[gondramB]

>>I think I recall learning about the glaciers melting and causing the seas to rise about 20-25 years ago in grade school. But back then it was all about the hole in the Ozone layer caused by all the hairspray in those aerosol cans, you know.<<

In retrospect it looks like the warming that had occurred by 1945 was sufficient to clause melting. Total global warming so far in the last century is only 1 degree clesius with 2-3 degrees more projected over the next century. This will cause problems but its not like we can't safely take 5-10 years and seriously study the cause.

The problem is no major "side" wants to concentrate on finding the cause.

[Mark]

Finding the cause? We should at least look at the elephant in the room. In other words look at that big flaming ball in the sky that appears every day.

[California74]

The problem is no major "side" wants to concentrate on finding the cause.

yes, it seems everyone is so focused on how to stop it -- and assuming it's humans that are causing it --- and that it will not stop if we humans don't do something about it. Our species are such control freaks!

A few years back it was discovered that the Ozone layer was not depleting as fast as it was previously, so, it must be something that we humans were doing that was making the earth better - humans taking credit for what they are just on the cusp of learning about. I say it's more likely that the earth goes through cycles. That the earth will go through these cycles regardless of what we do. Of course it's good for us to take care of our environment, we don't want to be breathing in pollution and chemicals and what-not, but to automatically assume it's humans causing climate change is very short-sighted. Like looking at one piece of a puzzle and claiming to see the whole picture.

[cookcounty]

"The problem is no major "side" wants to concentrate on finding the cause"

The problem is that no one wants to accept that there was never some ideal "stability" in time past. If we halt human carbon emissions, what will we do when the planet goes back to a cooling cycle, burn the forests? Set the oil wells aflame? We're centuries away from being able to micromanage the climate.