Saw this on Drudge: http://www.kusi.com/weather/colemanscorner/38574742.html. The Weather Channel guy, John Coleman, thinks global warning is caca poo-poo and writes a short summation of how the movement has evolved. There's surely a guy out there with a counter to Coleman, most certainly labeling him a knuckle dragger and screaming, "Can't you see, CAN'T YOU SEE that it's getting hotter in Martha's Vineyard??? Dolt!" I'm guessing that a lot, maybe most people who have given it a little thought think that there is some influence by man on climate but it pales in stature to the effects of sun activity and natural calamities like perhaps Vesuvias deciding to blow up Italy one day. Does anyone ever have the thought that we're going to wake up twenty years from now and wonder what the hell we were thinking with this compulsion with recycling and organic foods, etc.? I kinda think we're driving ourselves a little crazy and would benefit from taking a chill pill and a nice whizz into Barton Springs every now and then. That's one of things I like about wade fishing or wading out in the gulf--you can take a leak in your pants. Wonderful stuff! I recommend its liberating benefits.
Denise Milani (above right) encourages citizens to combat global warming by dressing appropriately. She's a patriotic gal.
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My brother and his Aggette wife tried to start a little brou-ha-ha at their anniversary dinner last month, proclaiming with full knowledge that they were the lone liberals in a sea of conservatives: "Anyone who doesn't think there's global warming by now is deluded," to which I replied, "As is anyone who thinks man is the sole cause of it."
He's always been about trying to take on his misreably happy family, so I just left it at that and told him, "I'm glad you're keeping up with the issue, brother."
All the while the thermometer had dipped to sub-40 that afternoon in Dallas. I think the Arizona summers are starting to get to him.
My whole point was that I'm not sure regarding the extent of global warning but I'm certain about the unbridled joy of urinating in my Columbia shorts. Maybe you should suggest to your brother and his wife that they adopt a more open mind toward water sports.
Your brother should invest a little time in examining past paleo-climate magnitudes of Milankovitch cycles. Unless, of course, his vision is permanently obscured by the hair on Al Gore's ass.
The universe is expanding...
I posted a comment on the blog of Eric Berger, "SciGuy" of the Houston Chronicle, asking if Coleman is a credible authority. Here is Eric's comment:
"I promised to read John Coleman's article, which is linked several times above.
It's certainly an interesting read and provides a plausible explanation of why global warming could be a hoax.
Coleman is credible in that he's a long-time meteorologist who has been around the block a time or two. He's not credible in that he's not at all active in publishing peer-reviewed science. Environmentalists will no doubt label him a kook but I believe there's something to be said for the value of experience.
With that being said I just don't buy the idea that this is a hoax and that so many scientists have bought in, hook, line and sinker. It's possible, sure, but I haven't seen enough evidence to believe it's the case.
Coleman is definitely right about one thing, however. If the warming trend reverses during the next couple of years I do believe most if not all of the momentum will go out of the sails of those who advocate strict limits on carbon dioxide emissions."
The warming trend comment is interesting in that elsewhere on the same comment page, Eric notes that global temperatures have not increased since 1989.
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