Kerry: Climate Change an ‘Elementary Truth’ – Like the Laws of Gravity

cnsnews ^ | March 12, 2015 | Patrick Goodenough

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(CNSNews.com) – That climate change is happening and that humans are largely responsible should be as universally accepted as the law of gravity, Secretary of State John Kerry suggested Thursday.

“When an apple falls from a tree, it will drop toward the ground. We know that because of the basic laws of physics,” he said in a speech at the Atlantic Council in Washington. “Science tells us that gravity exists, and no one disputes that.”

“So when science tells us that our climate is changing and humans beings are largely causing that change, by what right do people stand up and just say, ‘Well, I dispute that’ or ‘I deny that elementary truth?’ ”

Any yet some do, Kerry said, pointing – without naming the state – to recent reports claiming that state officials in Florida had banned the use of the term “climate change” in official documents. (Florida Gov. Rick Scott has denied the claim.)

“Literally a couple of days ago, I read about some state officials who are actually trying to ban the use of the term ‘climate change’ in public documents because they’re not willing to face the facts,” he said.

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“Terrorism, extremism, epidemics, poverty, nuclear proliferation, all challenges that respect no borders – climate change belongs on that very same list,” he said. “It is, indeed, one of the biggest threats facing our planet today.”

Notice that since Obama and company took office that the list of "the biggest threats facing our planet today" seems to be ever expanding?

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Pingy.

[RC one]

yep. the climate changes. About 15,000 years ago, there was a sheet of glacial ice a mile thick sitting right where I'm sitting right now. and then the climate changed and the glacier receded.

[John S Mosby]

Science has said... no such thing. And Jean kerri’ science conclusions are not done by consensus. They are by repeatable, questioned experimentation.

Not years of extrapolated projected “data” and “modeling”.

That is NOT science.

[o-n-money]

And there is nothing you can do about either.

[EagleUSA]

More liberal scam crap — the modus operandi has become the DemocRat mantra — create a fraudulent problem, then use it to take money and freedoms from the people.

DemocRats are the BIGGEST problem we face.

[boycott]

Give the man another Purple Heart.

[longfellow]

So the a-hole finished knifing us in the back AGAIN and now he is pushing this bull.

[DirtyDawg]

Cough “bullshit”

[John Valentine]

"When an apple falls from a tree, it will drop toward the ground. We know that because of the basic laws of physics...”

No, dumass, we don’t need scientists to tell us that gravity exists. We experience it everyday. Every human being since time began has developed an intimate relationship with gravity.

On the other hand, everyday experience tells us that climate is overwhelmingly beyond our ability to influence in any major way. Scientists, and to an even greater degree hack politicians, aren’t going to be able to explain away our common experience with phony graphs, concocted statistics and flaky computer models.

It’s Kerry who needs to have gravity explained to him.

[Shady]

Gravity is the biggest threat to Horseface, his blood fails to reach the cranium.

[o-n-money]

About 15,000 years ago, there was a sheet of glacial ice a mile thick sitting right where I’m sitting right now.
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Your heating bills must’ve been through the roof....if roofs were invented yet... or is it rooves.

[wjcsux]

Notice that since Obama and company took office that the list of "the biggest threats facing our planet today" seems to be ever expanding?
Tea Party conservatives and combat Vets will always be at the top of the list.

[TBP]

Climate change, yes. The climate is always changing.

Global warming or whatever we’re calling it this week is entirely another matter. That is absolutely false.

[kik5150]

“Global warming” and now “climate change” are theories. theories don’t become fact until proven. They have yet to correctly predict increased global temperatures next month, next year, or ever.

[Olog-hai]

Show us your Ph.D in physics, Monsieur Kerry, and your thesis declaring “climate change” a scientific law.

[Delta 21]

“Last year was the warmest of all. And I think if you stop and think about it, it seems that almost every next year becomes one of the hottest on record. And with added heat comes an altered environment,” he said.

Yeah. This guy said that THAT.

[justa-hairyape]

John Kerry had to have science tell him that gravity existed. He could not just see objects fall after he let go of them ? That explains a lot. Science does tell us that the Earth in recent times has been going through cyclic periods of cold weather called ice ages or glacial periods. Science also tells us we are over due for the inter glacial period to end and the glacial period to return. That means that any AGW should be welcomed with open arms.

[babygene]

“should be as universally accepted as the law of gravity”

And just who is responsible for the “law of gravity”? There would be dispute about that too...

I DON’T CARE IF THE CLIMATE CHANGES. I would expect it and will adapt.

[RC one]

here's 18,000 years of climate change in the space of a few seconds.