n\nThe critical facts about global warming are these:\n\nWhat are the effects of global warming going to be, and how can we prepare for them?  Currently, no model of global atmospheric projection has shown itself to accurately predict to any degree the general weather patterns of the Earth (such as the number and ferocity of hurricanes).  Until we come up with an accurate way of predicting the effects of global warming, preparing for them will be difficult and based upon conjectures, which are a difficult sell to taxpayers.\n\nWhat can be done to limit the effect of humanity on global warming in the future WITHOUT putting a major damper on economic growth and development, especially in developing nations?  For example, all nations could agree to stop driving vehicles that use internal combustion engines, but to do so at once would devastate the economies of many nations.  However, other options, such as diverting tax funds to subsidize the development of alternative-energy propulsion for vehicles, would accelerate the advent of such earth-friendly technology.\n\nAll in all, because of the massive stakes involved when discussing global warming (and the subsequent misinformation flying around about it), many people are confused as to the facts about it.  I was hoping to be as informative and unbiased as possible.\n\nPlease let me know what you think!
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The US tows the worlds economy, but soon it will stop based on the cost of energy/supply.  The solution is to change the economics of Renewable Energy by creating sellable spin-off benefits.
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It is happening... look at all the data. However, I think that "greenhouse gases" are a little overplayed as the scape goat... we ARE coming out of an ice age, after all.
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The problem with the entire "global warming" concept is that it's net Earth warming- in fact, it can be a lot cooler in one place and warmer in another, and it averages out to be above average temperature.\n\nWeather and climate are funny things... they can change at moment's notice.  Currently, it's cooler up north because of the position of the subtropical jet stream.  This has dropped south, giving us milder, cooler air that is circulating from Canada and other areas.  Normally, the subtropical jet is further north then it is right now, giving us warmer temperatures as we recieve air from the Gulf of Mexico.\n\nSo, it's milder because of the prevailing wind patterns.  Give it a couple of days, and it'll get warmer.\n\nQuite frankly, though, I prefer weather in the 60s and 70s.  It's just about perfect.
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Hate to be the one to break the bad news!\n But...the economy will never be any better..only worse.\n You can't "fix" the kind of problems our economy\nhas overnight.It took YEARS to get the way it is!
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GLOBAL WARMING!!! this is a big issue. you could research a lot on that. or you could do the war in Iraq.
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Fungi?\nWell,if it's everything the article indicates it might be,\nsuch a fuel could be a godsend-especially if it really does cut down greenhouse emissions.I would have to reserve judgement on that until it's confirmed,though,it could be just political hype.Even if it's all true,we should continue exploring other alternatives such as solar energy\nwhich would have no effect at all on the environment.\n Still,this could possibly be the one positive result of Bush's Presidency.
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Don't be fooled by these responses. One above even claims that Australia is the only one complying, well Australia is not even a member of the treaty. Bush has many constituents and among one of them is carbon-based fuel industry that is the biggest polluter sending tons of pollution to the environment. Perhaps, instead of focusing on why he doesn't participate, we should focus on why he withdrew from the previous commitment made by the Clinton administration, it is clear they saw the threat of global warming. It's failure to understand that many of our problems today will have to be solved by our children tomorrow what keeps people from focusing on the real problems. Most just worry about their "today" taking tomorrow for granted; it is an egocentric and very selfish point of view. I'd rather sacrifice a little bit of the economy for a world in which my children don't have to wear gas masks or pay 100 dollars for a glass of drinking water. They (Bush and his cronies) just think we can clean up the earth when it all becomes a mess, and in a matter of seconds reverse the damage of what has taken millions of years to become an equilibrium. It is intelligent design what has created those "unintelligent minds" that oppose world conservation.
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good call darcy. I live here and i don't trust um either.  can i come and stay with one of you canadians? i'm in michigan, i'm used to hard winters already, i'm pretty low maintenece.  I know how to split wood.  Canada sure sounds nice.  and how 'bout that universal health care ya got? that must be nice, eh?
