- Re: Oops & yes a good article nm Archived Message
- The US is cruising toward collapse but still trying to bully the world -Dmitry Orlov - MikeD June 19, 2019, 11:17 am
- A good article, worth re-posting ... - Tomski June 19, 2019, 3:03 pm
- Re: A good article, worth re-posting ... from 6 threads down. :) NOM - Rhisiart Gwilym June 19, 2019, 4:06 pm
- Oops & yes a good article nm - MikeD June 19, 2019, 5:43 pm
- Re: A good article, worth re-posting ... from 6 threads down. :) NOM - Rhisiart Gwilym June 19, 2019, 4:06 pm
- A good article, worth re-posting ... - Tomski June 19, 2019, 3:03 pm
Posted by Ian M
on June 19, 2019, 8:56 pm, in reply to "Oops & yes a good article nm"
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Mostly enjoyable but the snark at G.Thunberg reflects poorly on him. The point about global dimming is particularly foolish - oh, we'd better keep on burning fossil fuels then to keep that smog blanket intact. What happens after that Dmitry?? Article discussing the topic here: http://www.scientistswarning.org/wiki/debunked-global-dimming/ 'Deniers and doomers exploit speculative areas of the research for their own ends. They deliberately oversimplify and exaggerate this issue to make it fit their arguments so that they can conclude that if we keep emitting industrial pollution we are creating the conditions for extinction, and, at the same time, if we stop emitting we are creating the conditions for extinction. They refer to this as a paradox, but this is only a paradox of black and white thinking. By definition, it is not a paradox. Additionally, this fictional massive rise of 1.2-5°C in temperature suggested by doomist pseudoscience as the result of reduced aerosol pollution is a “completely absurd number“(video) says Paul Beckwith, Climate System Scientist, who reiterates that it is more likely to be about 0.5°C. This exaggerated reporting continues to be responsible for repeated fake news warnings from deniers and doomers who want us to believe that doing anything about it is futile and doing nothing is best. This is a false flag and very bad advice, and it should be treated as such. It is true that our continued reluctance to reduce carbon emissions fast enough makes the two goals of eliminating air pollution and limiting global warming seem mutually exclusive. This means the real dilemma is, in effect, caused by our inertia and failure to act. It is also because of the continued refusal to discuss what’s really going on or the actual solutions in favor of keeping business as usual (BAU) going at all costs.' cheers, I |
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