I heard this through word of mouth, it is not a direct quote of an internet blog, so it is partly my interpretation. That isn't to say it completely conveys my views towards the subject.
Quote:
Firstly:
"We are overdue an Ice Age" - Whilst this may be true, the number of years we (Humans) have brought the ice age forward, compared to the natural progression of the Ice ages, is very small.
Secondly:
why do we want a new Ice Age?
If we think about it, at this point in time, we would not be able to deal with an Ice Age on a massive global scale, however, we are still in an Ice Age, and the next one will not come accross for very long time (We have glaciers and Ice on the polar caps, thus we are still in an Ice age)
The enviromental worries at the moment evolve around heating up the earth (A "bad" thing) and the fuel reserves.
But I ask you this: What is our most abundant source of energy? The Sun. Should we be worried about energy after the sun burns out? No, because when the sun dies, it will take us all with it.
So let's look at the sun, what does it provide? Light and Heat energy.
Let's focus on Heat energy.
Heat energy is an unlimited source of energy (for as I said: when we stop getting energy from the sun, it will be because that star has died and taken u with it.).
As I have mentioned, the Sun is our main source of heat energy.
Heat energy is easilly trapped and converted to other forms of energy. These processes are already being used today: Some eco-settlements harness the heat absorbed in the earth and use it to power their needs.
So, we have he technology to harness heat energy from the sun (on a small scal at least, however, with time, I don't see why we can't evolve this technology to provide this service on a larger (worldwide?) scale.)
The point I'm trying to make is that More heat = more energy, and more energy = longer exoistance for the human race (as what we are seriously lacking is energy).
So...
Global Warming is bad.
Why? Heating up the planet delays the next Ice Age. Why is this bad? A few species die? Welcome to real life: It is nature to continue our species' exitance, even if it compromises other species.
Global Warming is good.
Heat energy is an abundant source of energy. Global Warming = more heat saved within the planet = more heat on the earth = more energy.
Energy is our main problem (read: lack of energy is our main problem)
Heat energy conserved through global warming:
Prolongs the next Ice Age = more time for humans to gain the technology to deal with this
Gives more heat energy to the earth = when harnessed, an unlimited source of energy to fuel the planet.
So driving a big 4X4 will help global warming "increase it". My question now is, what is the most "un-enviromental" (purely in increasing global warming) car I can buy?
"We are overdue an Ice Age" - Whilst this may be true, the number of years we (Humans) have brought the ice age forward, compared to the natural progression of the Ice ages, is very small.
Secondly:
why do we want a new Ice Age?
If we think about it, at this point in time, we would not be able to deal with an Ice Age on a massive global scale, however, we are still in an Ice Age, and the next one will not come accross for very long time (We have glaciers and Ice on the polar caps, thus we are still in an Ice age)
The enviromental worries at the moment evolve around heating up the earth (A "bad" thing) and the fuel reserves.
But I ask you this: What is our most abundant source of energy? The Sun. Should we be worried about energy after the sun burns out? No, because when the sun dies, it will take us all with it.
So let's look at the sun, what does it provide? Light and Heat energy.
Let's focus on Heat energy.
Heat energy is an unlimited source of energy (for as I said: when we stop getting energy from the sun, it will be because that star has died and taken u with it.).
As I have mentioned, the Sun is our main source of heat energy.
Heat energy is easilly trapped and converted to other forms of energy. These processes are already being used today: Some eco-settlements harness the heat absorbed in the earth and use it to power their needs.
So, we have he technology to harness heat energy from the sun (on a small scal at least, however, with time, I don't see why we can't evolve this technology to provide this service on a larger (worldwide?) scale.)
The point I'm trying to make is that More heat = more energy, and more energy = longer exoistance for the human race (as what we are seriously lacking is energy).
So...
Global Warming is bad.
Why? Heating up the planet delays the next Ice Age. Why is this bad? A few species die? Welcome to real life: It is nature to continue our species' exitance, even if it compromises other species.
Global Warming is good.
Heat energy is an abundant source of energy. Global Warming = more heat saved within the planet = more heat on the earth = more energy.
Energy is our main problem (read: lack of energy is our main problem)
Heat energy conserved through global warming:
Prolongs the next Ice Age = more time for humans to gain the technology to deal with this
Gives more heat energy to the earth = when harnessed, an unlimited source of energy to fuel the planet.
So driving a big 4X4 will help global warming "increase it". My question now is, what is the most "un-enviromental" (purely in increasing global warming) car I can buy?