Comments on: Poor, Poor Earth http://rift.org/1128/2007/01/poor-poor-earth/ Adam Preble's Weblog Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:08:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Vince http://rift.org/1128/2007/01/poor-poor-earth/#comment-3915 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:28:28 +0000 http://rift.org/1128/2007/01/poor-poor-earth/#comment-3915 <p>The earth is a slow moving system? Brighter side of increased C02 levels? Tell that to the plant and animal life that didn't make it past the anoxic event that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permian-Triassic_extinction_event" rel="nofollow">ended the Permian era</a>!</p> <p>Is C02 changing the climate? Yeah, most likely, and our actions are an influence until we figure out how to best reduce C02 for our standard of living or comfortably reduce our standards. Would the current state of the earth be better maintained if we reduced C02? Yes. Will the earth continue on if we don't? Absolutely -- there is no doubt the earth would continue on without our changing anything and without worry.</p> <p>Now, is it in our best interest to maintain the current state of the climate system in order to maintain oceans, food supplies, and other life sustaining systems in order to prevent inclement weather, food and fresh water shortages, famine, and war over resources? </p> <p>Maybe there are more pressing matters than these, or perhaps the repercussions of guilt and adaptation aren't worth the concern? Really, what's the deal?</p> The earth is a slow moving system? Brighter side of increased C02 levels? Tell that to the plant and animal life that didn’t make it past the anoxic event that ended the Permian era!

Is C02 changing the climate? Yeah, most likely, and our actions are an influence until we figure out how to best reduce C02 for our standard of living or comfortably reduce our standards. Would the current state of the earth be better maintained if we reduced C02? Yes. Will the earth continue on if we don’t? Absolutely — there is no doubt the earth would continue on without our changing anything and without worry.

Now, is it in our best interest to maintain the current state of the climate system in order to maintain oceans, food supplies, and other life sustaining systems in order to prevent inclement weather, food and fresh water shortages, famine, and war over resources?

Maybe there are more pressing matters than these, or perhaps the repercussions of guilt and adaptation aren’t worth the concern? Really, what’s the deal?

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