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Brownout
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- May 8, 2009
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I think that discussing global warming causes distracts from addressing the threat of known environmentally degrading practices that involve the use of highly toxic heavy metals and petrochemicals.
Admittedly, the same processes that lead to warming, lead to direct, known environmental degradation. However, the discussion of global warming almost always deteriorates into, "But, how do we know that WE are warming the planet."
So, if people simply said, "I don't care to argue global warming, why don't we take a look at the waste that a coal plant creates, and the damage that we know for a fact it does to human life.", then I think it is easier to make progress with environmental initiatives.
I've seen so many environmentalists waste valuable air time on major networks, when the host goes straight for the typical counters, knowing full well that they will led to nothing constructive being discussed.
Admittedly, the same processes that lead to warming, lead to direct, known environmental degradation. However, the discussion of global warming almost always deteriorates into, "But, how do we know that WE are warming the planet."
So, if people simply said, "I don't care to argue global warming, why don't we take a look at the waste that a coal plant creates, and the damage that we know for a fact it does to human life.", then I think it is easier to make progress with environmental initiatives.
I've seen so many environmentalists waste valuable air time on major networks, when the host goes straight for the typical counters, knowing full well that they will led to nothing constructive being discussed.