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groundloop

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9. People may have already chosen sides in the climate change debate, however....

Reply to quadrature (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 08:42 AM

Oct 2013

by learning as much as possible about how the climate is changing scientists just might be able to help us choose the best, most efficient path to alleviate the problem. When you're dealing with science you never know where more knowledge is going to lead, IMO it's never a bad thing to learn as much as possible.

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'It's heartbreaking': Shutdown could ruin years of Antarctic research [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2013 OP

Thanks for posting nt flamingdem Oct 2013 #1

There's going to be more too. ffr Oct 2013 #2

Spying on our E-mail and phone calls is more important 'cause it keeps us safe. RC Oct 2013 #4

a cleaner Antarctic environment... quadrature Oct 2013 #3

sarcasm? n/t xocet Oct 2013 #6

not at all quadrature Oct 2013 #7

"And how do I benefit?" That's a pretty revealing question. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2013 #8

People may have already chosen sides in the climate change debate, however.... groundloop Oct 2013 #9

Peoples' minds were made up on gravity, too BeyondGeography Oct 2013 #12

you're not going to reply anymore are you snooper2 Oct 2013 #14

How do you want to benefit from this? xocet Oct 2013 #15

GOPers don't believe in science, environment, global warming, nor basic logic Iliyah Oct 2013 #5

But everything the Republicans love stays funded. /nt Ash_F Oct 2013 #10

sure the kock bro's are happy about this.. maybe this is the secret motive behind the shutdown.. BREMPRO Oct 2013 #11

Gotta wonder about that, too, TBH. n/t AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #17

Just don't cut off, BillyRibs Oct 2013 #13

That's alot of ice, hopefully it will still be there after the shutdown is over. Omnith Oct 2013 #16

Rethugs don't give a S***...don't believe in science anyway. Auntie Bush Oct 2013 #18