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freedom fighter jh

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82. What would you do about it?

Mon May 12, 2014, 01:01 PM

May 2014

The fix depends on the cause. If the cause is too much CO2 in the atmosphere, then we have to cut back on CO2 emissions. If it's something else, we have to find out what it is and fix that. But I think it's known: It's CO2.

Yes, there are engineering proposals, like messing with atmospheric composition to force the planet to reflect more solar energy back into space. To carry these out would be an act of desperation, because it is not possible to anticipate all the effects of such things. Better to stop causing climate change in the first place.

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Marco Rubio: I Don't Believe Humans Are Causing Climate Change [View all] darkangel218 May 2014 OP

Well Ok then all is fine in the world. Glad to hear it! mucifer May 2014 #1

It doesn't matter what's causing it, goddamnit! randome May 2014 #2

^^This^^ bigmonkey May 2014 #24

I've made it before but not many pay attention. randome May 2014 #50

Well their corollary is obviously, "So people can't DirkGently May 2014 #86

What would you do about it? freedom fighter jh May 2014 #82

Yea ...and I don't believe the rich are destroying our country. L0oniX May 2014 #3

Not only has the climate change been shown to have been ladjf May 2014 #4

Yah, no kidding darkangel218 May 2014 #5

already flooding a bit in Miami Beach nt steve2470 May 2014 #15

I saw that in the news. The same article was explaining that ladjf May 2014 #39

That's why I was so shocked KaryninMiami May 2014 #57

More then a bit! KaryninMiami May 2014 #42

does Miami Beach really think they can fend this off ? steve2470 May 2014 #44

Hard to say- I hope it helps! KaryninMiami May 2014 #58

It was mangrove swamp before they dredged the bay and built it up. FarCenter May 2014 #59

yes, quite a bit steve2470 May 2014 #60

Projections in the 2007 report were for 220 to 500 mm of sea level rise by 2100 FarCenter May 2014 #63

ok I guess I was thinking of the catastrophic "all polar ice/glacial ice melting" scenario steve2470 May 2014 #64

In 1977, Time Magazine said we were going into an ice age by 2000 yeoman6987 May 2014 #79

a bit of hyperbole probably not backed up by the overwhelming climatalogy community consensus nt steve2470 May 2014 #80

I don't know yeoman6987 May 2014 #81

this is what I was thinking about steve2470 May 2014 #65

"some scientists say it would take more than 5,000 years to melt it all" FarCenter May 2014 #66

I'm not a scientist my friend steve2470 May 2014 #67

Well, Milankovitch Cycles and axial tilt variations are good places to start . . . hatrack May 2014 #93

That doesn't really explain it, since Milankovitch Cycles were going on prior to the Ice Ages FarCenter May 2014 #94

Is that what they were doing on Washington and Collins? darkangel218 May 2014 #45

Probably. Alton and Collins are both a mess KaryninMiami May 2014 #56

I agree. darkangel218 May 2014 #61

Yes- it's a very different place now KaryninMiami May 2014 #73

He needs to be hammered on this. Skidmore May 2014 #47

And I don't believe Marco Rubio is a human. City Lights May 2014 #6

Reminds me of Glenn Beck's Nazi Tourretts BootinUp May 2014 #28

That was excellent! City Lights May 2014 #37

Fully human pscot May 2014 #35

He also made news with this statement: dixiegrrrrl May 2014 #7

Would the term "arrogant asshole" be apropo rIght about now? world wide wally May 2014 #8

So the scientist Rubio should be presenting the cause of climate change if he knows humans is not Thinkingabout May 2014 #9

I just saw the interview on This Week CatWoman May 2014 #10

What a fuckin' maroon. MH1 May 2014 #11

What is his area of expertise other than lying about his father malaise May 2014 #12

He doesn't "believe"? ronnie624 May 2014 #13

+1000 Louisiana1976 May 2014 #54

I wonder how much ExxonMobil paid him to say that nt steve2470 May 2014 #14

Are you sure it wasn't Dave and Charlie Koch? Jack Rabbit May 2014 #87

could have been, very true ! nt steve2470 May 2014 #89

"Those crazy scientists are being all 'alarmist' again" - The start to like every disaster movie ck4829 May 2014 #16

The obvious solution ohheckyeah May 2014 #41

Theyre probably already pre ordered darkangel218 May 2014 #46

While more and more of Miami and LA become submerged. ananda May 2014 #17

How does an issue like this cut down party lines? How is it possible that Ed Suspicious May 2014 #18

Selfishness. Wanting to protect existing profitable corporations, I guess. randome May 2014 #19

It's not, that republicans all think one way, pangaia May 2014 #30

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #92

This guy's a certifiable idiot. lpbk2713 May 2014 #20

Clearly a college education was wasted on this one. L0oniX May 2014 #70

And he got paid big bucks to say that. deminks May 2014 #21

Will Rush Limbaugh live to see the day exboyfil May 2014 #22

I don't believe that Marco Rubio historylovr May 2014 #23

He's as dumb as he looks. QuestForSense May 2014 #25

He's made a science of being stupid!!! Theyletmeeatcake2 May 2014 #26

It has gotten hard for me to believe oldandhappy May 2014 #27

Marco better learn the difficult art of mud breathing. hobbit709 May 2014 #29

All you people that did not vote for Meek DonCoquixote May 2014 #31

Funny...I don't believe you are a human. SoapBox May 2014 #32

So let me get this straight. BayouBengal07 May 2014 #33

Thats how they roll. darkangel218 May 2014 #43

Then fuck you, Senator. hatrack May 2014 #34

It's too bad he can't be charged with a crime for that lie. n/t Jefferson23 May 2014 #36

Its obvious that if man is not causing catastrophic climate change, then God is because... egold2604 May 2014 #38

I was flabbergasted! What a schmuck! KaryninMiami May 2014 #40

spanone: 'i don't believe this mental midget is a senator' spanone May 2014 #48

The Republicans have painted themselves into a corner on this one. DCBob May 2014 #49

When Mother Nature finally swallows the Wang of America that is Florida NickB79 May 2014 #51

deliberate, willful ignorance is the worst kind.... mike_c May 2014 #52

"the way these scientists are portraying it" 0rganism May 2014 #53

Well said. Louisiana1976 May 2014 #55

No one ever benefited from willful ignorance Marco Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #62

He obviously Turbineguy May 2014 #68

So, it really is my neighbor's flatulent cat? Eleanors38 May 2014 #69

Marco Loco Blue Owl May 2014 #71

rubio's such a Cha May 2014 #72

Just toeing the corporate mantra. raouldukelives May 2014 #74

Oh, just shut up. merrily May 2014 #75

Idiot. Iggo May 2014 #76

I don't believe he's human JustAnotherGen May 2014 #77

I don't give a damn about Rubio's beliefs. SamKnause May 2014 #78

Climate change is causing drought Dopers_Greed May 2014 #83

Later, Marco Rubio said, "I don't believe sex causes babies." tclambert May 2014 #84

As John Oliver pointed out deutsey May 2014 #85

Gawd's "in the mix." blkmusclmachine May 2014 #88

You don't know what he actually thinks since he just panders to the right-wing base. olegramps May 2014 #90

hard not to sound like 'chicken little' but the cure will happen by economics eventually burfman May 2014 #91