[Rhodes22-list] An Inconvenient Truth - Peter, Slim, et al.

[Robert Skinner]

When confronted with "An Inconvenient Truth":
1.  Close your eyes.
2.  Change the subject.
Many have done that.
Many will do that.
Many will get wet.
/Robert said that.
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Tootle wrote:
> 
>      I have not seen the the clip nor do I plan to make extra effort to do
> so.  I have no conflict with the concept that it appears that the earth is
> warming.  Furthermore, maybe man and development may be having an effect.
>      But I see the development effect as neither completely proven nor
> changeable.  There may be other factors at work.  What other factors?
> Historical evidence demonstrates that there have been warming and cooling
> periods of the earth, oceans, and atmsophere.  You would have to accept
> earth history as recorded by geological data.  There was little written down
> by scribes until the last cooling period of Europe.
>      I am the guy who as a kid asked too many questions, especially in
> Sunday school classes.  Again I ask, what caused those cooling and warming
> periods before the industrial revolution?
>      Another topic not discussed at the same time is the shifting of the
> earth's magnetic poles.  What you say?  Studies of geological data suggests
> the location of the earth's magnetic poles has always changed.  Studies in
> the last 100 years have shown recorded movement from a location closer to
> Greenland to todays location closser to Siberia.  What effect does that have
> on the earth's warming and cooling.  And are you going to try to say that
> the movement is caused by industrial development and air polution?
>       And the geological evidence supports that the polarity of the poles
> has reversed several times.  Here is a question for your consideration.  Are
> we going through a pole polarity reversal at this time.  What is the effect
> of the pole polarity reversal on climate?
>       Again, I am not saying that Al Gore's concept is not correct.
> However, I say that he has neither asked all nor answered all relevant
> questions.
>       The one thing that I am sure of is that we do not know all the hard
> questions that need to be asked.  Without knowning more of the hard
> questions it is not correct to draw conclusions.  We may, and Al Gore may
> only speculate.
> 
> Ed K
> Leicester, Vermont, USA
> 
> Peter Thorn wrote:
> >
> > Slim,
> >
> > It's true that Al Gore's presentation style is a little dry.  However, I
> > agree the message of his film is extremely compelling and urgent.  I saw
> > it
> > when it came out in 2005 and rented it recently again.  There is a pretty
> > long update in the Special Features on the DVD about recent events in the
> > oceans that are pretty disturbing.
> >
> > The film is not political, but presents an organized laying out of the
> > facts.  Gore's training as a journalist serves him well.   Everyone should
> > see "An Inconvenient Truth" before forming any opinions about global
> > warming.  People with currently valuable waterfront property should
> > absolutely see this film!
> >
> > Thirty to forty years from now it could be a very different world.
> > Whatever
> > your political leanings may be, please just see the movie and consider the
> > information presented.
> >
> > PT
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Slim" <stevenalm at comcast.net>
> > To: "Rhodes22-list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 3:37 AM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Global Warming, was autopilot
> >
> >
> >> On 12/23/06 7:58 PM, "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > It hard not to be somewhat ambivalent about global warming when it
> >> helps
> >> > you...
> >>
> >> Have you seen Al Gore's documentary, An Inconvenient Truth?
> >> If you can get past some of his maudlin commentary it's quite compelling.
> >>
> >> Slim