Comments on: Fred Thompson on global warming http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/10/18/fred-thompson-on-global-warming/ A blog about sedimentary geology. Fri, 25 May 2012 13:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: BrianR http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/10/18/fred-thompson-on-global-warming/#comment-607 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:52:30 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/10/18/fred-thompson-on-global-warming/#comment-607 I especially like this bit: “…Mars and Jupiter…are actually inhabited by alien SUV-driving industrialists who run their air-conditioning at 60 degrees and refuse to recycle”

I guess he’s taking a shot at energy efficiency and sustainability in general? It’s not that he thinks Kyoto is bad policy, or that climate science is erroneous…what he is revealing is this notion that talking about being more efficient with our energy usage and overall consumption of raw materials is some nefarious plot. It’s seeped into the ludicrous American “culture war” such that some are against anything to do with energy conservation/efficiency as principle! WTF!

]]> By: John Van Hoesen http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/10/18/fred-thompson-on-global-warming/#comment-599 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:30:46 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/10/18/fred-thompson-on-global-warming/#comment-599 I’m sorry, I guess I missed the fact that we had long-term climate data (either historical or proxy) from Mars? I guess NASA and ESA have been holding out on us! ;) I mean, we’ve only recently started imaging the surface of Mars, and there isn’t conclusive evidence of water, but we know there is ‘global warming.’ That’s a cool leap of faith. LOL

cheers
JVH

]]> By: ChrisR http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/10/18/fred-thompson-on-global-warming/#comment-595 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:48:20 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.com/2007/10/18/fred-thompson-on-global-warming/#comment-595 ‘The whole solar system is heating up!’ seems to be quite a popular brain-dead talking point right now…

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