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That's cool Earnie. Life would be really dull if we were all robots with duplicated software. Its the spice that makes the soup interesting.
Where ever it leads. And its no more off topic than whether or not Custer miscalculated or was mislead. You do have the option to hit "next" at anytime.
Where ever it leads. And its no more off topic than whether or not Custer miscalculated or was mislead. You do have the option to hit "next" at anytime.
No, the truth is not the inverse...... But; you CAN find just about a 100 articles and studies to back up EITHER side of the discussion. A couple are listed below.
small snippet from one such......." Global polar bear numbers have not declined at all, let alone a decline of 67% – in fact, the latest estimate of 22,000-31,000 polar bears worldwide (IUCN Red List, 2015) is the highest it’s ever been....."
The real truth is Polar bears are doing remarkably well. Much to the chagrin of many who used them as the bellwether of the destruction in the immediate future (2008) of man made climate change. Then called global warming.
The question is why are they doing so well. And there are many answers. Restrictions on hunting being foremost, in my opinion. If you don't explore ALL the facts you cheat yourself.
My point, lost to many and irrelevant to some, is that its a great deal of hype and very little actual science. Follow the money. It tells you much more than you can learn listening to politicians, activist or anyone else with an agenda that thrives on grants and pork allotments.
Deducer, and apparently others, are all raked up in a pile about the incoming administrations coming actions. Have no doubt. Change is coming. IMO, as it should. Things on almost all levels are out of hand to the point of being silly, reckless and dangerous to our survival.
Our new President is a man from the corporate world. I see his vision clearly and know it well. Have used it to good effect in my own tenure in that corporate world.
In the corporate world when a company (not unlike our nation) gets bogged down in corporate mire and foolishness. cleaning house is required. This is known as the black hat manager. The black hat manager's tenure is usually of short duration but effective. He/she has to take out the garbage that has accumulated over time. Woe unto those that say.....but we've Always done it this way....they go first. When the ship is back on course then a com by ya type manager can be brought in.
Buckle your seat belt. Cause you ain't seen nothing yet. Should have seen it coming. We tried to tell ya. Just look at that by county map of the election results. Left coast/right coast dwellers that I don't understand even a little bit make up the tiny blue land mass. The ginormous red throughout the heartland says it all. There is a new sheriff in town and he answers to no one but the heartland that put him there. I hope he doesn't forget that. Eric Cantor did and you see what that got him. Yeap......those that were blindsided should have seen it coming. Handwriting was all over the wall.
https://polarbearscience.com/2015/0...bout-26000-20000-32000-despite-pbsg-waffling/
https://fabiusmaximus.com/2016/11/02/good-news-about-polar-bears/
No, the truth is not the inverse...... But; you CAN find just about a 100 articles and studies to back up EITHER side of the discussion. A couple are listed below.
small snippet from one such.......<snip>
Have you been to the Arctic recently? I have not been there in some years now, but have friends that are there every year as they must keep up the assessment work on their mining claims. I sold them the claims. The white bears are declining in numbers and becoming more desperate and aggressive. Recently (a year or two ago) one was shot over 150 miles from the sea, farther than any polar bears had been known to venture inland before. Polar bears have been drowning, which is also unknown from history, the most likely reason being that they were unable to locate large enough ice to float on in order to rest. They are excellent swimmers but can only swim just SO far.
The Northwest Passage around North America now is open every summer, which has not been the case in a thousand years and even then is only conjecture, that it MIGHT have been open in the period when the Norse were exploring the region. It should open of course, every so many millenia, but is not due to have such a warming period. I dare anyone that does not think that our climate is undergoing some major changes, to make a personal visit to the Arctic. If that does not open your eyes, nothing will.
Roy, I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt that your question .."have I been to the Arctic recently" was something you wrote without a lot of thought. No. I haven't. You further indicated you hadn't been there 'recently' either. So......I'm assuming (dangerous) we are similarly disposed to relying on what we have been told lately. Your sources are compelling. But; so are mine. Both have been there, done that.
roy....what do you attribute this warming climate to?...depleted ozone layer?...if you are going to figure this one out you will have to look alot further back in history....our climate has had many natural changes over the last few million years...remember the ice age?....the great lakes were formed when all the ice melted...was that global warming too?,,,something to wrap your head around
Article based largely on writing by J Armstrong, who just also happens to be heavily associated with the Heartland Institute (is he still on their Board of Directors?).
By the way, "The Heartland Institute has received at least $676,500 from ExxonMobil since 1998 but no longer discloses its funding sources." (And the Koch Brothers among such others.) (DeSmog)
There's a shocker! Where else have I recently heard the name Exxon related to politics? Hmmmm? Well I'm sure it will come to me.
Armstrong was also listed as a founding member of group named Climate Exit whose founding statment was; "The world must abandon this suicidal Global Warming Crusade. Man does not and cannot control the climate." (Or so Exxon and others most likely tell them.)
But I'm sure his writings and opinions about polar bears are completely unbiased.
Google is your friend, guys. The truth is out there.
Still wishing all you treasure hunters all the best.