Re: [Paddlewise] Global Warming Swindle?

Thanks Derek for the link. I think this topic was declared 
over-and-done-with last year on Paddlewise. I think the global warming 
discussion got a bit heated, you might say, or at least beat to death.

Anyway, I just watched Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" last Friday night on 
DVD, so it was interesting to watch the Youtube presentation this Friday 
night. I watched the whole thing all the way through on the monitor. The 
show did answer some of the questions I had naturally wondered about (like 
the _complexity_ of some of the issues Al Gore raised -- issues he had not 
fully addressed from a purely scientific perspective, ones difficult to find 
information about that's free from political and financial motivating 
factors.

In any event, I will personally attempt to maintain as small a footprint on 
this planet as I can and continue to support and believe fact-based 
conservation and legitimate environmental concerns. Everything from sharks 
to grizzly bears need our best conservation efforts regardless of theorized 
or eventually proven causative factors with carbon dioxide levels. Other 
pollutants and loss of habitat threaten both the environment I recreate in, 
and the environment that keeps me alive.

I may need to use a fuel-cell VHF radio one day on the water one day in the 
future, after driving my hydrogen-powered vehicle to the seashore. I can't 
prognosticate with certainty too far ahead in terms of what our world should 
be required to do to facilitate in the development of alternative sources of 
energy. I do remember living in Pakistan in the 60's, seeing the poorest of 
poor collecting dung patties off the roadways outside our gates, to sell and 
cook meals with. Something wasn't right. That hasn't changed through the 
years of ignorance, ice age scares, and now global warming fears.

In the mean time, I will enjoy the increasingly powerful storms generated by 
climate change when I'm able. I will enjoy the warmer, dryer summers we are 
experiencing. I will not feel guilty, but will act locally within my modest 
circle of influence.

And I don't think environmental issues are not off-topic generally on 
Paddlewise.

Doug Lloyd
Victoria BC


Derek said:

> Apparently, the issue of Global Warming may not be the
> human-made crisis that the media wants us to believe.
> This video explains why:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XttV2C6B8pU
>
> OK.  This may be slightly off topic.... or maybe not.
> The places we kayak are directly affected by weather
> and climate.  The 5C temperature change suggested by
> some environmental scientists could dramatically
> change our coastline and water conditions.
***************************************************************************
PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed
here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire
responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author.
Submissions:     PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net
Subscriptions:   PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net
Website:         http://www.paddlewise.net/
***************************************************************************