Climate Basics

Rule#1
Statistics and opinion polls are not facts. Ignore what others say. Learn climate basics.
Rule#2
Never look only at risks. Always look also at benefits.

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@willofphil Yes, that is my point. The passage of time has validated the suggestion that the claims are invalid. As are the methods used.

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1976 leading #energy thinker Amory Lovins: …a largely or wholly solar economy can (exist) in the US w (demonstrated economic) technologies

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@victorfarteaga Yes, of course. But u will still have the hard choice of what things u will do without that contribute to ur flourishing.

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@kchewson My point-Compare how u and ur friends lives flourish today with how they would be if the power was unreliable 50% of the time.

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@SapioSpiritual By 'flourishing' I mean, for example, the luxury/ability to 'search' for weather disasters, even back 10,000 years

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Instead of following enviro advice of past 50 years, the world doubled #fossil fuel use. Rather than epic disaster we have human flourishing

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Today Bill McKibben “the nation’s leading #environmentalist” endorses 95% ban on #fossil fuel use. No more Stove Fridge HotWater LightBulbs

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In 1977, leading #energy thinker Amory Lovins: “We already have about twice as much #electricity as we can use to advantage.”

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Is today’s #oil-dependent world better or worse than what 1970’s media predicted? Paul Ehrlich in 1970’s: “England will not exist in 2000”

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1986 John Holdren, science adviser to Obama: CO2 #climate-induced #famines could kill a BILLION people before 2020.

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1989 Bill McKibben: If we continue to burn #fossil fuels we will burn up in a few decades. #climate

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1986 James Hansen: Due to the “#greenhouse effect” global temperatures will rise by 2-4 degrees from 2000-2010.

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In 1970, LIFE magazine reported: “scientists have solid … evidence … by 1985 air #pollution will have reduced … sunlight … by one half”

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In 1970, LIFE magazine reported: “scientists have solid … evidence … urban dwellers will have to wear gas masks (by 1980)” due 2 #pollution

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In 1974, ecologist Paul Ehrlich: “America’s economic joyride is coming to an end … no more cheap, abundant #energy (or) #food.”

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In 1971, ecologist Paul Ehrlich: “By 2000 the UK will be simply a small group of impoverished Islands of 70 million #hungry people.”

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In 1972, Club of Rome state-of-the-art computer models demonstrated we would run out of tin zinc silver lead by 1993. What was overlooked?

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In 1972, the Club of Rome state-of-the-art computer models demonstrated we would run out of natural #gas by 1993. What did they overlook?

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In 1972, the Club of Rome state-of-the-art computer models demonstrated that we would run out of #oil by 1992. What did they overlook?

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Is government funding or #oil industry funding of #climate research scientists a conflict of interest? Whose cash-inflow depends on results?