As I sat here today in the beautiful snow of Massachusetts, I heard John Kerry claim that the record snowfall in Washington, D. C., was the result of climate change. OK. I would like to submit that the 80 degree temperatures in July in New England are also the result of climate change. The argument is not that there is climate change. The climate changes every year from July to December. The argument is whether or not man is responsible for climate change. <\/p>\n
There is an article posted today at National Review Online<\/a> which details the history of dramatic pronoucements about ‘the coming ice age’, ‘acid rain’, ‘overpopulation,’ etc. It points out how the science of climate change has been compromised recently by people who were more interested in getting a certain result than in actually practicing the scientific method.<\/p>\n Anyway, back to my rant. At one point a large part of Europe and the United States of America were covered by glaciers (New England still has the rocks to prove it!). Admittedly, I don’t go out much in the winter, but to the best of my knowledge there are no glaciers currently in my back yard. They are gone. They melted. Was this the result of some ancient tribe and their SUV’s? Somehow I doubt it. I remember colder and snowier winters in New England than the one we are currently having. I also remember colder and warmer springs, falls, and summers. The weather changes. The weather changed before man inhabited the planet earth, and it will change after man inhabits the planet earth. <\/p>\n I believe we have a responsibility not to pollute our air and ruin our planet, but I also believe that we can exist comfortably and prosperously and still be good stewards of the environment. I also believe that when it comes down to it, climate change is much more dependent on things bigger than mankind–solar activity (which we have not control over), slight shifts on the earth on its axis (such as after the earthquake and tsumani a few years ago), carbon dioxide levels (which we may impact, but not nearly as much as natural events–volcanoes, etc.), and other natural events. We have a responsibility to be kind to our planet–but we do that when we plan our actions with nature in mind. When we begin to value nature more than we value people, we have lost our way and abdicated our responsibilty to our fellow man. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As I sat here today in the beautiful snow of Massachusetts, I heard John Kerry claim that the record snowfall in Washington, D. C., was the result of climate change. OK. I would like to submit that the 80 degree temperatures … Continue reading