[Terrapreta] Global Warming Is Not Settled Science

[David Yarrow]

my mind follows a far different line of logic.

increasingly, exponentially, for many centuries, industrial society 
destroyed natural systems, converted "resources" into commodities, cash and 
trash, and blindly, thoughtlessly, recklessly, used the air and water as 
endless dumping grounds for man's wastes and chaos, and nature as an endless 
source of whatever we want.

in the second half of the 20th century the consequences and chemicals of 
man's disruptive and destructive activities and industries accumlated to 
dangerous levels and became evident, and so remedial and restrictive actions 
were made to eliminate the immediate smaller signs of short-term trouble 
without addressing the system-wide impact of human activity.

in the last quarter of the 20th century, science began to develop 
rudimentary technologies, tools and methods to evaluate system-wide 
disturbances of  the planetary biosphere, but early efforts underestimated 
the fragility and coherence of the biosphere.

in the beginning of the 21st century, society had to undergo major 
transformation and restructuring for its institutions to be guided by 
science and reason rather than money and power -- and to adopt a covenant 
with nature to respect and care for all life as part of a seamless, unitary, 
coherent web.

ultimately, this is not about a new technology.  we are confronting our 
urgent need  for reason, compassion and morality.  in quantitative measures, 
the biting issue of our age is less "what kind of energy will we have" than 
"how much is enough?"

David Yarrow
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Chisholm" <kchisholm at ca.inter.net>
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Global Warming Is Not Settled Science
> I have not seen the logic or the evidence which connects Climate Change 
> with Man's activity. All I have seen is the faulty logic that goes 
> something like this:
> 1: Man burns large quantities of fossil fuel which produces large 
> quantities of CO2.
> 2: CO2 levels in the atmosphere are increasing, and CO2 is a GHG
> 3: Therefore, Man is causing Global Warming and if Man reduces his 
> consumption of fossil fuel adequately, then Global Warming can be brought 
> under control.