[harrowup]

Then, look up 'carbon-based life forms' and try to find one.

I don't know how old the writer is but I can assure her that I am a 'carbon-based life forms'.

And, I'll also agree that global warming debates are a joke and whether or not we can blame fossil fuels and/or deforestation is another matter for scientific review. We are not going to all drown east and west of the Rockies although I often fantasize that development.

[GMMAC]

Seemingly, you've missed Lorrie's immediately following sarcastic qualifier/disclaimer with respect to finding 'carbon-based life forms': "This will not be as hard as it sounds. Trust me."

BTW, with respect to "... but I can assure her", this Lorrie is definitely a fella.
I'm not sure if it's so in Goldstein's case but, over the years, I have known a couple of guys named "Lawrence" who used "Lorrie" rather than "Larry" as the short form of their full name.