Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Categorizing Comments on Climate Change

There has been an uproar as of late in conservative media about prominent Republicans George Bush and John McCain's stance on global warming. The responses have brought out opinions of many kinds and help differentiate the prominent ideas on the topics. Here I will outline just a few of the ideas and try and track down proponents of those ideas and links to more information. This will be useful when trying to find a particular perspective on climate change and more information about a point of view.

Here goes:

"We Don't Have Enough Reliable Data"
Patrick Michael's, Cato Institute (Our Climate Numbers Are a Big Old Mess)
George Bush of the past

The Climate may be Changing, but it is not our Fault
Steven Millloy, Fox News (U.N. Climate Distractions)

The Climate is Changing, it is our Fault, but we Cannot Afford to Act  (At least in the Ways Most Commonly Suggested)
Bjorn Lumberg (Chill Out!)
National Review Magazine (Big Mistake)
George Bush (today)

The Climate is Changing, Serious Action is Needed (Tax, Cap and Trade, etc.)
The Pope
Al Gore (Cap and Trade + Everything)
John McCain (Cap and Trade + Nuclear)
Barack Obama (Cap and Trade)

The Climate is Changing and we are All Going to Die ("Nothing Can Be Done")
Derrick Jensen?

On the Solutions Side. There are 4 main ideas:
Do Nothing for Now.
Adapt. (London Climate Change Plan)
Contain. (Kyoto, etc.)
Preempt. (Heavy Investment in R&D)

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