gotmuddy Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 I don't even know what to do with your comments about light bulbs and carbon credits. Is your point that technology isn't perfect? EVERYONE knows there is mercury in those lights and personally, I'm hoping we find a better way to have low energy lights soon. You would be surprised how many people do not know. LED lights are low emission but have no mercury. Since everyone has "proven" my stupidity, please link me to a study that shows that human beings have caused any difference in the climate. everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you.
Trout Commander Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 At the risk of being belittled as to my intellectual capacity by the e-thugs as well, I had no clue that there is mercury in the CFLs and I have them throughout my home. C'mon be honest, who else didn't know that??? I have spent most of my money on fly fishing and beer. The rest I just wasted. The latest Trout Commander blog post: Niangua River Six Pack
Gary Lange Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 I didn't know it and wouldn't have worried until I broke one. Now how many times this year did some science teacher bring Mercury to class and spill it in the School Class room. I fear that in most cases what we don't know can hurt us and what we do know can hurt us also. Respect your Environment and others right to use it!
Gary Lange Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 I listened to John Coleman for about 30 years and see no reason to not listen to him now. http://media.kusi.clickability.com/documents/Comments+on+Global+Warming1.pdf Respect your Environment and others right to use it!
flytyer57 Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 I wonder...what EXACTLY changed peoples' minds in thinking the earth is not flat? I think that was Columbus when he sank two of his ships and still found the new land which was later named America. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
Tim Smith Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 At the risk of being belittled as to my intellectual capacity by the e-thugs as well, I had no clue that there is mercury in the CFLs and I have them throughout my home. C'mon be honest, who else didn't know that??? JD, you've approached this discussion with a mature attitude and you'll get no belittlment from me (disagreement yes, but you've handle yourself well so far...although that e-thug comment was a little thin skinned). Muddy, in contrast, jumped headfirst into the discussion with insults blazing and he's pretty much getting what he deserves. Just remember he called himself "stupid", not me. I don't really care how smart he is (and given the size of that bass he's holding in his profile pic he's probably pretty competant in some areas). I only respond to the content of posts. For instance, JD, since you had the good graces to admit you didn't know about the mercury in those lights, I respectfully retract the comment that nobody knew about those. The substance of that point stands, however. Most people do know those lights have mercury, and it wasn't clear why Muddy raised that in the first place. I admit I'm dumber than most but he needs to make himself clear so even I can understand him.
eric1978 Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 Since everyone has "proven" my stupidity, please link me to a study that shows that human beings have caused any difference in the climate. Going against my own advice, here: This was the most basic "study" I could think to give you, and this data is undeniable FACT...if you think otherwise, you are simply delusional. Never before in geologic history has average temperature changed so rapidly, aside from catastrophic events such as the asteroid impact that caused the K-T extinction. Furthermore, it occurs to me that since this data IS fact, the burden of proof is actually on your end to show that man is NOT causing climate change, since there is clearly a correlation between increasing man-made CO2 emissions and increasing temperature. No data exists to provide that evidence, but good luck anyway. You can continue to ignore the obvious connection if you want, but you're just lying to yourself for no good reason.
FishinCricket Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 I think that was Columbus when he sank two of his ships and still found the new land which was later named America. Nah, they had that info in the great library at Alexandria over a thousand years before Columbus was a twinkle in some fundamentalists' eye... What happened to that Library? cricket.c21.com
Tim Smith Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 I listened to John Coleman for about 30 years and see no reason to not listen to him now. http://media.kusi.clickability.com/documents/Comments+on+Global+Warming1.pdf Gary, that's quite a treatise. Pick a piece of it you think is especially useful to the debate and I'll be glad to address it. Looks like you've got solar activity and scientific consensus up to bat?
flytyer57 Posted December 17, 2010 Posted December 17, 2010 Nah, they had that info in the great library at Alexandria over a thousand years before Columbus was a twinkle in some fundamentalists' eye... What happened to that Library? Sank into the ocean? There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
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