There is/was an interesting discussion going on over at Bahama Pundit on Global Warming as a result of one of Larry Smith’s articles titled The good news and the bad news about gas prices.

The article closes with a couple paragraphs on the importance of moving away from fossil fuels, but the comment section is where it becomes most interesting.

Read them for yourself at this link…

What I find most peculiar is the invective used by the proponents. It’s as if they might be afraid they are losing the discussion that they’re on the defensive.

While we all have had to agree that the globe is warming, there remains some differences of opinion as to what is actually causing the warming, but what strikes me as most odd is the zeal with which one is castigated if you should offer a different view or ask questions about the theory.

It’s as if you are about to be lynched if you differ or appear to differ with their opinion. A reasoned conversation is not possible on this subject. And all the while they accuse others of letting their ideology get in the way.

Even if tomorrow it was proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that CO2 emissions are causing global warming, it will take years to correct the problem. And if the Kyoto Protocol was agreed tomorrow, other than further exacerbating the economy, the tangible results will not be seen for years to come.

In addition, even if electric cars or fuel cell vehicles were mass produced within the next 90 days, the effects will not be seen for many years and that’s if our burning fossil fuels is really the cause of Global Warming.

I tend to come down on the side of the Copenhagen Consensus on this one. It’s all a matter of priorities and how we align them.

While we all wait for alternative sources and products it makes sense to downsize our vehicles, and do what we can to reduce our use of gasoline, until the newly discovered oil fields can be exploited to help bring the cost of gas down.

Following are several links to articles and web sites that were shared in the various exchanges that are worth a read:

Article: A “portfolio” Approach to Climate Change.
Web site: Interntaional Climate Science Coalition.
Web site: RealClimate.
Article: What if you held a conference and no (real) scientists came?
Article: A Better Way Than Cap and Trade.
Web site: UN Climate Change.
Article If “global warming” is real, what could be causing it?
Web site: Petition Project.
Web site: Copenhagen Consensus Center.