Global Warming...Is it really Warming? Or could it be Chilling?

Saturday July 19, 2008

OK, now I know this is a fiercely debated issue in our society today, but I'm going to open myself up for a public flogging here and say that I have my doubts about global warming. Yes, the biggest issue facing the human race in all of history (at least if you believe all the newspaper articles you read) and I have some serious doubts.

Let me start off by saying I've always had doubts about this hotly intense debate that seems to rage at any gathering as the topic to discuss. My simple basis for these doubts are this 1) Earth is not going to let us kill it 2) the government (gasp) lies! Now let me clarify that statement. The Earth is profoundly much bigger than we little humans, the Earth is essentially a self sustaining ball of matter that has endured much worse (go back and read your history books, remember the dinosaurs?) than anything we have or possibly can throw at it as humans thus far, you cannot rely solely on the factual gathering abilities of the newspapers (whether it be print or online), and do you really think the fact checkers in Washington would allow data to be easily available to the general masses which contradicts what their experts have been telling them for years about global warming? They want us to work for the truth because they know that most people won't bother to check for themselves what the newspapers and reporters on the six o' clock news are telling them. They know that most people are too busy with life to question things that look like it might be too much work to check the validity of the so called facts. They know that the general masses have been conditioned to accept information from their TV sets, newspapers, ect and repeat it for others to hear, discuss, and then fall into the cycle all over again.

You're probably thinking I don't know what I'm talking about or that I'm some stupid idiot who doesn't have a brain and can't think for herself. I can assure you I have a brain and I know how to use it. I'll admit I haven't done extensive research on this yet, but I've done enough to know that I'm not the only one in the world who has doubts about global warming.

Let me tell you what pushed me to compose this blog entry about the hottest debated issue in the world. It's a book (see, told you I have a brain) by Michael Crichton that I am currently reading. Now granted this is the same man who gave us Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain, but there are some research-able points in this book. The title, you might be wondering? State of Fear.

Now I haven't even gotten halfway through reading this 623 page (not including Author's Note and other stuff at the end) novel, but it's already got me questioning all the printed words and "facts" some experts keep spewing out about global warming. This morning found me Googling some things that Crichton brings up in State of Fear. This is what I found:

Himalayan Glaciers Are Growing ... and Confounding Global Warming Alarmists - by James M. Taylor - The Heartland Institute
http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=20073

Antarctic Deep Sea Gets Colder
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080421111622.htm

An experiment that hints we are wrong on climate change - Times Online
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1363818.ece

Antarctica is getting colder - GAIA - the earth is alive
http://gaia.tribe.net/thread/60143552-1fe2-480a-85ae-78125ca0c35e

And that (excuse the pun) is just the tip of the iceberg. Now I did say you cannot rely solely on the printed word of newspapers and such, however I will point out that you take notice of the dates on these articles and that not all of them are from online newspapers.

There is a ton of more information, in addition to the above, at your fingertips right now. Go to Google, type in the phrase "antarctic growing colder" or "world glaciers increasing" or "global warming myth" or any phrase like those that has to do with global warming. The point here is that you look at both sides of the fence.

The media is always trying to sensationalize a story or some issue that we as humans are facing, and I believe that global warming is one more in a long line of candidates. Now, I'm not saying that proven data that shows the Earth has heated up a little bit over the past centuries is BS, but what I am saying is that the reality of it is we, humans, are probably not the biggest cause of this heat.

The truth can be skewed, it can be manipulated, hidden, disguised, and downright lied about. The Earth heating up is only the big picture. To really understand what is going on, you have to drill down to the minutest detail. You have to dig for the tiniest bits of information to have a solid foundation to stand the truth on, otherwise all you have is conjecture and theory.

I'm urging you to research this and not just accept what the "experts" are telling you. Don't just accept the news articles or reports about global temperature rising and the "fact" that the increasing level of CO2 is causing temperatures to rise in direct proportion. Don't accept the highly sensationalized hype that the Earth is "dying" and global warming is a catastrophe that we are inflicting on the "fading" Earth. Don't accept the claim that sea levels are rising because of melting glaciers. Don't accept any of this at face-value. Dig deeper. Find those littlest bits of information and look past the big picture. Every brush stroke is important to painting a completed canvas. I'm not suggesting you go out on a fact finding expedition to Antarctica and measure the ice there...no, I am merely suggesting that you be informed and use the brain you have to question the "truth" that the media, government, and certain experts are feeding you through newspapers and TV.

Research...it is your best friend in this life of media hype and force-fed "facts".