Re: Global Warming

Posted by batel on April 07, 2018 at 21:45:10 from (76.2.185.215):

In Reply to: Global Warming posted by pat sublett on April 07, 2018 at 09:14:43:

Whether global warming is a fact or not is not the right discussion for the world, or us, to be having. The science is extremely complex and is not something we on this forum have any hope of developing a truly informed opinion about. However, what scientists have identified to be drivers of climate change are observationally bad in the short term for us and the environment. The extraction, refinement, and use of fossil fuels/chemicals has real downsides that can be observed in real time. While great effort has been made to ameliorate the problems with each level of fossil fuel/chemical use it is still not in our best interest to expand the use of these fuels and chemicals. Alternatives need to be found and developed.

Mercury in fish is just one example and has become a huge problem due to bioaccumulation up the chain to apex predators such as tuna. While there are various reasons for this, coal is demonstrably at the top of the list as a cause of this contamination. There is no safe level for mercury in humans and we do not have to ponder or argue that this might happen in the future. It is an observable fact today. We don't have to wonder what will happen, it already has.

Any discussion we have needs to be based on currently observable fact. And the fact is many diseases are not a random process. They have a cause and there are maps that show areas where there are spikes in disease rates that correspond to various fossil fuel/chemical activities in the local area. The reason this is such a vitally important discussion is because of the consequences if we do nothing. So, the discussion should be; What price should our kids or their kids pay while we argue about what ifs while there are changes that we can make today that are based on observable fact that will lessen the impact of our activities on future generations?

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