European Heatwave
well, I had another conversation the other day where a friend said that global warming didn't exist...
As you can imagine, I was a little surprised by this comment.
I'm open to discussing how bad, what impacts humans are having, trending of natural events etc. but I can't sit and discuss that there just isn't anything happening...
What I think would really help move the discussion of environmental issues forward is to essentially stop using the term "Global Warming" (it's politicized and is almost as touchy a subject as religion and abortion) and start discussing the topic in terms of how much it will cost people in the future.
Simply put, if you are a "Non-Believer" and some says global warming...you tend to hear "Global Warming...blah...blah...blah" However, if someone were to say that rising temperatures will cost you $400/year in extra cooling costs for your house, the frozen corn you put on your table will now cost $6/lb, Milk will cost $8/gal and orange juice...just forget about it...you may be more interested in the conversation.
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Pete, you make an excellent point. Too many of us now associate the term "global warming" with Al Gore and Michael Moore and that crowd. I agree with you that there is a problem, that we need to recognize and work to solve, so lets come up with a name instead of the much overused "global warming" Any ideas?
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