Climate Change Anxiety Thread

[ins]

@chillain

No. There’s nothing “new” within the methodologies of the numerous scientific disciplines that have reached the same conclusion here (a reputable compilation: https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/ )

So the lowest funded government organization, NASA, is now a respectful climate science source. It looks to me like money begging or fund rising. I am not buying it. When did that organization that was flying rockets, career changed to climate experts?

@chillain

No question funding matters, so let’s examine the sources/cites/links you might provide to further your stance (and ‘follow the money’ that informs them, just the same)

I do not have links or sources. I am being skeptical and asking questions. I think most of the questions I have brought in the topic are legit and often very simple

@cyclonengineer

However, even if humans aren’t contributing to global climate change, shouldn’t we still push for “greener” technologies that don’t pollute as much? We know pollution is a serious problem and does in fact cause health issues (look at regions of China and India where emissions are not well regulated).
Heck, even where I live in Florida it has been proven that in a nearby city the water was polluted bad enough to cause a spike in local cancer cases worthy of a class action lawsuit.
Cleaning things up like that is worth doing.

That is what I am about. Fuck climate change. Fuck all these alarmists. Stop funding the fake science. Start funding cities in cleaning their mess, start funding projects on cleaning the ocean. Start regulating pollution from the private sector and fund a government body to regulate that, so corruption and incompetence is minimal. Heck even go and fund electric car production, so we can all have one. I dont care and I am all in for greener life. But dont bring me this crap called climate change. And dont bring me the crap of solutions which is higher taxes or prices.

[zecarlo]

@fitafter40

making millions from fear tactics

Those damn millionaire scientists.

[zecarlo]

@ins

When did that organization that was flying rockets, career changed to climate experts?

You have no idea what NASA does.

@ins

I do not have links or sources. I am being skeptical and asking questions.

You should read what you posted several times. If you don’t see the problem in it, there is no hope for you.

@ins

Start funding cities in cleaning their mess, start funding projects on cleaning the ocean. Start regulating pollution from the private sector and fund a government body to regulate that

You do know we do all of that?

[fitafter40]

I am talking politicians…read my posts

[zecarlo]

Who cares what poorly educated politicians think about anything to do with science? These are people who believe in a flat Earth, young Earth, Jewish space lasers, etc.

[fitafter40]

Because it’s the politicians who are using doomsday fear tactics to make policy that will do nothing for the planet when in actuality they are hurting the planet

[zecarlo]

@fitafter40

it’s the politicians who are using doomsday fear tactics

Where would they get that idea from?

@fitafter40

to make policy

Who is guiding them with regard to policy?

[fitafter40]

You keep believing the doomsday tactics

[zecarlo]

I believe the science.

And you can thank those doomsday tactics for saving the ozone layer, limiting over fishing, banning ddt, the endangered species act…

[fitafter40]

Nothing has been saved…as long as China, Russia and India keep having no regard to the environment

Wild animals are still being trophy hunted, tigers, snow leopards and rhinos, just to name a few will be extinct within 20 years

Mining for lithium is destroying land way more than oil ever did

Wind turbine parts are being buried in earth and contaminating water supplies

Whale hunting and pollution are still happening at an alarming rate

So…the doomsday tactics are only making millions for the ones screaming it and doing nothing for the environment

[zecarlo]

@fitafter40

the doomsday tactics are only making millions for the ones screaming it

Yeah, they made so much money off saving the bald eagle.

[anna_5588]

@fitafter40

…as long as China,

China is actually caring about climate change. The pollution in Shanghai and Beijing have improved considerably over the past couple of years

[fitafter40]

Keep talking in circles

[fitafter40]

You keep believing that…you probably think China had nothing to do with covid

[zecarlo]

You’re a moron.

[anna_5588]

@fitafter40

You keep believing that

When the AQI was consistently above 150 2-3 years ago and is now consistently below 100, I call that an improvement

@fitafter40

China had nothing to do with covid

They do and I also believe there was a large cover up in the begining, BUT I do not believe that it’s intentional. I also do not believe that the labs were doing anything wrong. Studying infectious diseases and viral genomics is very important.

@zecarlo

You’re a moron.

Please be civil

Now… back to Climate Change

[zecarlo]

@anna_5588

Please be civil

I was. You don’t know what I really wanted to say.

[fitafter40]

An estimation of 1.24 million people in people’s republic of China died from air pollution in 2019

I would not call that any improvement by any means

I am not a believer in messing with bat virus’ for gain an function purposes…this is why we are in this mess to begin with

[fitafter40]

That’s beside the point

[zecarlo]

If only.