EarthWatch

So what is the question?

There is no debate among scientists about the basic facts of global warming.
The most respected scientific bodies have stated unequivocally that global warming is occurring, and people are causing it by burning fossil fuels (like coal, oil and natural gas) and cutting down forests. The U.S. National Academy of Sciences, which in 2005 the White House called "the gold standard of objective scientific assessment," issued a joint statement with 10 other National Academies of Science saying "the scientific understanding of climate change is now sufficiently clear to justify nations taking prompt action. It is vital that all nations identify cost-effective steps that they can take now, to contribute to substantial and long-term reduction in net global greenhouse gas emissions." (Joint Statement of Science Academies: Global Response to Climate Change [PDF], 2005)

There are those who ask if it is man made...and if so, why are we interested in changing it? Well, that remains the debate...

But consider again the quesiton of polution and reduced ability to grow food and harvest fish, or raise stock all for the purpose of feeding the Billions of people on this planet...Pollution is the issue, and if it is causing Global Warming...well, then when we reduce pollution than we will be addressing Global Warming...but in any case we need to end pollution as best we can.

And in doing that we will begin to address the scientific quesitons related to global weather.

posted by Moon Shadow @ 1:37 PM