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Re:One of the World's Foremost Meteorologists Has Called the... by asmosoinio on Monday October 15, 2007 @03:52AM (#67964)
I have long thought that humans have no effect on global warming, and that the climate change we are seeing would have happened regardless of what we do. For me, this doesn't change much -- I still try to do things the "greenest" way practically possible and think that it is important to reduce your ecological footprint.

However I have only recently realized that this "reduce CO2 or the earth will boil"-publicity is actually really good, even if not scientifically accurate. It makes people think, and it makes people change the way they behave, to reduce pollution.

Therefore I am kind of worried if the public opinion changes into "we did not cause global warming, no worries", as that might kill this new thrive for ecological behavior.

Maybe I should have more trust in my fellow people. Probably not...

Re:One of the World's Foremost Meteorologists Has Called the... by fauigerzigerk on Monday October 15, 2007 @06:48AM (#67984)
Unfortunately it's also an excuse for massive government intervention in all kinds of systems. Still, I agree that the whole affair drives innovation in energy production which is a good thing for many reasons.