Originally Posted by
Flytolive
Ever hear of nuclear bombs?
Why yes. So, are you implying that our global climate would be different today if not for the approximately 520 atmospheric nuclear bombs tested 40-60 years ago? I wasn't aware that nuclear detonations changed the climate. Wasn't the big issue the spread of radioactive material. How much further away from disaster would we be today if not for all the big booms? Would our average temperatures be .01 degrees warmer or colder?
Shoot, if we're going to worry about 60 year old nuke tests, maybe we should do something about all the coal that got burnt at the turn of the century during the industrial revolution. Probably should charge the ancestors of those pesky iron workers a hefty carbon fine - maybe make them buy an extra green lightbulb, adopt a polar bear whose iceberg is melting and call it good.
Originally Posted by
Flytolive
'Hubris' is right.
I think you've got the market cornered in that department. Please explain to me how accepting our insignificance in terms of global climate control somehow exemplifies hubris to you.
Frankly, I think it's time to euthanize all the cows that keep farting so much and have one big save the planet cookout. We'll charge everyone $10 to cover their carbon footprint. Does Kingsford make a green charcoal briquette? If not, then never mind.