tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671828190923092550.post1556968652859220261..comments2023-10-15T08:27:34.685+00:00Comments on A Broad Abroad: Carbon emissions just hot air?The Good Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266643682242094342noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671828190923092550.post-17855673942374712752007-05-16T07:28:00.000+00:002007-05-16T07:28:00.000+00:00There is just as much controversy over the data an...There is just as much controversy over the data and purported facts presented in this documentary as there is over Al Gore's. The BBC has had a great reputation for solid journalism in the past, so this particular documentary is trading on that reputation. Martin Durkin, however, is a highly controversial documentary filmmaker, who has been hired, it seems, to bring Fox-like sensationalism to the BBC - just look him up on Wikipedia. I think the inconvenient truth lies somewhere in the middle and regardless of whether the predictions are exaggerated or not, there is no question that everything that humans do has an impact and we have to start thinking about what we're doing and making better choices. As China becomes increasingly industrialized, we are beginning to see the potential impact of the developing world making the same horrible mistakes we have made. I hope that dissenters like Martin Durkin won't cause people to tune out the important message that we need to be better stewards of this planet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671828190923092550.post-26811817889204276622007-05-15T19:10:00.000+00:002007-05-15T19:10:00.000+00:00My boss and I argue about this all the time. I mad...My boss and I argue about this all the time. I made him watch "An Inconvenient Truth" and he ranted about how "you can't document the future". Then again, I can think of so many reasons to use less energy and be more efficient, and so many ways to do it, that I'm doing it no matter what. Who wants to pay tons of money for gas for a large car? Or have a high electric bill every month? Or have polluted water or air or food? Not me. And I think the Middle East would be a lot less dangerous if we (I'm American) weren't so dependent on their oil. So I'm all into save, conserve, and protect the planet. It's not like we have an extra one we can use if we need to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671828190923092550.post-6965840177278764852007-05-15T14:37:00.000+00:002007-05-15T14:37:00.000+00:00Hi Lady M - I can only just manage long haul to So...Hi Lady M - I can only just manage long haul to South Africa. Other planets are out of the question! I'm a keeper.<BR/><BR/>Gwen - I'm not really sure that we have totally messed this one up - yet. We have better information now than we ever have abou the implications of our actions. Time will tell what we do with that information.<BR/><BR/>Hnd Amy. Kinfd of makes you wonder of Sheryl Crow is really a woman after all???The Good Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266643682242094342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671828190923092550.post-2880662596501108082007-05-15T00:31:00.000+00:002007-05-15T00:31:00.000+00:00I'm with you. I think carbon emissions are far les...I'm with you. I think carbon emissions are far less responsible for global warming than even you suggest. But I'm am one of those scary conservative freakazoids. So my opinion don't count for much, at least around here. If global warming is really such a huge problem (someone explain to me the exceptionally cold winter here???), I think atmospheric phenomenon is to blame.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I do believe in the whole "stewardship of the earth" thing. Which is, to do our part to take care of the earth. But using one square of toilet paper? (Thanks, Sheryl Crow) I DON'T THINK SO!!!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07116309959024108648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671828190923092550.post-33004522491987343972007-05-14T13:52:00.000+00:002007-05-14T13:52:00.000+00:00Lady MacleodI tend to agree with your view"I think...Lady Macleod<BR/><BR/>I tend to agree with your view<BR/><BR/>"I think we (homo sapiens) may be egging on the natural warming that would occur as part of a cycle."<BR/><BR/>There has always been a natural cyclical element to our weather, but we may be speeding that up as well.<BR/><BR/>I don't think I would like to colonize another planet mind you. Apart from anything else, with our record on the care of this one, we probably shouldn't be given another one to make a mess of.Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695613095959659034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671828190923092550.post-44233572597998969712007-05-14T10:28:00.000+00:002007-05-14T10:28:00.000+00:00In my reading I have found there is a substantial ...In my reading I have found there is a substantial amount of research to back up both claims, leading me to believe that carbon emissions and the natural order of things are acting in tandem. I think we (homo sapiens) may be egging on the natural warming that would occur as part of a cycle. <BR/><BR/>There were core samples not so long ago taken in Antarctica and the feeling there was they indicated this cycle happened in the past and will happen again.<BR/><BR/>I agree that we must all take the necessary measure for recycling because the natural resources are not limitless, and pay attention to an event that is inevitable.<BR/><BR/>Hawkings is advocating more attention to space exploration looking to colonization as a solution. Ah yes I can see it now, the British Empire reestablished on a galactic scale!lady macleodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830048414719866472noreply@blogger.com