tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post2975587893929390128..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: They've Known All Along - Denialist Lobby Scam ExposedThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-2657881315594713652009-05-02T01:49:00.000-07:002009-05-02T01:49:00.000-07:00That should read 200 million metric tons of..........That should read 200 million metric tons of.......A. MorrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-76474266033001218742009-04-26T18:54:00.000-07:002009-04-26T18:54:00.000-07:00Did you know it takes 800 litres of water to produ...Did you know it takes 800 litres of water to produce 1 litre of milk Hmmmm!! A. MorrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-12430602249292289882009-04-26T17:43:00.000-07:002009-04-26T17:43:00.000-07:00If every adult American eats three cheese burgers ...If every adult American eats three cheese burgers a week...that equals 200 metric tons of carbon dioxid from the cows used to make the cheese burgers in one week....isn't that something? Just think about how many cheese burgers being eaten in one day all around the world. Depressing as well. A. MorrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-67294601543346380082009-04-25T17:23:00.000-07:002009-04-25T17:23:00.000-07:00'why [the brain] does not react with horror when t...'why [the brain] does not react with horror when told about global warming.'<br /><br />That reminded me of this talk by Dan Gilbert.<br />http://mind.ofdan.ca/?p=1584Scruffy Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09576996151807188873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-4005834774549173972009-04-25T05:50:00.000-07:002009-04-25T05:50:00.000-07:00Thanks for the link, Fish. It reminded me of Jare...Thanks for the link, Fish. It reminded me of Jared Diamond's explanation of "landscape amnesia," a process whereby man can tolerate significant degradation so long as the process is incremental and gradual. We just keep retuning our mental picture of what is "normal".<br /><br />For example, today we're told not to go out into the summer sun without sunblock, long-sleeve shirts, hats and top-notch sunglasses. You can get brutally irradiated in less than an hour. When I was a teen we had to work all summer to get a really good tan.<br /><br />The earth was at an all-time, record population when I arrived. We've more than trebled that in my lifetime. The earth's renewables were more than adequate for mankind's needs when I was born. By 1984 mankind had outgrown our very planet.<br /><br />This is a problem that poses an enormous and mounting existential threat to our species and yet which of what passes for our political leadership today even mentions it - ever?<br /><br />Oh shit, this is too depressing for the start of a sunny weekend.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-22064993330949360172009-04-25T05:22:00.000-07:002009-04-25T05:22:00.000-07:00Mound, I can't say that I have an answer to your s...Mound, I can't say that I have an answer to your survival instinct question, but I might be able to point you in the right direction.<br /><br />A buddy of mine from Undergrad blogged about a documentary he saw about the human brain, and why it does not react with horror when told about global warming.<br /><br />I found it interesting anyways. Here's the link:<br /><br />http://darcyhartwick.blogspot.com/2009/04/brain.htmlFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02726265917958181039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-82092196714594313162009-04-25T05:15:00.000-07:002009-04-25T05:15:00.000-07:00No, Dan, there is no real surprise in this disclos...No, Dan, there is no real surprise in this disclosure. I suppose there'll be no surprise in how little impact it will likely have on the denialists either. The damage is done and disclosure of what ought to be a monumental admission is probably a 2-paragraph, page 9 story. I find it hard to disagree with that quote from Tobis. Thanks for that.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-65385212293394780502009-04-24T23:25:00.000-07:002009-04-24T23:25:00.000-07:00I can't say I am surprised. I think Michael Tobis...I can't say I am surprised. I think Michael Tobis summed it up best when he said:<br /><br />"It's possible, I think, that the failure of civil society to reject this cynical manipulation of factual information may turn out to be the single most salient historical fact of our time. It certainly deserves a lot more attention than it's gotten so far, and the sooner the better."<br />http://initforthegold.blogspot.com/2009/04/revkins-coin-comes-up-shiny-today.htmlScruffy Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09576996151807188873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-43949354556466796642009-04-24T22:52:00.000-07:002009-04-24T22:52:00.000-07:00True, but how does our complacency feed into this?...True, but how does our complacency feed into this? There's simply no collective outrage left. It's as though we've already given up, defeated. Some of us aspire to a better world but seem to lack to fire to fight for it. We're like a slack tide.<br /><br />Especially the young - 20's, 30's, those who'll pay the price of their complacency. I just don't get it. Where's the survival instinct?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-65386943019821413272009-04-24T21:53:00.000-07:002009-04-24T21:53:00.000-07:00Painful, but true part of human history is that we...Painful, but true part of human history is that we have millions of people who make it their hobby or job to deny the truth about things that can destroy us all.Saskboyhttp://www.abandonedstuff.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-78308310289360131022009-04-24T19:41:00.000-07:002009-04-24T19:41:00.000-07:00The 3 big auto companies spend in the last year $1...The 3 big auto companies spend in the last year $1.5 Billion on advertising. Percentage wise that was probably less than what they have spent in other years to get everyone to buy their wares.Oemissionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052778663890940687noreply@blogger.com