mephisto73
In a late wake up it seems that the US media (and maybe also the public and the policymakers) realize that the Global warning is not just a "green ghost" or a left wing scare the cover story of the current issues of TIMES send an alarmist message to the readers: "Global Warming: Be Worried. Be Very Worried".
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1176980,00.html
So what overwhelming evidence caused this sudden realization?
The comments cited in the TIMES article may give a clue:
So, it is with an strong urge to go "I told you so" one can read that even the hard-core anti-environmentalist George Bush jr. has woke up and smelled the coffe:
But, is it too little done, too late? For a couple of decades the sceptics, often backed with oil dollars, argued and campaigned against the notion of climate change. Maybe they were to successful, as they managed to supress the idea that something has to be done, or if it is already too late.
Maybe one day the US refusal of the Kyoto protocol (not discussing its effectiveness) will be seen as an symbol of how conservative policies and the oil-based economy drove us over the edge.
The story is currently unfolding.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1176980,00.html
So what overwhelming evidence caused this sudden realization?
The comments cited in the TIMES article may give a clue:
| Quote: |
| "Things are happening a lot faster than anyone predicted," says Bill Chameides, chief scientist for the advocacy group Environmental Defense and a former professor of atmospheric chemistry. "The last 12 months have been alarming." Adds Ruth Curry of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts: "The ripple through the scientific community is palpable." |
So, it is with an strong urge to go "I told you so" one can read that even the hard-core anti-environmentalist George Bush jr. has woke up and smelled the coffe:
| Quote: |
| Even President Bush, hardly a favorite of greens, now acknowledges climate change and boasts of the steps he is taking to fight it. |
But, is it too little done, too late? For a couple of decades the sceptics, often backed with oil dollars, argued and campaigned against the notion of climate change. Maybe they were to successful, as they managed to supress the idea that something has to be done, or if it is already too late.
Maybe one day the US refusal of the Kyoto protocol (not discussing its effectiveness) will be seen as an symbol of how conservative policies and the oil-based economy drove us over the edge.
The story is currently unfolding.
