[MD] Global Warming: Science or Politics?

[Squonkriff at aol.com]

Hi Platt,
Yes, this answers my question in a clear and straightforward manner.
Thank you.
Mark
 
In a message dated 18/02/2007 01:26:45 GMT Standard Time, pholden at davtv.com  
writes:

Quoting  Squonkriff at aol.com:

> Dear Platt,
> Please forgive me?
>  I am confused.
>  
> May i ask what i hope to be a straight  forward question of  you?
>  
> The question is  this:
>  
> 'Has Humanity's technology changed the Earth's  status such that Humanity  
> itself is undermined'?

No.  According to geologists, the earth has gone through many periods of
heating  and cooling. You need only examine the rocks of New England to
be convinced  that much of what is now enjoyed as habitat by millions of
people was once  covered with ice. It's eventual melting and retreat to
the Arctic was due  to natural, not human, causes. In cases where human
activity has made human  life uncomfortable and sometimes harmful, such as
dumping human waste and  garbage into the streets, it has been technology that
has corrected the  situation. A modern example is the catalytic converter used
to reduce toxic  emissions from gasoline engine exhaust systems. So I do not
ascribe to the  doom sayers and scare mongers who say the apocalypse is about 
to
punish all  us sinners, whether they be from the religious right or the  
Godless
left.

Hope this answers your question. Thanks for  asking.

Platt