Climate Change

July 8 2013

A writer recently expressed disdain for President Obama's efforts to limit carbon emissions, and in a blatant demonstration of misinformation and ignorance he dismissed decades of painstaking scientific research on  climate change.  It's unfortunate that a small number of highly vocal ideologically driven fanatics   have hijacked public opinion and convinced many that everything is all right with the environment and that we can go on polluting without recourse.  

The data says otherwise, and it is from that vast store of  evidence that more than 97%  of experts in climatology have concluded  the global warming trend is linked to human activities, and specifically the release of carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels.

All through history ideology has fought scientific ideas that conflict with the supposed truth, which  in every case has been proven wrong.  Our children and grandchildren will feel the effects of our stupidity if we don't try to take some action now. Listening to the experts would be a  good start.