tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625114435089976254.post7735578171659901544..comments2023-04-26T07:48:45.305-07:00Comments on Common Sense: Global Warming --> Climate ChangeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625114435089976254.post-26707331652510453762009-03-06T22:36:00.000-08:002009-03-06T22:36:00.000-08:00nice article. I have also a blog on climate change...nice article. I have also a blog on <A HREF="http://lifeofearth.org/climate-change" REL="nofollow">climate change</A>.Tarun Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06397604924870154146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625114435089976254.post-84370498328108970992009-03-05T07:20:00.000-08:002009-03-05T07:20:00.000-08:00I appreciate the response, but something tells me ...I appreciate the response, but something tells me an economist doesn't really have the best background to provide insight to climate change.<BR/>And I feel like you didn't take in anything that I mentioned in my post, namely:<BR/>-The ice caps have been growing.<BR/>-Record winter temperatures have been recorded.<BR/>-CO2 makes up only a small part of the atmosphere - there are other greenhouse gases in much higher concentration that have nothing to do with us.<BR/><BR/>If climate change is natural, how are we supposed to fight nature?Obama Nationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15869118541147176802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625114435089976254.post-78017990173415817912009-03-05T04:35:00.000-08:002009-03-05T04:35:00.000-08:00A recent report by economist Nicholas Stern put th...A recent report by economist Nicholas Stern put the effects of climate change into hard monetary terms. The outcomes of the report were an eye opening indication of what the cost to the environment could be if we act now or what will happen if we don’t change out ways.Understanding how environmental costs equate to what we’ll have to pay as a nation, and as individuals, helps demonstrate the need for changing our lifestyles even more strongly.<BR/>According to the Stern Review: “The scientific evidence is now overwhelming: climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response.” The report calls for action to tackle climate change now rather than later. In particular, a rise in global temperatures, melting glaciers, flooding, extreme weather and extinction were cited as among the principle effects of climate change. Stern argues that if we don’t reduce carbon emissions, there is a 75% possibility of temperatures rising over the next 50 years by two to three degrees and a 50% chance of an increase of five degrees. That might not sound like much, but the effects on the world ecosystem could be devastating. <BR/>By the way, for your reading interested in funding for climate change ideas. Check out http://www.justmeans.com/challenge/climate Four winners will receive $200,000 each to pursure their ‘Changing Climate Change’ idea. This initiative is being run by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com