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We've Passed the Tipping Point on Global Warming | 15 comments (15 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: We've Passed the Tipping Point on Global Warmi (none / 1)

Wow...that's not fair! I and my family have been the world's biggest pessimists for years. Your just trying to steal our title!

by Kamakhya (onyx at earthlink dot net) on Sun May 20th, 2007 at 09:31:10 PM EST
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Re: We've Passed the Tipping Point on Global Warmi (4.00 / 2)

Maybe, but if history's taught me one thing, it's "you never go broke betting on the stupidity of humanity."

We should be working towards concrete action to solve this problem. We're not. And the corporate masters of our planet will make sure we don't. Because somebody's going to figure out eventually that if humanity caused global warming with carbon emissions, then somebody's going to have to pay to fix it.

The energy companies won't be left holding the bag. They're too busy gouging us for billions. They see Democrats mention "windfall taxes" and they are panicking. It's not too far from there to "global warming taxes" on these companies, or on those who use their products. They've got a good thing going, legalized oligarchical collusion. They rake in hundreds of billions for a commodity they are doing everything they can to make scarce.

We'd be drilling in ANWR right now if the oil companies wanted to. They don't. They like the price of oil right where it is, in a situation where they collectively control every stage of production and refining so that a 1% decrease in supply means a 10% increase in price.

The last global recession drove oil into the basement. The energy companies learned their lesson. Even if the economy collapses, you can bet their controlled scarcity and constant demand will keep oil prices right where they are.

Gas prices have jumped more than 50% since January. We've accepted this as canon now, the fact there is nothing we can do about it. Somehow, the Democrats are no longer mentioning "windfall profits taxes" on Big Oil anymore. So, expect more "refinery problems" and "unexpected outages" and "longer than expected recovery from production setbacks" while oil companies have finally learned the chief lesson of 1978:

Whoever controls the bottleneck wins.

So yes, I am pessimistic. We don't see the forest for the trees anymore.

Soon there won't be a forest.

More at Zandar vs. The Stupid.

by Zandar1 on Sun May 20th, 2007 at 10:06:30 PM EST
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Re: We've Passed the Tipping Point on Global Warmi (none / 1)

I completely agree with you and I have been preparing my family. I was just kidding, though it is nothing to kid about. I think we are fucked and my kid doesn't want kids and I can't blame her even though I really want a grandchild. We are fucked. It will only get better after it gets worse and we just don't know when worse will happen.

by Kamakhya (onyx at earthlink dot net) on Mon May 21st, 2007 at 02:13:40 AM EST
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You don't understand. (none / 0)

Zandar1, you write, "We should be working towards concrete action to solve this problem..."

You do not understand. It is TOO LATE to solve the problem. The notion that "the problem can be solved" at this point is like giving a tetanus shot to someone who already has lockjaw. It won't help: the patient is going to die.

There is nothing to be done but dig graves for your loved ones and prepare for starvation and pestilence.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Mon May 21st, 2007 at 11:54:12 AM EST
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Re: You don't understand. (none / 0)

someone needs a drink.

by BooMan on Mon May 21st, 2007 at 12:20:42 PM EST
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well, yeah... (none / 0)

But that's beside the point. ;)

I get ranty about the topic, but I feel very strongly that it is too late to do anything about global warming. Anything we do now won't begin to have an impact for years. That's why it was important to take action in the 1990s. It's simply too late.

I still compost, try to reduce my carbon footprint, etc, but I know it's useless. Depressing, but totally accurate. Most of the planet, I fear, is in the "denial" stage of death. I've gotten past denial and anger to acceptance.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Mon May 21st, 2007 at 01:29:44 PM EST
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