Intelligent folks realize there are Climate Change Deniers (generally from the extreme far right faction of the GOP) that don't care about this subject, Irreversible Climate Change. After haggling with some of these dolts on political message boards for years, I am beginning to wonder if it's their intelligence level that prevents them from understanding and/ or giving a damn about .... let me put this in simple terms .... WEATHER EXTREMES ~ HEAT or COLD?? Strangely enough, they support more polluting, drilling for oil anywhere, and less environmental protection laws. They stand behind the politicians who are in favor of such, because these greedy politicians are rewarded with generous donations and kick-backs.
We have been seeing phenomenal weather changes around the globe for years and years now. What Climate Change Deniers really don't understand is that after they are dead and long gone, their children, grand-children, great-grand- children will be the ones suffering. Put the proverbial political football down and let's DO SOMETHING BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!
Something simple I recently did: My contract ended with my energy provider and I found a 'greener' company to go with. My husband and I researched it carefully before making the decision to switch. No, we don't hug trees!!! It may cost a wee bit more, but if everyone would take small actions on their part, it could make a tremendous difference in the future of our world's environment.
What are you doing to make a difference? Get involved! Write to your State and US State Congressional members and tell them to ACT NOW. Send them this article and tell them to put their politics aside and start giving a damn.
Irreversible Climate Change Looms Within Five Years
LONDON, UK, November 9, 2011 (ENS) - Unless there is a "bold change of policy direction," the world will lock itself into an insecure, inefficient and high-carbon energy system, the International Energy Agency warned at the launch of its 2011 World Energy Outlook today in London.
The report says there is still time to act, but despite steps in the right direction the door of opportunity is closing.
The agency's warning comes at a critical time in international climate change negotiations, as governments prepare for the annual UN climate summit in Durban, South Africa, from November 28.
For the whole article:
http://www.ens-newswire.com/...
"If we do not have an international agreement whose effect is put in place by 2017, then the door will be closed forever," IEA Chief Economist Fatih Birol warned today.
Some key trends are pointing in worrying directions, the agency told reporters today. CO2 emissions have rebounded to a record high, the energy efficiency of global economy worsened for second straight year and spending on oil imports is near record highs.
The World Energy Outlook also presents a 450 Scenario, which traces an energy path consistent with meeting the globally agreed goal of limiting the temperature rise to two degrees Celsuis above pre-industrial levels.
"Delaying action is a false economy," Birol warned, saying that for every $1 of investment in cleaner technology that is avoided in the power sector before 2020, an additional $4.30 would need to be spent after 2020 to compensate for the increased emissions.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/...