Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
China is polluting for us, to keep us happy having so many gadgets. Now Chinese are not happy with bikes. Can they breathe? Who cares!
I did not say "who cares". But until China is willing to cooperate regarding polution nothing we as Americans can do will change the damage they are doing.
I did not say "who cares". But until China is willing to cooperate regarding polution nothing we as Americans can do will change the damage they are doing.
You need to catch up....The deniers "China" talking point is no longer valid. They are doing a hell of a lot more than the US or Canada. The political divide in the U.S. Congress has slowed efforts to pass climate legislation and is “very detrimental” to the fight against global warming,
China, the top emitter of greenhouse gases, is also the country that’s “doing it right” when it comes to addressing global warming, the United Nations’ chief climate official said.
The nation has some of the toughest energy-efficiency standards for buildings and transportation and its support for photovoltaic technology helped reduce solar-panel costs by 80 percent since 2008, Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, said yesterday in an interview at Bloomberg News headquarters in New York. Biggest Emitter China Best on Climate, Figueres Says - Bloomberg
I did not say "who cares". But until China is willing to cooperate regarding polution nothing we as Americans can do will change the damage they are doing.
Don't pass the ball, they are blaming you.
There's much we could do, like stop buying Chinese.
Originally Posted by gunlover You people are just using fear to advance an agenda of control over the lives of the people of the world, and they are not buying it.
You do not speak for the people....Only the ignorant are not buying it....The fossil fuel companies know damned well the damage they are causing, but began and finance the denial movement out of sheer greed.
Picture you are in Nazi Germany and see all the signs leading to the Holocaust... You protest and they reply, "No cause for concern. There's no Holocaust!" True, that was 1938 and there was no Holocaust yet.
Well, we all know how that ended up but nowadays there are laws that ban Nazi speech while at the same time people --leaders, influential people-- deny Climate Change. Of course, it will lead to a Holocaust 1000 times worse than that caused by Hitler. The Holocaust will be slow and protracted, making future generations their victim.
Meanwhile, a National Climate Assessment has named Miami as the city most vulnerable to damage from rising sea levels. While a Southeast Florida Regional Climate Compact paper warned that water in the area could rise by as much as two feet by the year 2060.
We have all the evidence. Now you place your vote.
The responses to thread post is so indicative of option 1. The blatant ignorance.
But, that's okay. If it gets too hot, just roll up your windows and turn on the A.C. That'll solve the problem.
Floods, tornadoes, pollution, toxin, environmental cancer? We have a pill for that.
These are natural occurances. You know those coral reefs? Uh, they never existed.
It doesn't take a person with half a brain and below average IQ to figure out the man made toll on climate change. Yeah, I'm hatin' on all you ignorant folks who choose to deny the problem.
Total annihilation of the planet, and you call yourselves sane? LoL. Yeah-Uh Huh!
You do not speak for the people....Only the ignorant are not buying it....The fossil fuel companies know damned well the damage they are causing, but began and finance the denial movement out of sheer greed.
Amen!
They do some PR here and there to appear genuinely concerned for the environment.
There's much we could do, like stop buying Chinese.
Why would you do that when China is the country that is doing the most to stop climate change? China CO2 emissions are 6.2 tonnes per capita compared to 17.6 tonnes per capita in the US....The worst by far is Qatar at 40.3 tonnes per capita..(these figures are from 2010)
The responses to thread post is so indicative of option 1. The blatant ignorance.
But, that's okay. If it gets too hot, just roll up your windows and turn on the A.C. That'll solve the problem.
Floods, tornadoes, pollution, toxin, environmental cancer? We have a pill for that.
The "pill" cost $100 billion in New Orleans. Never mind, good for business, more jobs, more chance for relocation.
How much will the pill be for Miami Beach when a category 5 hurricane comes knocking at the door? Let's do like North Carolina did: ban climate change. No data of climate change allowed in planning.
Why would you do that when China is the country that is doing the most to stop climate change? China CO2 emissions are 6.2 tonnes per capita compared to 17.2 tonnes per capita in the US....The worst by far is Qatar at 44.0 tonnes per capita..(these figures are from 2009)
It wasn't a specific proposal aimed at China but at the worst polluters.
Older documentaries I've seen reveal a lot of corruption and indifference to pollution, but they may have changed.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
