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Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: Eiksirf on September 25, 2008, 09:48:04 AM
This is a boring interview until Thomas goes off near the end, saying what he would say if he were a Senator under attack for wanting to invest in alternative energy sources. It\'s worth skipping ahead to that part at about 7:27. Awesome.
Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: Paul2 on September 25, 2008, 10:25:58 AM
yeah, i seen this interview on tv. i thought it was interesting when he said global warming could affect the world badly as early as 2012. they thought it could be in the 2050, then 2040, then now some predicts it could be as soon as 2012.
i don\'t know, embedding doesn\'t work.
Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: GigaShadow on September 25, 2008, 11:39:10 AM
Quote from: Paul2
yeah, i seen this interview on tv. i thought it was interesting when he said global warming could affect the world badly as early as 2012. they thought it could be in the 2050, then 2040, then now some predicts it could be as soon as 2012.
:lmao: :lmao: :liar:
Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: Paul2 on September 25, 2008, 12:19:13 PM
hey, that\'s what he said. Not me, doesn\'t mean I have to agree or disagree with what he said because I don\'t know.
Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: GigaShadow on September 25, 2008, 12:25:39 PM
I am calling him a liar, not you. Global Warming is a myth.
Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: cloud345 on September 25, 2008, 09:09:15 PM
Global Warming isn\'t a myth. Its human contribution to Global Warming which is greatly exaggerated.
Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: Eiksirf on September 26, 2008, 05:29:57 AM
Forget about that, how about the non-mythical, finite amount of oil left in the earth, and where most of it is located. Investing in our country becoming a leader of the next mass energy source is a way to keep the U.S. economy relevant in the nearing future.
We have nothing left to give the world, this would be so huge for America.
Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: Luke on September 26, 2008, 05:48:03 AM
Quote from: cloud345
Global Warming isn\'t a myth. Its human contribution to Global Warming which is greatly exaggerated.
Thats it...
Theres no doubt something is happening that is making the planet warm up... The thing is nobody knows whats causing it. There is really no proof that it is being caused by people.
Al Gore gets alot of attention for his theory that it\'s caused by people, but thats all it is. A THEORY!
Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: Coredweller on September 26, 2008, 08:44:38 AM
It\'s a good theory that\'s supported by evidence. Show me a better theory.
Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: Jar O Pickles on September 26, 2008, 09:26:26 AM
Quote from: Coredweller
It\'s a good theory that\'s supported by evidence. Show me a better theory.
cow farts
Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: Luke on September 26, 2008, 10:01:04 AM
Quote from: Coredweller
It\'s a good theory that\'s supported by evidence. Show me a better theory.
The only point I was making is that Gore\'s theory is just that, a theory.
You know Jar is right.... There are more cows on the planet now then ever before in history, so cow farts must be causing it.
There... Another theory.
Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: Bjorn on September 26, 2008, 11:23:32 AM
isn\'t that the same theory? we breed all the cows. ;)
Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: Luke on September 26, 2008, 12:33:31 PM
touche...
Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: Jar O Pickles on September 26, 2008, 06:41:04 PM
not me, im on a one man mission to thin the cow population one steak and/or hamburger at a time
Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: Luke on September 26, 2008, 07:41:34 PM
Fatty.
Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: cloud345 on September 26, 2008, 11:26:01 PM
Al Gore isn\'t a scientist. He doesn\'t have a theory. I think its pathetic that he got a Nobel peace prize for making a movie about other people\'s ideas. Give the award to the scientists, not the politicians.
Title: Thomas Friedman address global warming
Post by: Coredweller on September 27, 2008, 11:04:21 AM
Gore was not doing scientific research, and it\'s not his theory. He simply repeated the conclusions reached by thousands of qualified scientists throughout the world.