Could it be more obvious?

[creekster]

Yes.

Thank you. Your concurrence is always appreciated.

[lambdacoug]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...ts-heat-record

We are in the midst of the hottest *year* in the US since record keeping began. Don't worry though, if we don't spend money now to fix the problem, we can wait for things to get so bad that we can look back and say "Yup, that was global warming."

[YOhio]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...ts-heat-record

We are in the midst of the hottest *year* in the US since record keeping began. Don't worry though, if we don't spend money now to fix the problem, we can wait for things to get so bad that we can look back and say "Yup, that was global warming."

I think you're on to something. Global warming can simply be fixed by spending money.

[lambdacoug]

I think you're on to something. Global warming can simply be fixed by spending money.

I anxiously await your ideas on fixing it without spending money.

[myboynoah]

Two days ago it was so hot and humid here and I was like, wow, this global warming is getting bad. But then it got cooler and I'm going, well, maybe there really isn't global warming. It's crazy.

[lambdacoug]

Two days ago it was so hot and humid here and I was like, wow, this global warming is getting bad. But then it got cooler and I'm going, well, maybe there really isn't global warming. It's crazy.

Right, because that's how it works.

[Indy Coug]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...ts-heat-record

We are in the midst of the hottest *year* in the US since record keeping began. Don't worry though, if we don't spend money now to fix the problem, we can wait for things to get so bad that we can look back and say "Yup, that was global warming."

I did some extensive Googling yesterday and found a messageboard thread from 1934 where some Chicken Little was saying the same thing. The economy was in shambles, the world was being threatened by tyrannical leaders, the midwest was in the middle of a severe drought and people saw everything in black or white. My, how times change.

[lambdacoug]

I did some extensive Googling yesterday and found a messageboard thread from 1934 where some Chicken Little was saying the same thing. The economy was in shambles, the world was being threatened by tyrannical leaders, the midwest was in the middle of a severe drought and people saw everything in black or white. My, how times change.

Did this messageboard also include people admitting there's a problem but not wanting to do anything to fix it until some magical future time?

[YOhio]

I anxiously await your ideas on fixing it without spending money.

If everybody suddenly stopped spending money I think a lot of environmental problems would soon resolve themselves. That said, I anxiously await ideas to fix global warming by spending money. I mean that, too. What are you recommending? Alternative energy sources? Additional regulation? Additional taxes on energy consumption? It isn't as if this is a new discussion and the United States government isn't taking the problem seriously. Billions have been spent exploring these avenues.

[Goatnapper'96]

Did this messageboard also include people admitting there's a problem but not wanting to do anything to fix it until some magical future time?

Who has agreed with you that there is a problem?

[Indy Coug]

Did this messageboard also include people admitting there's a problem but not wanting to do anything to fix it until some magical future time?

IF there was a problem, what would you do to fix it?

[lambdacoug]

If everybody suddenly stopped spending money I think a lot of environmental problems would soon resolve themselves. That said, I anxiously await ideas to fix global warming by spending money. I mean that, too. What are you recommending? Alternative energy sources? Additional regulation? Additional taxes on energy consumption? It isn't as if this is a new discussion and the United States government isn't taking the problem seriously. Billions have been spent exploring these avenues.

While billions have been spent I don't think enough is being spent. A certain political party has their head so far up their ass on this problem that not enough is being done. Is there a bigger threat to the entire planet than what we can do/have done to the environment?

[Indy Coug]

While billions have been spent I don't think enough is being spent. A certain political party has their head so far up their ass on this problem that not enough is being done. Is there a bigger threat to the entire planet than what we can do/have done to the environment?

How much should be spent?

[lambdacoug]

How much should be spent?

$123,456,789,012.34

Give or take a few dollars.

[YOhio]

While billions have been spent I don't think enough is being spent. A certain political party has their head so far up their ass on this problem that not enough is being done. Is there a bigger threat to the entire planet than what we can do/have done to the environment?

Odd that you didn't answer the question. If throwing government money at a problem were the right solution to every problem then American kids would have the highest test scores in the world. It's not that I oppose federal spending to curb greenhouse emissions and develop more efficient and sustainable technologies. I support it. But not in the reactionary way you're describing where the aim is to spend more money as opposed to spend money more strategically.