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Al Gore received his Nobel Peace Prize on Monday and urged the United States and China to make the boldest moves on climate change or "stand accountable before history for their failure to act."
"We, the human species, are confronting a planetary emergency - a threat to the survival of our civilization that is gathering ominous and destructive potential even as we gather here," Gore said in his acceptance speech.
Contrary to the wishes of the right wingers, the UN and the majority of scientists believe that there is, indeed, global warming and that it threatens the standard of living as we know it today.
So many of these critics have absolutely no scientific credentials and have no qualifications to properly determine if these scientific reports are true or not. But, as usual, they feel that by merely criticizing and insulting a particular person that this is all that is necessary in order to ''refute'' anyone whom they disagree with.
For myself, not having any scientific knowledge, I cannot ascertain whether global warming is fact or not. But rather than criticize, I say let's keep an open mind and allow scientists to determine whether any of this is true or not. Furthermore, in the interest of everyone's well being, let us take constructive steps to avoid any possible negative consequences arising from the problem rather than sit by and face any possible catastrophe as happened in New Orleans.
Al Gore received his Nobel Peace Prize on Monday and urged the United States and China to make the boldest moves on climate change or "stand accountable before history for their failure to act."
"We, the human species, are confronting a planetary emergency - a threat to the survival of our civilization that is gathering ominous and destructive potential even as we gather here," Gore said in his acceptance speech.
Contrary to the wishes of the right wingers, the UN and the majority of scientists believe that there is, indeed, global warming and that it threatens the standard of living as we know it today.
So many of these critics have absolutely no scientific credentials and have no qualifications to properly determine if these scientific reports are true or not. But, as usual, they feel that by merely criticizing and insulting a particular person that this is all that is necessary in order to ''refute'' anyone whom they disagree with.
For myself, not having any scientific knowledge, I cannot ascertain whether global warming is fact or not. But rather than criticize, I say let's keep an open mind and allow scientists to determine whether any of this is true or not. Furthermore, in the interest of everyone's well being, let us take constructive steps to avoid any possible negative consequences arising from the problem rather than sit by and face any possible catastrophe as happened in New Orleans.