- "Against logic there is no armor like ignorance." - Laurence J. Peter
- "It is much easier at all times to prevent an evil than to rectify mistakes." - George Washington

- "97 percent of American scientists say that climate change is happening..." (link, new window)

- "Each of the last ten years features in the top 11 warmest years recorded in all [primary monitoring agency] datasets." (12/10 article link, table)

- "Farewell to the Arctic - as We Know It" (link, 2011 TIME magazine article)

and,

- "My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress. It's time for our government to get serious about shared sacrifice..." - Warren Buffet



Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Dirty Koch

Please click on the image below for more information about Koch Industries' activities:



 (Link for image, if needed: http://kochindustriesfacts.com/ )




If there is somehow only a 50% chance that (the majority of) climate scientists - which civilized societies train and educate for such purposes - are (primarily) correct about the causes of/predicted consequences of climate change: Why would rational human beings gamble with their children and grand-children's future -- by "sticking their heads in the sand" (now)? It is willful ignorance. (And worse.)

If there is only a 30% chance that...(etc.)...why would rational human beings....

Think about your kids as you read this letter (link):

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/opinion/l14climate.html


Climate change deniers: Your stance is almost certainly WRONG (link to some facts)

UPDATE: By all means, please work further on 'Plan B'. (Middle America will probably never "get it" re climate change.) : Link to an excellent article on geoengineering from The Economist: http://www.economist.com/node/17414216?

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