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This gobal warming BS is all propaganda, to get us ready to ween ourselves away from oil.  The effect that humans have had on global warming is nominal.  A good volcanic eruption gives off more CO2 and poisonous gas than humans have given since the start of the industrial revolution.  The government now is just using it as another tax grab.  These scientists, who do you think they get funding from.  Bill Gates?  No the government.  At one time they said the world was flat, then they said the sun revolves around the earth, the people that disproved these theories were persecuted by the common thought at the time, just like the scientists that have debunked the global warming debate today.  Like the BS of no more fish in 50 years, what a load of crap.  I've never heard anything so stupid.  But people like to have a doomsday, and like to think we are destroying the world.  Like we are overpopulated and the earth can't sustain this many people,  BS it can sustain double the current population.  Don't get me wrong some places like Los Angeles, London, Tokyo, Mexico City, Lima, Bejing etc. need to pass clean air act in order to get localized pollution and smog under control, but that is for the citizen benifit, not the planets.  The planet will compensate for it's self, Ozone depleting emissions are a little more dangerous, but most industrialized nations have now passed strict laws about this, and in fact the holes in the ozone layer are not getting any bigger.  The weather is erratic, always has been always will be.  Just look up any record highs and lows of any date.  To be so arrogant and egotistical to think that we control nature is a stupid thought, nature controls us, and always will.  There is a reason we call her mother.\n\nSome FUN FACTS about CO2\nOf the 186 billion tons of CO2 deposited into the atmosphere yearly from all sources, only 6 billion are from man, 90 billion come from biologic activity in earths oceans, and another 90 billion from volcanos and decaying land plants.\n\ncurrent CO2 levels make up 4/100ths of 1% of gases in the atmosphere, compared to former geologic times earth is actually CO2 impoverished.\n\nCO2 is colourless, odourless, and tasteless, Plants consume CO2 and expel Oxygen, animals consume Oxygen and expel CO2.  Carbon Dioxide is a nutrient not a pollutant, and all life plants and animals alike benifit from it.  All life on earth is carbon based and CO2 is an essential ingredient.\n\nCO2 that goes into the atmosphere does not stay there it is recycled by land plants and the oceans(the retirement home for most terrestrial CO2)\n\nIf we are in a global warming crisis today??  Even the most costly and aggressive proposals for cutting CO2 emissions would have a negligable affect on global climate!!\n\nIn truth CO2 levels have been steadily increasing for the past 18000 years.  The total human contribution to the greenhouse effect has been about 0.28% (CO2 man made = 0.117% / NOX, methane other minor gases man made = 0.163%)\n\n"Scientists who want to attract attention to themselves, who want to attract great funding to themselves have to find a way to scare the public...and this you can only acheive by making things bigger and more dangerous than they really are"  Petr Chylek, professor of physic and atmospheric science.\n\n"Even if the Global warming THEORY(key word) is wrong, we will be doing the right thing, in terms of environmental and economic policy"  Tim Worth while US Senator Col.  After a short stint as UN under secretary for global affairs, he now serves as president of the UN Foundation, created by Ted Turner and his 1 Billion dollar "gift"\n\nYou people think everyone lied about Iraq, wake up people, this is the biggest lie yet!!!!!
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Correct. The man's a nut case - global warming is mainly from his hot air, but is otherwise a myth.
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More than any self-respecting, hard-working (non-elected politician), North American taxpayer would allow, or be pleased to know. . .\nDo YOU have an actual 'figure'???\nIf so - please include in your details of this question?\nThanx -\n\nPS - I truly DO appreciate you 'doing more research' and including the anstronomical figures in your details . . . that's some awesome numbers that you have reported . . . and we the people are powerless to stem the flow!!! as we continue to allow those dollars to be 'taxed' away from our grocery money!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ---- can we all say?\n"I'm so proud to be an American"
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Gas is gunna keep going up and no its not over priced its what we get for relying on it soo much we might see it go down a bit but its gunna keep going up as the months go on we are coming to a point were its becoming harder and harder to find oil and especially when we do find it its in contries that dont wanna give it up or charge tons per barrel soo i suggest you looking into a hybrid! or a smart car by Mercedez and Swatch.. the less we rely on oil the cleaner the earth the worlds biggest glaciers right now are wabling on giant rocks and scientist belive that at anytime the glaciers could fall into the ocean causing water levels to rise up atleast a 2-3 metres causing huge problems and they say due to this the whole world would have different climates then they do now such as ONT Canada would be a desert I hope this helped good luck!  \n\nBlake C.
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Who is that idiot??  \nCanada is not a state, it's a country, and not all our milk is in a bag, fool! \n\nCanada is great, except for the new Prime Minister but the US has George Bush so we all have our problems. It's not always cold up here, the weather is alot like New York,(At least for me, I'm in Toronto,  I wish I was spoiled for weather like in BC but, that's another issue) But of course the closer you get to the Arctic the colder it gets- just common sense. We don't all have those stupid accents either unless you're in the Prairies (everything between BC and Ontario) or the Maritimes (everything east of Quebec).\nBut everything is pretty much the same here in Canada like it is in the States, except that we do things a bit more... 'European', and we don't  have that superiority complex (but if we were the biggest baddest nation in the world, you bet your a$$ we would!)\n\nAnd while we're clearing things up, can everyone stop with the "Eh!" stupidness.  Where did that even come from anyways?