[CitizenUSA]

Mankind could conceivably control the climate, but it would take far more technology than we currently possess. I also agree with the author’s comment that mankind is “warming” the climate. That’s not the issue. The issue is whether or not man’s activities have a significant effect on climate relative to other factors like the sun. Like you wrote, we could burn a lot more coal to try and avoid another ice age, but I don’t think it would make a significant difference. That’s not to say there aren’t other techniques that could be used to mitigate the impact of an ice age.

[henkster]

Here are the questions climate scientists cannot answer:

1. What caused the ice sheets that covered the northern hemisphere 70,000 years ago?

2. Why did they melt?

and the real kicker:

3. What is the earth’s climate “supposed” to be?

Until they can answer those questions, I say we burn coal and stay warm.

[TigersEye]

I also agree with the author’s comment that mankind is “warming” the climate.

That runs counter to the evidence.