People who don't belive that global warming is man made?

Question

What is up with them? I know that naturally the planet changes all the time, but we are s******g things up BIG time now.

Answer 1

I think there is reason to remain skeptical. The mechanisms that drives earth's climate are way too complex for anyone, I mean anyone to honestly be able to say they understand it and have all the answers. The pomposity in which many have claimed this God-like knowledge should at least raise a few eyebrows.

Answer 2

Some are honestly mistaken.  Others see conspiracies in everything.

But many (maybe most) are conservatives who take politics to great lengths.  If environmentalists, liberals, or, worst, Al Gore say something it simply must be wrong.  No matter how many scientists are also saying it.

They should maybe listen to these guys:

"Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich challenged fellow conservatives to stop resisting scientific evidence of global warming"

"National Review (the most prestigious conservative magazine) published a cover story calling on conservatives to shake off denial and get into the climate policy debate"

birdog - Climate used to be very complex.  Now greenhouse gases are driving the train, and it's pretty simple. Proof here:

Meehl, G.A., W.M. Washington, C.A. Ammann, J.M. Arblaster, T.M.L. Wigleym and C. Tebaldi (2004). "Combinations of Natural and Anthropogenic Forcings in Twentieth-Century Climate". Journal of Climate 17: 3721-3727

summarized at:

http://www.globalwarmingart.com/wiki/Ima...

D J - You're absolutely right.  Here's what NOAA says:

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/glob...

and NASA:

http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/global_war...

They both acknowledge that man is the majority of the problem.

Answer 3

The planet goes though cycles of heating and cooling caused by solar activity. Planet wide occurrences such as the Eruption of Mount St. Helen affect the upper atmosphere which can shade the planet with particles , that can affect the temperature of the planet.

Pollution can affect the climate.

The global warming hysteria is a political movement that is trying to extort money from the wealth countries of the world.

Global warming is a political scam being pushed on to us. The planet is actually cooling right now with a period of limited solar activity.

Do your own research from sources like NOAA, or NASA. Do not take anyone opinion as fact, not even mine.

Do you own research and look into why the medieval warm period is dropped from a lot of the data.  

The claim that global warming is cause by man is NOT the facts. The planet could care less about humans. Besides we have been coming out of the last ice age for more than 10,000 years. And trust me the Ancient peoples of the planet were not driving SUV's in 5000BC

Answer 4

Ok OK.... Where is your proof, and I am looking for hard scientific facts. It doesn't exist, all I see all opinions and half truths. Granted it is trending warmer now, but back in the 70's it was actually trending cooler. There were people just like you back then spreading fears of global cooling. There were people actually talking about melting the ice caps to prevent a ice age. (See the New You Times in the seventies) Answer this: ice ages have come and gone in the past without us being around how did this happen? I find it interesting that any other theories are dicredited and just ignored. Heres an interesting one the planet Jupiter which is a very large gas planet is expanding. This causes the gravity of Jupiter to have less of a pull on earth which changes the orbit of the planet. This is a recordable fact by the way. The planet earth is a very large system, with we have very little understanding in. There are so many things effecting it, that it is imposible to know what is going on.. For us to pretend to to know what is going on in ignorant and irrisponsible. It is sickening to know that al gore and others are getting rich off of your fears.

Answer 5

Real Scientists are ignored......

There are no experimental data to support the hypothesis that increases in human hydrocarbon use or in at mospheric carbon dioxide and other green house gases are causing or can be expected to cause unfavorable changes in global temperatures, weather, or landscape.

There is no reason to limit human production of CO2, CH4, and other minor green house gases as has been proposed (82,83,97,123).

http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/images...

Answer 6

It's a hoax concocted by democrats to come up with a new feel good tax. Ok , that statement was a joke.(or was it)

However, There is no proof that man is making the earth hotter. Until there is solid proof, I'm not going to be suckered into fantasy maybe's nor will I pay.

I happened  to see Al Gore open a speech at a local university by saying that, that particular day was the second hottest day since 1942. Well, that got me thinking. WHAT THE h**l WAS GOING ON IN 1942!? Today is only the SECOND hottest day! The hottest day was 65 years ago!!

Answer 7

If you want a scientific explanation read this:

http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/images...

Answer 8

They are greedy and selfish.  They also do not believe they are stewards of the planet we inhabit.

Answer 9

The CURRENT warming trend started thousands upon thousands of years before man industrialized ( AKA back in caveman days ).  It's why the glaciers that covered the northern hemisphere melted and europe and north america can support such large populations.

So.. the real question is how exactly do you propose cavemen caused global warming?

Answer 10

I understand your fustration. I'm in school and I was shocked that many students hadn't heard of climate change and global warming. If we teach children, then our future will be in better hands.

Answer 11

Corporate mentality has no conscience except that of monetary profit regardless of the fallout.  Big business will continue to exploit the earth's resources until the planet is on the brink of disaster.  When the world of the wealthy corporate fat cats becomes less than desirable, then and only then, will they consider the ramifications of their greed.