Czech President Klaus ready to debate Gore on climate change

M&C ^ | 5/27/08

[loungeSerf]

Get ready to rumble?

I would love to see this debate. I’d also pay to view. Heck, Vaclav Klaus is spotting AlGore his native tongue. What’s to lose?

[I got the rope]

Wow...BTTT

[I got the rope]

I’ve been looking for it. Does anyone know where we can buy this book?

[taraytarah]

Amazon.com shows it unavailable. I’ll see if I can find it elsewhere. Any help would be appreciated. :)

[Red6]

LOL

Do you remember Acid Rain? I guess that issue just vaporized; as did “The coming Ice Age.” But then we had the “Ozone Hole,” and we were all getting skin cancer unless we immediately take action.

So CFC’s were banned (but not in China and elsewhere) and a stable heavier than air molecule that floats to the ground we were told was destroying this vital earth sustaining Ozone up in the bozo-sphere was taken from the shelf. Of course a reasonable person has to question the validity of this because according to the weather models and the cell theory this CFC would never even get to the Polar Regions even if it were to rise. But we’ll just suspend reason when dealing with “saving the planet,” I guess, since the arguments tend to be 90% appeal to emotion and 10% junk science.

What I wish would happen. I wish there were a hind-sight 20/20 committee; an organization which looks back on such issues and exposes all the demagogues (many of whom are still in political offices today) and just embarrasses the crap out of them. Like Kerry with his infamous testimony that bought him 15 minutes of fame and jump started his political career at the end of the war, at the expense of his comrades and war effort, modern politicians ride on environmentalism to get their name out there, beating issues which have profound economic consequences and no real tangible ecological benefit in the long run. Unfortunately, what we have today is a situation where such demagogues basically get away with it at no expense to their career. Tell me, who’s being chastised for backing the ethanol mess we created? No one. Environmentalism is one of those soft topics where you can score points politically and few will ever question you, because after all, you’re saving the planet, children, cuddly baby seals or polar bears. Ever notice the animals that need saved are always cute and cuddly or somehow majestic looking? From spotted owl to eagles, the animals that need saved and are on the posters are always appealing somehow. I guess “saving the planet” even has a sense of fashion.

Making money is OK, and green has become big business, but deception and bad policies have become hallmarks of these very trendy movements. Many of these Environmental themes, policies, or products are outright fraud and racketeering schemes, but no one calls them out and people just seem to fall for it over and over again, never looking back an holding politicians, environmental organizations, or corporations accountable. You can lie, cheat, and steal when it’s to “save the planet.”