When it comes to solving the issue of whether man-made "global warming" is real or not real.......how can anyone take a stance that it isn't real--given our pollution may be the cause? We have to and can not afford to not curb and discontinue certain emissions such as CO2. That's not to say that man-made global warming it isn't real, but because we see climate change happening, rapidly within our own lifetime, we have to assume that we may be the cause. There are some mistakes that may not be fixed as Scott pointed out. We have to be proactive as a collective world.

But determining whether it is a long term cycle or short term weather cycle--we do not have enough historical weather data far enough in our written history to determine that; nor does 4,000 yrs of history represent much geological time anyway.........Yes, we do have geology that shows us the prehistoric stratigraphy and much about the earth's changes from era to era--but that's no guarantee that the future will replicate the past or gives us definite answers on rising temperatures. Our solar system and all the planets orbits have different cycles, the sun also orbits "something," though we're not exactly sure what, which means we are following the sun through space like a corkscrew as we orbit the sun. So many possible changes in the solar system's movements could effect our climate in cycles that may only repeat every 10,000 years--who knows?

But more importantly than arguing about whether there is or isn't an effect by mankind (personkind) on major climate global warming--we HAVE to assume that there is for two reasons: 1, It may be true, and 2, there is no question that it is better for our beautiful earth to minimize pollution and clean up both our air and our oceans. What is the bio-plankton starts dying.........? We get more oxygen from the bio-plankton in the ocean that all the plants and trees. Trees are great and they surely help, but without the bio-plankton, not only would the ocean die, but our air would lose it's major oxygen vendor.....................

I like what Scott has to say, and he's right on. Couch, I enjoyed your satire as well.

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