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| Grasshopper:
The only good news is that this disaster might force George Bush to start taking climate change more seriously instead of giving priority to the short term interests of the US economy. I'm not saying the hurricane was directly linked to global warming (although freak weather is becoming more common all over the world) but it does illustrate that when it comes to dealing with the forces of nature simply crossing your fingers and hoping for the best is not an option. It's about time he started listening to the scientists. They warned that New Orleans was becoming increasingly vulnerable to serious flooding many years ago. Also, a dose of high oil prices might be the wake up call that America needs to recognise that its dependence on vast quantities of oil (much of it from the turbulent middle east) is extremely unhealthy for political, environmental, and (in the long term) economic reasons. Maybe it could be argued that the hurricane was a sign from god. I'm an atheist but it seems you sometimes have to couch your arguments in religious terms for people like Bush to understand. |
| M3talhead:
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| Dexter:
--- Quote from: JackTucky on September 01, 2005, 10:05:07 am ---Dexter: Are you so completely helpless that you need the president of the United States to tell you how to get away from a hurricane? --- End quote --- No, but then again ITS NOT ME BEING QUOTED IS IT? Do I think enough is being done as we speak. No. Do I think the national guard could have done more if it wan't bogged down in the Iraqi quagmire. Yes. |
| JackTucky:
--- Quote from: Grasshopper on September 01, 2005, 10:06:13 am ---It's about time he started listening to the scientists. --- End quote --- Which scientists do you want to listen to? There are as many who say global warming is a crock as not. http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-329es.html Who is the Cato institute? I have no idea. Probably on the other side of the aisle from the greenpeacers. Art |
| markrvp:
--- Quote from: Dexter on September 01, 2005, 10:02:26 am --- --- Quote from: markrvp on September 01, 2005, 09:34:45 am ---Dexter: What country do you live in? --- End quote --- Ireland. Dublin, Ireland to be exact. Why? (As if I don't know already ;) --- End quote --- |
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