scratching at .8, just hopin'
How many of us survived the ice ages? And was it homo sapiens sapiens, our current subspecies?
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
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China leads everyone at 10 billion tons per year, followed by the US at 5.9 billion tons per year.
I know that, but I mean do they have any significant green technology in the works, or any plans to move to renewable energy at all?
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
From a quick Google search, apparently yes. Invested at least $1 trillion in clean-energy sector a couple of years ago, in fact.
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
Cephalopod Lothario
As a species, we've survived, but the survival of the species is cold comfort (though still comfort) when drought and mass migration from the coast, at least, cause massive property damage and economic upset, and at worst, spark resource wars.
OMG NO NOSECONES
I'd hazard a guess that the average life-expectancy was lots lower way back when, as well. If the environment goes to crap, I would imagine that our quality of life will go to crap as a result. Yeah, we might survive as a whole, but mere survival isn't very comfortable, pleasant or conducive to progress and growth.
So... I guess we're going to see what this means for our future, either way.
Happiness is zero-gee with a sinus cold.
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Its not like in general earth has not been getting colder and colder since the Eocene Era, we have not even put a dent in the amount temperatures have dropped, nor can we really with fossil fuels, since there just the carbon sink that has made them drop.
I would rather we do something than sit around and say "Nobody cares anyway, it doesn't matter, we're all going to die." If everybody said that before encountering a big challenge then the human race wouldn't have progressed as much as it has.
One Winged Egret
We're already hard at work preparing for an ice age. By giving ourselves an insulating layer of blubber.
Wizard Basement
In commemoration of this landmark achievement of planet destroying, I request that we, as a species, shake our booties on the dance floor until humanity is no more.
Nobody has to make the apocalypse down beat.
Hell Hasn't Earned My Tears
Decoy
Yup, the warm interval between ice ages lasts longer than usual. But this effort will be offset once Yellowstone supervolcano blows up along with large portion of the United States. Poor Americans ;_;
Well yeah, but they're obviously talking about how the Earth has gotten cooler than it used to be over geological timescales. Which is certainly true, the entire world used to be a tropical greenhouse.
Cephalopod Lothario
That was less than conductive to human life, if I remember correctly.
Humans weren't alive then. :V
But much more conducive to giant insect life. Is it too early to welcome our new anthropod overlords.
edited 13th May '13 9:10:52 AM by nightwyrm_zero
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
If they're not Cute Monster Girls, then yes.
And I see the thread title has changed to something less constrictive.
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Lost in Space
Two notes: First, I didn't see a general climate change topic so I changed the title of this one to be less narrow. Second: I'd like to issue a general reminder to keep it civil, so as not to get the topic locked and/or banned. I haven't read the thread to see if it's tending towards bad behavior, but this subject tends to attract a lot of heat.
edited 13th May '13 9:24:07 AM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
Thanks, Fighteer.
And from what I've seen, the thread hasn't heated up in the past 4 pages. Should be a good sign, but we better keep our eyes open.
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
Decoy
We need Cat Girls adapted to the climate change and everything'll be better instantly.
My President is Funny Valentine.
scratching at .8, just hopin'
Cat girls aren't the solution to all the world's problems, Katsura. Just a lot of them.
News on the Keystone XL pipeline still goes in its own thread right?
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
I believe so. It could also go into the Oil Industry thread that I created recently.
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
scratching at .8, just hopin'
- A large majority of Americans (87%, down 5 percentage points since Fall 2012) say the president and the Congress should make developing sources of clean energy a “very high” (26%), “high” (32%), or medium priority (28%). Few say it should be a low priority (12%).
- Most Americans (70%, down 7 points since Fall 2012) say global warming should be a “very high” (16%), “high” (26%), or “medium priority” (29%) for the president and Congress. Three in ten (28%) say it should be a low priority.
- Six in ten Americans (59%) say the U.S. should reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions regardless of what other countries do. Relatively few (10%) say the U.S. should reduce its emissions only if other industrialized and/or developing countries do - and only 6 percent of Americans say the U.S. should not reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
- Americans say that corporations and industry (70%), citizens themselves (63%), the U.S. Congress (57%), and the President (52%) should be doing more to address global warming.
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
What is it about that stuff you quoted that you find so shocking?
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I mean, as species we've survived fricking ice ages. They're something more severe than current climate change.
My President is Funny Valentine.