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CrispyQ

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26. Yes, I was so surprised, at the first of the movie, when he stated

Reply to hootinholler (Reply #20)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 04:46 PM

Sep 2013

that the Earth was so big he didn't believe human activity could impact it. That really stunned me.

This movie had much more impact on me than any other environmental movie.

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Hmm. Coworker just dropped a bombshell re: global warming [View all] Orrex Sep 2013 OP

He needs to watch "Chasing Ice." CrispyQ Sep 2013 #1

He started as a climate skeptic hootinholler Sep 2013 #20

Yes, I was so surprised, at the first of the movie, when he stated CrispyQ Sep 2013 #26

Buttonhole him later and ask him about his source Warpy Sep 2013 #2

I think that "committee" is the Heritage Foundation Skittles Sep 2013 #3

That would be the itty-bitty-shit-fitty committee Orrex Sep 2013 #5

I think a house committee chaired by a rethug said that ThomThom Sep 2013 #30

Ha! Ask what this "committee" was called... richmwill Sep 2013 #4

I'd ask him if he had heard that ignorance was eradicated. n/t Wilms Sep 2013 #6

"Global warming? No, actually we're cooling, claim scientists" Jim__ Sep 2013 #7

It might be the council the new conservative Australian PM abolished starroute Sep 2013 #8

That might be it, in fact Orrex Sep 2013 #9

That wouldn't be logical, this group seems to agree that human magnified global warming is real. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #18

I was assuming the coworker must have gotten the story mangled starroute Sep 2013 #24

That's possible but it could be related to this Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #25

Let's celebrate over drinks of carbonated sea water! CreekDog Sep 2013 #10

Tell him the word "gullible" is not in the dictionary. xfundy Sep 2013 #11

He's probably referring to something released by the Heartland Institute deutsey Sep 2013 #12

It's from some group started by the UN marshall Sep 2013 #13

Ask him, "What committee?" nt joeybee12 Sep 2013 #14

Check the DailyMail gvstn Sep 2013 #15

This is the yearly denier circus in anticipation of the IPPC's annual report Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #16

Thanks for explaining the fake story in a nutshell. gvstn Sep 2013 #19

ClimateCrocks: IPCC AR5 Drops Tomorrow. Bone Up Today. Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #17

Wow--excellent information. Thanks! Orrex Sep 2013 #21

And, due to the el Nino/la Nina cycle, the oceans RELEASE the heat to us erratically.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #23

I believe last year was the warmest on record for the world ThomThom Sep 2013 #31

Reply ... "Oh, you mean the committee commissioned by Faux News? " lpbk2713 Sep 2013 #22

I don't have the link, but it's tied to something making the rounds on Facebook OmahaBlueDog Sep 2013 #27

well thank gaud, onethatcares Sep 2013 #28

He's probably talking about this: "global warming pause." GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #29