Scientists warn of 'emergency on global scale'

[wilburbear]

Quote from futurecurrents:

"Leading scientists on Thursday called on the upcoming Rio Summit to grapple with environmental ills that they said pointed to "a humanitarian emergency on a global scale."
In a "State of the Planet" declaration issued after a four-day conference, the scientists said Earth was now facing unprecedented challenges, from water stress, pollution and species loss to spiralling demands for food.
They called on the June 20-22 followup to the 1992 Earth Summit to overhaul governance of the environment and sweep away a fixation with GDP as the sole barometer of wellbeing.
"The continuing function of the Earth system as it has supported the wellbeing of human civilisation in recent centuries is at risk," said the statement issued at the "Planet Under Pressure" conference.
"These threats risk intensifying economic, ecological and social crises, creating the potential for a humanitarian emergency on a global scale.""

http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-warn-emergency-global-scale-185118563.html

WOW!

Get on the bandwagon now.

We liberals can promise you that there will be none of the heavily-regulated globalized solutions, (with money flowing to the politically correct players) that we have favored in the past. Those days are over.

We liberals can also promise you that we will never profit from our globalized solutions like the multi-millions Gore made on global warming.

 

[futurecurrents]

Quote from wilburbear:

WOW!

Get on the bandwagon now.

We liberals can promise you that there will be none of the heavily-regulated globalized solutions, (with money flowing to the politically correct players) that we have favored in the past. Those days are over.

We liberals can also promise you that we will never profit from our globalized solutions like the multi-millions Gore made on global warming.

Us progressives will also promise not to be brainwashed by the fossil-fuel industry subsidized global warming denial propaganda. We promise to think for ourselves after looking at unbiased sources like NASA and NOAA before letting Fox News tell us what to think.

 

[377OHMS]

Quote from futurecurrents:

Us progressives will also promise not to be brainwashed by the fossil-fuel industry subsidized global warming denial propaganda. We promise to think for ourselves after looking at unbiased sources like NASA and NOAA before letting Fox News tell us what to think.

lol!

Yeah, you're a real scientist.

What an idiot.

 

[trefoil]

Quote from futurecurrents:

Us progressives will also promise not to be brainwashed by the fossil-fuel industry subsidized global warming denial propaganda. We promise to think for ourselves after looking at unbiased sources like NASA and NOAA before letting Fox News tell us what to think.

At least half these guys have to be paid shills. They show up whenever higher taxes or carbon dioxide is discussed, and rarely if ever comment on anything else. This place may be free, but that doesn't mean it won't be infested by whores working for whoever's got the bux.

 

[futurecurrents]

Quote from trefoil:

At least half these guys have to be paid shills. They show up whenever higher taxes or carbon dioxide is discussed, and rarely if ever comment on anything else. This place may be free, but that doesn't mean it won't be infested by whores working for whoever's got the bux.

Sometimes I wonder about that. There is no question that many of the AGW denial sites on the net and some "climate experts" are backed by the FF interests. In fact just recently someone here posted denial stuff from a coal-interest website.

 

[futurecurrents]

Quote from 377OHMS:

lol!

Yeah, you're a real scientist.

What an idiot.

Never said I was a professional scientist, only that have a degree in environmental science.

I think it's fairly obvious that I'm not an idiot.

Why don't you crawl back under your rock and stfu, it's ignorant people like you that impede progress on this issue.

 

[377OHMS]

Quote from futurecurrents:


I think it's fairly obvious that I'm not an idiot.

The thing is that every post you've made in this forum suggest that you understand the data better than those here who are professional scientists and engineers and that those who disagree with you are paid shills, political operatives or mental defective types.

That makes you a de facto idiot. I would add "alarmist" and "hypocrite" to that. The upside is that you use that stupidity in your trading so the rest of us benefit somewhat.

 

[futurecurrents]

Quote from 377OHMS:

The thing is that every post you've made in this forum suggest that you understand the data better than those here who are professional scientists and engineers and that those who disagree with you are paid shills, political operatives or mental defective types.

That makes you a de facto idiot. I would add "alarmist" and "hypocrite" to that. The upside is that you use that stupidity in your trading so the rest of us benefit somewhat.

Oh so some guy who works on some obscure part of the electronics of a satellite is more qualified than I? I am probably more qualified by virtue of my degree than anyone here.

I don't think they are paid shills or political operatives but I do think they are ideologically blinded to only see one way.

this helps explain your puzzling position...

"So, conservatives tend to be "individualists"-- meaning, essentially, that they prize a system in which government leaves you alone -- and "hierarchs," meaning, they are supportive of various types of inequality.

The individualist is threatened by global warming, deeply threatened, because it means that markets have failed and governments -- including global governments -- have to step in to fix the problem. And some individualists are so threatened by this reality that they even spin out conspiracy theories, arguing that all the world's scientists are in a cabal with, like, the UN, to make up phony science so they can crash economies."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-mooney/the-science-of-truthiness_b_1379472.html

Very interesting article but beware, you may see yourself in it.

 

[babutime]

Anybody who has ever been to university AND has had interactions with scientists AND worked on ANY research project AND has read ANY scientific literature AND has even the modest skills on data analysis AND has an OUNCE of respect for these underpaid scientists whose only crime is that they tend to work till the day they die much to the annoyance of post-docs and younger scientists...

KNOWS

that not only is consensus among scientists on AGW in the overwhelming majority that it is also a fact- much like evolution is a fact.

Nobody is denying that the climate is driven by factors OTHER than human.

But in the most recent history (<200 years), the change has been driven primarily by humans and that certain things have to be done to mitigate at least OUR impact.

If you don't like the fact that your puny human ego is hurt by that sad truth, go dig a hole and die.

The planet is better off without low IQ morons like you.

 

[achilles28]

Quote from 377OHMS:


That makes you a de facto idiot. I would add "alarmist" and "hypocrite" to that. The upside is that you use that stupidity in your trading so the rest of us benefit somewhat.

LOL.....nice one