[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Groundhog Day Rally

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Groundhog Day Rally
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1201999849.shtml


   I attended the "Don't Tax Our Breath" rally at the Capitol today.
   Alas, there were only about a dozen of us there, so this may be my
   first "exclusive" coverage of any any event. Hosted by "Elmer" of
   [1]Minnesotans for Global Warming, we had music, a visit from Al Gore,
   and the ceremonial attempt by their own groundhog to see his shadow.
   He did not, so we should have an early spring.
   I'm sure they had hoped for more people, but that's difficult to do
   without a big name like Jason Lewis and given the weather, however
   average for early February. But let's also remember the Global Warming
   Day of Action last April fell well short of expectations, too. Maybe
   that tells us something about this subject, that the specifics tend to
   drown the message - either way.
   I do think Elmer has a good approach, to focus on carbon dioxide. On
   one hand, it is the whole basis of all the theory and hype, and the
   subsequent legislation. But CO[2] is also readily understood by the
   public, for thing, the entire basis of the most basic and most vital
   process to us humans, the carbon cycle. How can photosynthesis
   possibly be a bad thing? Isn't that why these same people fret over
   the (alleged) loss of the Amazon "rain forest" (i.e. jungle)?
   Add to this the relatively easy to understand historical data of prior
   warmings, and that CO[2] levels have risen in response to these
   warmings. Then point out how drastic the lifestyle changes being
   legislated truly are - and how absurdly ineffective.

References

   1. http://www.m4gw.com:2005/m4gw/