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2005-08-25 Home Front: Politix

Federal Judge OKs Global Warming Lawsuit

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Posted by Frank G 2005-08-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Friends of the Earth v. Watson"

More like Fiends of the Earth. :-(

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-08-25 00:20|| http://www.ariellestjohndesigns.com]">[http://www.ariellestjohndesigns.com] 2005-08-25 00:20|| Front Page Top

#2 This could get really interesting if the Feds bring in high-powered scientists to demonstrate that either 1) global warming isn't real, or that it isn't significant when measured over geologic time scales ("Gosh, it was a lot warmer when Jesus walked the earth!"), or 2) the significant global warming gas is water vapour, which can't be controlled, and anyway, nothing the U.S. has financed is anything like what China and India do normally.

Not that I think that'll fly in San Francisco, but the higher the case goes through the Appeals levels, the more likely such arguments are to be taken seriously, and the more the American -- and likely World! -- public will be exposed to the science.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-08-25 01:39|| 2005-08-25 01:39|| Front Page Top

#3 It just struck me reading this that the loony left, environmentalists and the State Dept. bureaucrats all worship at the alter of stabilty.

Can't off the tyrants cause that would cause instability, can't run a power plant cause that would cause climate instability (change).

What's that word for those who are afraid of change, afraid of new things?

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2005-08-25 09:23|| 2005-08-25 09:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Actually, this is an opporunity for the Democrats to salvage their position. A quick notice of impeachment to the judge for exceeding this authority will reestablish the balance of powers of the branches of government and lessen the consequences of a judiciary dominated by appointees of the Republicans. To do nothing will forfeit the last branch of government while that branch still has significant power to dictate to society. Cripple it now, or suffer exile from all the centers of power.

Posted by Elmemble Ulaitch5567 2005-08-25 10:26|| 2005-08-25 10:26|| Front Page Top

#5 So the Global Average Temperature now comes within the purview of the SF District Court?

Fascinating. And hard to explain to the oversight committee, I bet.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-08-25 11:29|| 2005-08-25 11:29|| Front Page Top

#6 This is beginning to look like the Michael Crichton novel State of Fear. Maybe the judge should read the forest of footnotes on Global Warmingâ¢ in the book first before he goes off half cocked. Or not. "Don't confuse me with the facts."

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-08-25 11:46|| 2005-08-25 11:46|| Front Page Top

#7 AP, reminds me of what we were talking about last night.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2005-08-25 12:28|| 2005-08-25 12:28|| Front Page Top

#8 told ya, AP!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-08-25 12:34|| 2005-08-25 12:34|| Front Page Top

#9 Good things about global warming (if it were true instead of a figment of the looney lefts' imagination):
1. Don't have to move to Florida to get warm.
2. Don't have to shovel snow.
3. Don't need snow tires or snow blowers.
4. Heart attacks associated with snow shoveling will be elimated.
5. Can go swimming all the time.
6. Palm trees can be grown in the back yard.
7. Cars will not get cancer from salt on the highways.
8. Research dollars can be directed towards something useful.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-08-25 21:41|| 2005-08-25 21:41|| Front Page Top

#10 sh*t! we must already have global warming in San Diego!

sorry...

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-08-25 21:59|| 2005-08-25 21:59|| Front Page Top

#11 The suit claims 8 percent of the world's greenhouse gases come from projects supported by the two agencies.

ROTFLMAO - I wonder if these idiots have ever called up any truly SCIENTIFIC information on greenhouse gasses. Note that they don't say 8% of "carbon dioxide", but "8% of greenhouse gasses". Water vapor makes up 95% of ALL greenhouse gasses, with carbon dioxide running about 4.3%. The sun puts more water vapor in the atmosphere every day than all the burning of coal, gas, wood, or any other flamable substance does in a year. The amount of CO2 pushed into the atmosphere by a single volcano erupting for three weeks is greater than all the automobiles in the world can muster in a year or more. Carbon Dioxide emissions and global warming are just boogeymen the Left tries to use to gain power over the rest of us.

It's going to be quite a shock to these bully-boys if the sun begins to cool again, as it seems to be doing. We just went through a "solar maximum" - a period of maximum solar output and minimum sunspot activity. As the solar output decreases, and sunspot activity increases, watch temperatures cool.

Maybe we can stake Al Gore to the top of Pikes Peak as a sacrifice to the "gods of global warming". Since the Left is using this for all it's worth, why can't the rest of us?

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