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Environment & Energy

Eddie Haskell

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1. The real problem

Reply to GliderGuider (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 10:18 AM

Jul 2013

Just had breakfast with three friends ... None of whom believe that sea levels are rising. One said he's been swimming at the same shore for 30 years and the water's no higher. The real problem is convincing those who, when shown the data, refuse to accept it. They choose to believe the junk science presented by Fox News.

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James Hansen and the Three Categories of the Runaway Greenhouse [View all] GliderGuider Jul 2013 OP

The real problem Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #1

Of course that's what they prefer. GliderGuider Jul 2013 #2

You could also suggest a timeline of human nomenclature . . . hatrack Jul 2013 #4

Why convince them? Javaman Jul 2013 #5

That's not a pretty picture... truebrit71 Jul 2013 #3

We could re-tune the coefficients on our hyperbolic discount functions phantom power Jul 2013 #6

This assumes no check on fossil fuel production happyslug Jul 2013 #7

General agreement except for the relative priority of AGW GliderGuider Jul 2013 #8

I think Peak Energy will save us, despite out efforts otherwise happyslug Jul 2013 #10

Don�t count on �Peak Energy� to save us OKIsItJustMe Jul 2013 #13

But the issue is how much beyound the 2 degrees will the world go happyslug Jul 2013 #14

Yes, but� OKIsItJustMe Jul 2013 #15

Thanks OKIsItJustMe Jul 2013 #9

Thanks, that leads to an even more fascinating page: joshcryer Jul 2013 #11

Thank You, lots of information linked from that page, ... CRH Jul 2013 #12