US decides not to act on climate change

Well said, Stentor! Kudos!

i'm confident there is.

He's probably the greatest and last hope we have to steer away from this madness.

oil to run out?

The apocalypse of 2012. I thought that was clear. What's the point working for a better world if the planet's gonna fuck up in a couple of years. Let's produce a lot of waste for now and if the mayans weren't right we'll think of that later.

2012? lol
the movie was alright though..

That is one of the most factually inaccurate posts I have ever read.

Thanks for sharing your ignorance.

no such thing as gravity either, right?

what evidence do you have that man is driving the climate? the bottom line is that Co2 has never once determined the path of climate in the planet's history. if you've done any research on the subject at all, instead of just watching al gore's idiotic fallacious "documentary", then maybe you would have a clue as to what is actually going on.

global warming is proved scientifically

i have never seen the al gore documentary. But I do have common sense and can see that the world is overpopulated and our (the world) emissions problem is huge and is definitely causing the planet to respond.

what scientific evidence is lacking in the climate crisis?!?!

the polar bears are dying, glaciers melting, parts of the country get drenched with rain, some get sweltering heat and not a single drop...

...yea they're all coincidences of the time, no meteorological explanation at all.

it doesn't matter if we're causing it or not. to say that it's not us and just leave it be is laziness, that's why we're getting to where we are.

it shouldn't matter who's causing it, if there's technology to fix it, and some sense, it needs to be done. we're not the only ones living right now, we actually have other generations who deserve a little bit of environmental stability to grow up with.

and how the fuck is poverty a scientific problem??? it's been in existence for thousands of years. it's a human thing where we've become ignorant to everyone's basic needs and lack the compassion and patience to get them out of their situations.

do some reading, some thinking, and some observation...try and rid yourself of some of that blatant ignorance.

Can you say duped? I think we have been had!

Hows that hope and change working out for y'all????

You have been duped. He is a politician. Nothing more, nothing less.

I Hate Them All

haha, I believe healthcare and the overall well-being of the American worker is more at stake now and I believe that was Mr. Oldccains proposal.. lol, It would be "Palin increases hockey players salaries with American tax dollars" headline if that nightmare went through. Be happy hes focusing our tax dollars on more important matters. Since when do conservatives care about the environment? Keep jumping on these opportunities to flame.. they will be more rare than Bush.

They are already more plentiful tha bush ever was. You are looking at it from a liberals point of view. I am looking at it from a ......I Hate Them All's point of view.

You know I always thought that you just really hated the mall?!

I hate the mall!

whew I was concerned, i mean, what kind of person hates the mall?!

....sarcasm.

Here is what I wrote. Even though I really wanted to, I didn't get insulting. :))

Now is the time for comprehensive reform of the United States dependency on oil and coal products.
Climate change will not wait for talks. While people are talking forests are dying from insects that are thriving under a warmer climate. Oceans are rising, displacing hundreds of people, and that will only worsen.
Traditional "bread baskets" are getting less rain and requiring more ground water in order to keep crops alive.
Begin now. This planet and the human race can not afford to wait for more talks.

What are you going to do come 2012 though? You're still going to vote for his sorry ass.

And you'll keep voting for the lesser of two evils. Maybe not YOU specifically, but the left is held hostage by the Democratic party.

Asherp, coming 2012 we're all gonna die because the Mayans said so! But if we survive to vote I agree with you! Let's vote for the worse of two evils, let's see what happens then!

that is different from which other presidents? He is just a figurehead as was every other president before him.

Hey, lets just be happy all he does is talk for now. he could be actually doing something and thats the last thing we want if he is going to do what he is talking about.

lol, if the headline read "Obama focuses on climate control" i guarantee all you conservatives would just say: "There are more important matters that he should be worrying about..." So, why dont you just suck up the loss and support a cause then flame flame flame like a little kid. Complaining helps no one and spreads like a disease.

Your complaining right now. Practice what you preach and others may be more willing to follow suit.

The last thing we want (as progressives) is for him to be doing what he is doing.

He may as well go balls to the wall and get the progressives supporting him, rather than running around in the middle doing nothing. You conservative, hawkish, climate change denying, birth questioning, right wing nut whackos will never support him no matter what he does.