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Rep. Rohrabacher: Global Warming May Have Been Caused By ‘Dinosaur Flatulence’

I seriously believe the republican party members family trees look more like Moebius feedback loops.

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Politicians and their lobbyists are going on and on about the cost of cleaning up the environment.

What they need to have drummed into their heads is what the price will be for doing nothing.

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I have watched "An Inconvenient Truth: A Global Warning" twice (once by myself, once with aikidomayland). It's not a hair tearing, clothes ripping emo flick, but a carefully researched, collated, and proven, factual documentary that anyone who cares if this blue marble keeps us alive and well should see and heed.

My surprise is how many lunatics want the movie banned from schools, as it contradicts the bible. It gets even better. The fundies can't agree on something concerning their bible reasons: because I have seen three different nutjobs saying the the earth is 4000, or 3000, or 14,000 years old. One specifically said that global warming isn't because of the megatons of carbon dioxide and other pollutants being dumped in the atmosphere and oceans. It's because we are "Under G*ds' curse, and this is written in Revelations", so I guess we are supposed to just keep polluting and jacking up the global average temperature? According to these idiots, yes.

All fundies want to keep people ignorant. Controlling information controls the masses. Give out false or altered information trimmed to fit an agenda, and then the populace ends up ignorant.

If fundies want to keep their heads in the sand (or up their butts) fine, but keep it to themselves. The doom crying gets a bit stale. Many years ago, I sent some 'time delivered' letters to be given the first week in January to END OF THE WORLD predictors who said the world was going to end last day of 1999, last day of 2000, and at the change to 2001 with one question. "Why are you still here?" And yes, delivery was accepted.

Nuff said?

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I can see why the Petrochemical companies, and all the politicians and corporations with their hands in the pockets of these Petrochemical companies tried to discredit this movement by Mr. Al Gore, and to keep it out of their schools. Especially if the decriers are fundamentalists, republicans, or oil lobbyists.

With humor and seriousness, Mr. Gore delivers an expose that uses facts, not fiction or edited reports, to show the devastation being caused by increased CO2 and Global warming. And he shows what can actually be done, in spite of the Nay Sayers, and help solve the problem. It's not too late, but if we don't do something soon, it will be.

Ten Simple steps to help stop global warming

1: Change a light - Replacing one regular lightbulb with a compact fluorescent light will save 150 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. (all of ours are swapped with the energy efficient light bulbs)

2:Drive less - Walk, bike, carpool or take metro transit more often. You'll save one pound of Co2 for every mile you don't drive. (e-bike, and walk a lot)

3:Recycle more - You can save 2400 lbs of Co2 per year by recycling just half of your household waste. (we fill our recycle bin quicker than the rubbish bin)

4:Check your tires - Keeping your tires inflated properly can improe gas mileage by more than 3%. Every gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 lbs of Co2 out of the atmosphere. (tires checked on weekly basis)

5:Use less hot water - It takes a lot of energy to heat water. Use less hot water by installing a low flow shower head (350 lbs of Co2 saved per year) and washing your clothes in warm or cold water (500 lbs of Co2 saved per year). ( I only use cold water, and have for years. Warm on rare occasion)

6: Avoid products with a lot of packaging - You can save 1200 lbs of Co2 if you cut your garbage down by 10% (doing this already, as I fill recycle bin before rubbish is full)

7: Adjust your thermostat - Moving your thermostat down just 2 degrees in winter and u 2 degrees in summer will save about 2000 lbs of Co2 per year. (no worry there, no central heating, but do use energy efficient portable heater and take it from room to room as needed)

8: Plant a tree - A single tree will absorb one tone of Co2 over its lifetime. (I have two I have planted so far, and pots for more)

9:Turn off electronic devices - Simply turning off your TV, DVD player, stereo, and computer when not using them will save thousands of pounds of Co2 per year. (again, done almost religiously)

10:Be Part of the Solution - Learn more and get active at ClimateCrisis.net (yup)

There are only two 'modern' countries that aren't following the Kyoto Accords. The US and Australia. The good news is that even though the Federal government isn't doing anything, cities and states in the US are doing it themselves.

Same thing with individual citizens and cities in Australia. Doesn't serve any purpose to wait until the governments make it mandatory.. by then it could be too late. Buy, borrow or rent "An Inconvenient Truth". Make up your own mind.

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Location, Location... Kardinya, Western Australia

The truth about global warming, commercialism, big business, and governments that just don't care.

It's rather shocking yet not surprising to hear that the governments of the world and their cronies are reaping huge profits at not only the peoples' expense, but at the expense of our future generations. Politicians and big business working hand in hand, turning the clock back to an almost feudalistic society, where money, information and power is in the hands of a select few, and the rest of the people be damned. And now with the current upset in the US Senate and House of Representatives, that balance of feudal power will will be broken, and it will shift back to the people, and people will once again make informed choices and actions.

What i found very shocking was Mr. Gore saying that the day after the elections, a committee on global warming finally got a call from someone on the hill. They hadn't heard anything from anyone in gov't in 6 years. Do the math. The last time anyone in the White House or the upper echelons of government cared about this blue marble we live in was during the Clinton Administration. Remember that one? Economic growth for everyone (not just Halliburton or other people in Bush family coffers), a budget surplus and a plan to get rid of our national debt in 10 years?

There are simple things we can all do to reduce greenhouse gasses and our impact on the environment.

I will be going to see the movie, and more than likely get the book too. All proceeds/profits on the sale of the books and DVDs don't go to Mr Gore, but to further combating the effects of Global Warming, and educating people/governments about it.

Ok, now for a bit of humor: As we were leaving the concert hall, I noticed a woman wearing a certain lapel pin. I had my small American Flag out, and I said "Please tell Mr. Gore I am one of the Florida Absentee voters that did vote for him, and I just hope my vote did get counted."

She came over, gave me what I thought was gonna be the typically hug, cheek to cheek kiss noise, but she whispered to me "I am the consulate general, and I also voted for him. Don't tell anyone."

edit: I didn't think I would HAVE to say this, but she was JOKING!!!! Hence why I prefaced it with "Now for a bit of humor:"

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'An Inconvenient Truth: A Global Warning'

Former V.P. Mr. Al Gore discusses "An Inconvenient Truth"

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