tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post3914868488135307406..comments2022-08-06T03:38:08.888-07:00Comments on snippet.: An overshadowed truthbetsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-78939062832873880072007-02-10T12:13:00.000-08:002007-02-10T12:13:00.000-08:00I'll bet the folks in North Dakota are looking for...I'll bet the folks in North Dakota are looking forward to global warming...he,he.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-58494715769692979562007-02-02T20:10:00.000-08:002007-02-02T20:10:00.000-08:00A very timely discussion, indeed, for our fearless...A very timely discussion, indeed, for our fearless pastor, Steve, is attempting to review stewardship of the earth on Sunday...stay tuned for a hot debate in church :)<br /><br />Bets, I wish you could be there to help break out the recycle bins with me!<br /><br />Miss you much.<br />LynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-65863263107057363672007-02-02T19:48:00.000-08:002007-02-02T19:48:00.000-08:00Yay, Lyn! I totally agree. It's up to us to star...Yay, Lyn! I totally agree. It's up to us to start the change...leave the bickering to politicians, and let's take the initiative. The hardest part, like dad said, is learning what the real solutions are. But I think we can all agree that most of the ideas on the website make sense (and are really very easy!). We just need to stop making excuses and DO them.betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08179136955125871155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-43730443912696612042007-02-02T16:43:00.000-08:002007-02-02T16:43:00.000-08:00can you take the facts and statistics for what the...can you take the facts and statistics for what they are and leave the politics behind? I think we need to do just that, because if we don't (and we don't encourage others to) we really will get no where.<br /><br />If it's a problem, why don't WE become the ones who prevent politics to creep in to our motivation of change. These environmental issues move beyond the bounds of political parties...<br /><br />but I'm just a liberal environmentalist...hehe<br /><br />LynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21546471.post-28117968241399231522007-02-01T22:11:00.000-08:002007-02-01T22:11:00.000-08:00I like your comment about waiting for a film that ...I like your comment about waiting for a film that doesn't blame the government. Al Gore is a political animal and, as such, is not qualified to produce an unbiased report.<br /><br />We expect global warming to occur at some point going forward just as it has occurred in the past. How much is happening naturally and how much are we contributing?<br /><br />This really is akin to rocket science given the complexity of the environment. We need to be careful of the solutions we adopt. Some are no-brainers such as lowering the thermostat in winter or raising it in summer (I'm a long time believer) or insulating your home. Others are questionable. <br /><br />For instance, we are told to use fluorescents to cut down on energy use and then we're told that they are so dangerous to the environment that they must be disposed of as a hazardous waste. Reminds me of the MTBE's we were forced to pay for in our gasoline only to find that it was contaminating our ground water. At least we got cleaner air!<br /><br />All this is to say that real solutions are hard to come by and most involve compromises. But we get there by dialog and at least Al Gore has upped the ante on that score. I might have to see the movie! -AJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com