Posted on 10/30/2006 5:26:59 AM PST by Kolb
LONDON - Unchecked global warming will devastate the world economy on the scale of the world wars and the Great Depression, a major British report said Monday.
British Treasury chief Gordon Brown, who commissioned the report, said former Vice President Al Gore, who has dedicated much time to warning of the effects of global warming, would advise the British government on climate change.
Introducing the report, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said unabated climate change would eventually cost the world between 5 percent and 20 percent of global gross domestic product each year.
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geez, why would the Brits listen to a schlump like Gore. They already have their own clowns like Galloway, why listen to one of ours?
A wet fish leading the wet fish.
IF global warming does actually occur, England can grow grapes again & start a new wine industry!!
No one ever mentions the plus sides of global warming.
'IF global warming does actually occur, England can grow grapes again & start a new wine industry!!'
LOL! I hope you know more about the environment than you do about England!
England has 150 commercial vineyards, some of which have been producing wine continuously since 50AD when they were planted by the Romans!
http://www.englishwineproducers.com/vineyardnameabc.htm#a
Some of it is rather good too - a bottle of Knightsbridge 1999 won the silver medal in a French wine contest out of 2028 entries from 31 countries. As a rule though, we prefer beer, wine being ever so slightly gay. ;-)
'geez, why would the Brits listen to a schlump like Gore. They already have their own clowns like Galloway, why listen to one of ours?'
The Brits aren't listening to him. He's in the pay of New Labour, not the British people. . . . . .
LOL
You have made my day! Listening to Gore tries anyones patience.
ping
'swhy Greenland was named Greenland.
It was named Greenland to trick people into coming to settle there.
He does whine on a bit - that's why he gets on with his Nu Labour buddies so well!
The thing is, us Brits are having to hedge our bets about global warming a bit more than you do in the US. We've got 246 people per km2 whereas you guys have only got 31 people per km2. If there is anything in this greenhouse stuff, we're going to know about it before you do!
It worked, from 980 to about 1400.
I have friends who live in England, they dont call it that anymore, and they STILL REVERE Bill Clinton. That is how STUPID the average Brit is these days. They sold their souls and independence for the promise of a few crumbs. Now they are wondering who will by me the next pint.
'I have friends who live in England, they dont call it that anymore, and they STILL REVERE Bill Clinton. That is how STUPID the average Brit is these days. They sold their souls and independence for the promise of a few crumbs. Now they are wondering who will by me the next pint.'
I can't help it if you're friends with idiots. The average Brit might be stupid in your opinion, but we didn't vote Clinton into office - how stupid does that make the average American. . . . . ?
'What's worse: A lunatic, or the people who listen to and believe him?'
Neither, it's the country stupid enough to vote him into power. . . . .
You have noticed we have just went over 300 mil in population. I really do not believe in global warming. I believe it to be one of the "big lies" Years ago we were all supposed to be dead in the "New ice Age" Funny we are still here and now we are too hot.I do hear what you are saying and understand your thoughts about it. Oh, Al is most definitly a whine... er weiner, I mean. Thanks for your info!
I tend to be quite cyinical on GW as well, but having said that, my house is exactly 1 foot away from the sea and over the years changes have happened that are quite noticeable when you live that close. We have increasing numbers of leatherback turtles in our waters, regular shark sightings and just this week a fisherman caught a Seahorse a mile from my home. We never saw any of these things 10 years ago. Maybe it is global warming, maybe it isn't, but whatever it is, changes are afoot and I would like to know what is actually causing them so my summer house doesn't become my pier in a few years time! :-S
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