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In reply to the discussion: Pic Of The Moment: North-Eastern U.S. Hunkers Down For Historic Winter Storm [View all]lexx21
(321 posts)55. Unfortunately the morons that can actually do something about it
are more concerned with making a buck and building their power base than saving the environment for their grand children or great grand children. Then again, the attitude of the rich is "I got mine... so screw the rest of you". I suppose they figure that their money will save them and the rest of the world can go to hell.
What gets me is that when we see massive storms like this, the nay sayers to global climate change don't seem to realize that when you melt TONS of ice, you are releasing energy and that energy has to go somewhere. We are in a closed system, so someone will feel the impact. What really scares the crap out of me is when we STOP having storms like this.
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EarlG
Feb 2013
OP
Be prepared for 'the regional party' to deny aid for the States of Northern Aggression. nt
onehandle
Feb 2013
#2
None of that changes the fact that it's just not as simple as the Globe Warming.
thetonka
Feb 2013
#24
While heaven05 is definitely incorrect about the "destroyed planet" thing to an extent.....
AverageJoe90
Feb 2013
#10
Yes, and I didn't intend to imply that feedbacks were impossible, period.....
AverageJoe90
Feb 2013
#39
As opposed to some of the extreme doomer B.S. that's been posted on this site.....
AverageJoe90
Feb 2013
#52
"Up to two feet" and a weeks notice before hand. Not a very big deal at all.
xtraxritical
Feb 2013
#18
And . . . Eric Cantor will call for government spending cuts to offset any aid to areas
tclambert
Feb 2013
#36
I agree with most of this, but there's one thing that needs to be addressed.
AverageJoe90
Feb 2013
#51