William asks…
Climate change is an environmental issue in the news almost daily. Air pollution impacts us on a global level.?
Climate change is an environmental issue in the news almost daily. Air pollution impacts us on a global level. What are the implications of global warming? And, do you feel the efforts to improve air quality are worth the economic costs?
The Expert answers:
The air quality is fine (except maybe in China and India) CO2 is not a pollutant it’s plant food. Without it plants would die. Things like scrubbers on coal power plants are worth the economic cost. Cap & tax is not worth the economic cost.
James asks…
What will it take to properly inform actors and other celebrities about environmental issues?
Leonardo DiCaprio and other celebrities work for, found, and fund various environmental charities, often without examining contradictory evidence produced by credible and reputable scientists. How can we be sure that the opinion they are pumping out to us is founded in reason and an honest examination of the facts instead of popular environmental hysteria such as that found here on Yahoo Answers?
The Expert answers:
It would take some good solid scientific research not the stuff that is produced by employees of the oil industry.
I dare you to see Al Gore’s movie An Inconvenient Truth. You might be surprised. It is not what you think.
Silent:
The articles you list say that one cow emits more VOC’s than one car. The articles agree that global warming is real. They just add that the dairy industry is a significant source of CO2.
The question is, are you wiling to gamble that there is no global warming? It doesn’t harm the Earth to reduce our CO2 emissions global warming or not. But it certainly could be a disaster for Humans if we stick our heads in the sand and it turns out that global warming is real.
Mark asks…
Why are people who spent childhood on a farm or near nature much less militant on environmental issues?
It seems many people who spent childhood in the city far removed from nature just seem to go berserk on certain issues regarding nature as they grow into maturity, tending to lean toward extreme and unrealistic notions.
Many of these opinions seem to have little foundation in reality. For example, very few outspoken activists grew up close to nature, or had parents who worked in the natural resources business.
Whereas, those who grew up in rural or natural settings, experienced nature as a child and have more experience with nature and things of the wild seem to be more grounded and comfortable in the world. What do they know that the rest of us don’t? Can someone explain this?
The Expert answers:
I think to ask the question is to answer it.
People who grew up or have lived in rural areas know what it is like to bathe in cold water and to have no heat when it is freezing outside.
People who have lived in cities all of their lives have no concept what life would be like if we stopped the use of all fossil fuels.
Donna asks…
Why are people to gullible when it comes to environmental issues like global warming?
If you do a little research, you’ll find enough information to see that global warming is a questionable theory, not a FACT of impending doom! The evidence points to the sun as being a more probable culprit to the NORMAL temperature fluctuations….
Are people so desperate to feel good about themselves that they think replacing a light bulb will save us all?
People like Al Gore are simply playing on your emotions to take money out of your pockets! His movie has made more money for Paramount than any other movie! Plan on more global warming propaganda movies….
What happenened to the doomsayers in the 50’s and 60’s claiming that an Ice Age was coming? Only 40-50 years later, we’re going to die because it’s too hot?!?!?!
I’m all for conservation, but it needs to be done with FACTS!
Please people. Get a grip on reality and wake up from the brainwashing….
The Expert answers:
Real scientists are ALWAYS open to debate.
The so-called “scientists” who have decided that global warming is closed to debate are mostly SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, not the math/physics/chemistry/biology types of scientists. And, while their scientific background only includes the study of “social science” or “political science” or “economics” they gleefully promote “global warming” and support a dufus like Al Gore although NONE OF THEM HAVE ANY SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND. Gore has an undergraduate degree in journalism (for Pete’s sake); he flunked out of divinity school and was rejected for law school.
Those who are intent on manipulating the world know that people will be willing to sit on their lazy butts to watch the lies of “An Inconvenient Truth” but they are not smart enough to read, and understand, Michael Crichton’s book “State of Fear.”
Even worse, the Hollywood crowd promotes these phony “scientists” without understanding the first thing about academia; many of them didn’t even finish high school and the ones who went to college majored in “theater arts” (no science) and they don’t ever see the opposing side because the media “lies by omission”.
Smart people read the writings of Ball, Sorenson, and Gray. The dummies watch Al Gore’s movie and run around like Chicken Little. [Some days I fear we have re-entered the Dark Ages.]
Steven asks…
What are some imperative and current issues in politics?
Hey everyone,
I have a paper that I need to start soon and for it, I need to look at a current and imperative issue in politics. I need to develop a thesis analyzing how the thinkers we have studied Plato, Rousseau, Karl Marx and Carl Schmitt would have thought about it.
I was hoping to stay away from US, environmental or economic politics since they are such broad topics and concern myself more with global or humanitarian issues.
Anyone have recommendation of a current issue in politics?
Thanks!
The Expert answers:
There are no such issues.
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