Government payouts for those who suffer, or may suffer, from global warming?

Government has gone completely crazy.

Climate bill could trigger lawsuit landslide: Allows action from those 'expected to suffer'

Self-proclaimed victims of global warming or those who "expect to suffer" from it - from beachfront property owners to asthmatics - for the first time would be able to sue the federal government or private businesses over greenhouse gas emissions under a little-noticed provision slipped into the House climate bill.

Environmentalists say the measure was narrowly crafted to give citizens the unusual standing to sue the U.S. government as a way to force action on curbing emissions. But the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sees a new cottage industry for lawyers.

"You could be spawning lawsuits at almost any place [climate-change modeling] computers place at harm's risk," said Bill Kovacs, energy lobbyist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

This is pure insanity. How could Bill Kovacs be a lobbyist? Isn't this a "lobbyist free administration?"

Interestingly, I thought that the scientific community came to a consensus about the reality of global warning? Were we mislead by the media? Global Warming Petition Project.

The global warming debate

We have a good friend visiting us this weekend and, not surprisingly, we have spent a considerable amount of time discussing politics. One "hot" topic of discussion this weekend has been global warming (pardon the pun).

Personally, I am not sure where I stand on the issue. The earth may be warming but I am unclear as to the reasons for these changes. I am a scientist, however, my specialty is not in atmospheric science nor climate issues. I have done some reading on the various opinions of the factions in the scientific community who are currently debating the issue of global warming and, at the very least, I'd have to say that the issue is far from decided with no clear consensus among atmospheric scientists. However, if you listen to the left in this country and the media (one in the same) global warming is the biggest issue that threatens humanity. Based on the data that I have read, I really don't think we have a good handle on the issue of global warming or what is "driving" it (pun intended).

I don't often depend on Wikipedia for my information but I do think that Wikipedia strongly illustrates the fact that there is a serious debate about global warming and that the issue it nowhere near settled.

Here is a list of Wikipedia links which I think illustrates my point that the jury is still out on the issue of global warming:

Global warming

Scientific opinion on climate change - this link contains the list of the many who agree that global warming is occurring and is due to human activity.

Global warming controversy

List of scientists opposing the mainstream scientific assessment of global warming

Anyway, from what I can tell the issue is hardly settled. Interestingly, I agree with John McCain on this issue. During a presidential debate he was asked the question about those who oppose global warming. McCain essentially argued that we'd have a cleaner environment if we worked to combat global warming and global warming turned out to be untrue.

I am definitely for a cleaner planet. For instance, yesterday we took my kids to the beach and I spent a few minutes picking up garbage that some slobs decided wasn't worth throwing in the numerous garbage cans that were in the area. For anyone who has littered - you are a friggin slob!!!

Again, I think that we should all be better "stewards of the environment." However, being a libertarian, I worry about how much the government wants to get involved in preventing a phenomenon which is far from settled. I'm not even comfortable with the government getting involved in issues in which there is a consensus!

Climate change legislation??

In Canada, some long haired hippie moonbat, Dr. David Suzuki has called for political leaders "to be thrown in jail for ignoring the science behind climate change."

"What I would challenge you to do is to put a lot of effort into trying to see whether there's a legal way of throwing our so-called leaders into jail because what they're doing is a criminal act," said Dr. Suzuki, a former board member of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. "It's an intergenerational crime in the face of all the knowledge and science from over 20 years."

What exactly is the "intergenerational crime??!!" As I see it, the causes of global warming are hardly settled. To me, there is just as much evidence against man's contributions to global warming as there is for man being responsible for it. Maybe we also need a law, passed by the wonderful UN, to punish those who disagree with the science that refutes man's role in global warming. Just to be fair of course.

Dr. Suzuki now clams that he didn't literally mean that we should lock people up but "he is pulling his hair out" over man's abuse of the earth. Looks to me from his picture that, instead of calling for the jailing of people who disagree with him, he should go get a haircut.

Global warming update

I'm not too sure about how much more of this global warming I can take. After listening to Al Gore I got rid of all of my warm clothing so I'd be more comfortable as the mercury began to climb. But for some stupid reason, I keep reading reports of snow and cold across the country and world. Something isn't adding up correctly.

Global warming protest frosted with snow. Click on the link to see a pictures of global warming protesters freezing their rears off while they dodge snowflakes

B-r-r utal: Upper Midwest Locked In Deep Freeze

Russians brace for big chill

And if I'm correct, the great state of Florida is expecting another cold front along with snow in the Florida panhandle: Snow forecast for western Panhandle

Stupid global warming!

According to many the greatest threat to humanity is global warming. Its such a threat that the incredibly efficient and fair-minded UN has even taken up the issue! Personally, I would have figured that a more pressing issue might be something like terrorism and the subjugation of women in many Muslim countries.

At last check it was 31.5 degrees, wait, make that 31.2 degrees, in my backyard. This global warming has gotten so bad that I'm now going to have to go outside and cover my citrus trees in order to protect them from a global-warming-induced frost.

Floridatoday.com: Cold and possible flurries on tap Thursday