In Reply to: Scientists respond to An Inconvenient Truth posted by clarkjohnsen on June 15, 2006 at 09:28:21:
clarkjohnsen,I am amused by this thread- getting so far off the subject of the film and into an argument about the reality of global warming.
To simplify the global warming issue: the people who have been inculcated with the deep desire to protect oil industry profits will deny warming, and those who like the idea of conservation and mitigation of a possible environmental disaster will err on the side of caution and believe the fossil fuel set should look into it and possibly help try and look for alternative energy sources. In my view, given the World energy needs, there will be plenty of money for everyone in whatever energy business evolves, and trying to run down to the last drop all on petroleum is short-sighted. We can see the US scramble to protect ME oil supplies costs 100s of Billions and thousands of lives- think of what use these resources could be put. The spending millions by industry to oppose greenhouse gases mitigation does saves billion in reinvestment to alternate energy, but is a short-sighted view.
Clark, you're doing a good deed to try and save oil company profits but don't worry- ExxonTexacoMobilChevron will be fine and still make $9 billion profits per quarter. -I wonder if they care about you as much as you care about them ?
As an advocate of "subtle", unmeasurable technologies/effects like the Smart Rocks, obtuse polarity, Clever Clocks and so on- who insists that no criticism can be made of their effects unless one has tried to hear them with an open mind, you might apply your own critical principle to global warming and see Gore's movie. One line and a link to an opposition article does not seem to coorespond with the notion of responsible critcism. -Have you seen the movie at all?
A good topic, but in this forum, I would prefer to learn something about the content and merits of the film rather than lobbying for the oil companies.
Cheers,
Bambi B
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Follow Ups
- Not only is Global Warming not true, industry is not responsible ! - Bambi B 13:49:05 06/16/06 (17)
- "Unmeasurable technologies/effects like... obtuse polarity." Assuming you mean "absolute polarity"... - clarkjohnsen 08:26:51 06/17/06 (9)
- Please, please don't answer Bambi's post below. I want to - tinear 18:16:42 06/17/06 (1)
- No need, I have already received a devastating e-mail from Clark's mommy ! Plus an apology to Clark - Bambi B 10:52:25 06/18/06 (0)
- An Inconvenient Truth - Bambi B 11:04:37 06/17/06 (6)
- This is *way* too long to take up seriously. So just a coupla things. - clarkjohnsen 10:35:23 06/19/06 (0)
- So Sherman, how was your vacation in Georgia? ..nt - late 12:44:14 06/17/06 (4)
- Remember film fans: "Bambi " was a deer - and not a pussy ! - Bambi B 21:34:35 06/17/06 (3)
- Although once widely thought in this location to be female. nt - clarkjohnsen 10:29:10 06/19/06 (2)
- RE: "Bambi" - Exactly the important popular misconception we Bambis try to correct ! - Bambi B 18:03:42 06/20/06 (1)
- Maybe if the name were Bambo... but then conversely we'd have Rambi... nt - clarkjohnsen 08:22:46 06/21/06 (0)
- " but in this forum, ".... Agreed... do you think young Gore played in Deep Throat? - Victor Khomenko 13:56:54 06/16/06 (6)
- Now that would be the most effective abstinence programme ever ! - Bambi B 14:26:14 06/16/06 (5)
- Christopher Hitchins has an extended meditation on blow jobs in the current Vanity Fair. - clarkjohnsen 08:28:48 06/17/06 (0)
- Artistic? He-he... - Victor Khomenko 14:58:20 06/16/06 (3)
- Re: Don´t you think that you have to be an artist?--- - patrickU 04:30:09 06/17/06 (2)
- That is why I put it in the magic movies category - Victor Khomenko 06:56:16 06/17/06 (1)
- Re: That is why I put it in the magic movies category - patrickU 07:29:04 06/17/06 (0)