October 17, 200719 yr Imagine that you're the captain on a ship and it has just hit an iceberg. The first mate tells you that using a laser measurement device he measured the distance from the deck to the water for 1 second at 0.2 second intervals. Distances are 50.12 50.13 50.12, 50.11, and 50.10 feet. You note that the general trend of the readings is decreasing but you look over the side and you see waves gently lapping against the hull and you quickly realize that the variation due to the peak and trough of any one wave is greater than the range of measurements taken by the first mate. Do you abandon ship? No, but I keep measuring and I turn on the pumps, just in case. Thanks for coming up with an analogy that supports action on global warming.
October 17, 200719 yr The least any of us can do to minimize our own "footprint" on the environment is to live in a modest home, drive fuel efficient automobiles, take public transportation when possible (e.g., commercial airlines), and recycle when it is practicable. I do all of the above. Gore maintain multiple large homes, drives a gas guzzling Cadilac Escalade, and travels via private jets. Gore won a Nobel prize (including a huge pile of cash) for his efforts to protect the environment and I didn't even get a T-shirt. Is that fair?
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