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ATRL: Do you think Global Warming is a real thing?
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The earth goes through cycles and stages of cooling and warming. It has been going on since the dawn of time.
Change is inevitable.
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Member Since: 6/14/2009
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Originally posted by Chrome
The earth goes through cycles and stages of cooling and warming. It has been going on since the dawn of time.
Change is inevitable.
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Have you watched An Inconvenient Truth? The change that the planet has been experiencing within the last century is more rapid than at anytime in history, and it correlates with the rising amount of carbon emissions that we produce.
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Originally posted by Chrome
The earth goes through cycles and stages of cooling and warming. It has been going on since the dawn of time.
Change is inevitable.
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Yes and in the past 100 years something on Earth drastically changed. Human technology and society. I mean you blindly say that without out even acknowledging this mere fact
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Member Since: 8/3/2012
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Republicans are scared that their old industry (if there is still something like that) will be wiped out by new industry of the Europeans, Japanese,... and even the Chinese.
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Originally posted by taylamour
Rant!!
A lot of the reports on climate change are picked apart and used out of context to support the argument against it, like the whole concept of 'well CO2 is natural'. Yes, there is a constant flux in the environment, but after billions of equilibrium, we've put additional CO2 into the environment, separate from the ambient. This is all from emissions from transportation, development, fuel burning, etc. We're also deforesting giant sources of carbon intake, removing a portion of carbon sequestration that could've been done by trees, etc.
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There are indeed cycles of emitting CO2 and absorbing it. However we are releasing too much of the stored CO2 in trees, fossil fuels,... and there is nothing to compensate for the additional emissions. Therefore humans do have the impact to mess it up.
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Originally posted by NOW
That's a brilliant idea. My college only hands out those free bottles, but that doesn't really encourage those who buy those disposable plastic waters, they just like the idea of getting something for free I agree, good incentives definitely help the process.
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If I remember correctly, reusing a cup would get half of the purchase of the beverage. Reusing school supplies would earn extra credit on the assignment. The professors would print off each week's reading and let students borrow that instead of each of us printing our own copies.
I miss it.
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Member Since: 6/14/2009
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Originally posted by Katie
If I remember correctly, reusing a cup would get half of the purchase of the beverage. Reusing school supplies would earn extra credit on the assignment. The professors would print off each week's reading and let students borrow that instead of each of us printing our own copies.
I miss it.
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Oh wow extra credit would be an important factor in getting students to reuse cups That's really nice of those professors, they sound very caring for the students/environment
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Originally posted by NOW
Have you watched An Inconvenient Truth? The change that the planet has been experiencing within the last century is more rapid than at anytime in history, and it correlates with the rising amount of carbon emissions that we produce.
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I'll watch it. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Originally posted by Ichinaru19
Yes and in the past 100 years something on Earth drastically changed. Human technology and society. I mean you blindly say that without out even acknowledging this mere fact
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*Holds mule*
You're putting words into my mouth. Of course the world has been changing in terms of human advancement. That goes without saying.
Our climate will keep on changing; whether you factor in GHG or not.
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Member Since: 8/29/2011
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Yes
Anyone that says no, come at me.
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If y'all answered no, then get your asses to Australia and experience climate change first hand:
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Ummmmm...
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Member Since: 8/3/2012
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Originally posted by Chrome
I'll watch it. Thanks for the suggestion.
*Holds mule*
You're putting words into my mouth. Of course the world has been changing in terms of human advancement. That goes without saying.
Our climate will keep on changing; whether you factor in GHG or not.
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Is the additional change on top of the natural advantageous to us? Streets of Manhattan under water doesn't do good to insurance costs. This too warm winter in Europe will give us a mosquito infested summer.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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obviously. People that don't think so are deranged. Also, why would it be bad to reduce carbon emissions and polute less? Like
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Member Since: 8/7/2010
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Yes. All it takes is a simple compare/contrast to previous decades.
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Member Since: 8/7/2010
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Originally posted by NOW
Also, we need to stop buying disposable plastic water bottles. It's a myth, you're not getting higher quality water, sometimes they're even from the same source as tap water. You're doing a whole lot of good having a reusable BPA-free bottle, and saving $ as well
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Preach that!
Get a water purifying system and use a reusable water bottle.
It's been working years for me.
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Member Since: 8/10/2012
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Yes, and if you don't think so you're ignorant.
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There's already a scientific consensus on climate change which 97% of scientists agree that anthropogenic global warming is occurring. It's actually climate denialism that is already classified as pseudoscientific.
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Member Since: 7/23/2010
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Originally posted by taylamour
Rant!!
A lot of the reports on climate change are picked apart and used out of context to support the argument against it, like the whole concept of 'well CO2 is natural'. Yes, there is a constant flux in the environment, but after billions of equilibrium, we've put additional CO2 into the environment, separate from the ambient. This is all from emissions from transportation, development, fuel burning, etc. We're also deforesting giant sources of carbon intake, removing a portion of carbon sequestration that could've been done by trees, etc.
For individual impacts, don't drive as much, recycle, and BUY LOCAL. Agriculture/food industry is one of the biggest contributors to climate change [methane from cattle, biodiversity loss, factories, waste], so if you support local farms, you're cutting out a big amount of your impact on the environment.
/environmental science/studies graduate
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Actually, 2/3 of greenhouse gas emmissions in the past 25 years is caused by just 90 companies, most are related to oil industry. And it's also these companies that fund climate skeptic groups. But they've already been exposed and their propaganda declared as pseudoscience.
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Member Since: 2/13/2012
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It is obviously real Should be fun watching world leaders scramble to fix the solution for generations to come.
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Member Since: 2/13/2012
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Originally posted by fabbriche
There's already a scientific consensus on climate change which 97% of scientists agree that anthropogenic global warming is occurring. It's actually climate denialism that is already classified as pseudoscientific.
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People literally don't believe facts until it's too late / they are in danger
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Member Since: 11/26/2011
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Definitely happening. Feel bad for the next generations and the ones after. Mother nature will do what it needs to save the planet since us humans don't seem to want to save it.
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