The Global Warming Debate is OVER!

For each year since 1998 the global mean temperature has gotten colder and since 2002 the Arctic ice shelf measurements show a growth of ice. There has been stints of warming in our more recent history, but no more than has been shortly measurable in other periods of history.

Beyond what I've said here, the reality is that some folks representing a hardline view of AGW would have us believe the debate is over (before it has event started.) The fact is that there are plenty of educated people debating AGW and the issue is far from over:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthcomment/charlesclover/3341068/Global-warming-may-

http://epw.senate.gov/hearing_statements.cfm?id=266543

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24700827-7583,00.html

As thinking American individuals we need to not be lemmings and do the responsible thing, which is to say rightly ignor Al Gore's McCarthy-like statements about the debate being over and flat out disregard the emotional if not completely anti-constitutional / bill of rights violating statement by President Barack Obama to declare that he will bring an end to Global Warming "denial" (meaning he will, what... suspend freedom of speech with regard to this issue?)

As reasonable people, we need to send emails and postal mail to our Senators and tell them they had better start reviewing reasonable and intelligent scientific positions that examine the questionable claims of AGW science. We need to tell them without a doubt that we are not interested in becoming indebted to the United Nation's Carbon Taxes or wealth redistributive policies, goals and objectives.

[NOTE: There is plenty of emotional statements on either side of this issue. I think it is time for people to learn more on AGW, for and against, and then decide for themselves. It makes no sense to me that the New York Times along with other papers are beginning to publish information about the Fed adding Carbon Taxes to every day products and services when Congress hasn't been to date willing to review and hear an actual debate on such an intense topic. It feels like AGW is getting the same knee-jerk response as the Economic Bailout. Because it has been decided that it is a huge issue, the result is to decide that the government needs to be made responsible to solve it and so without much review or speculation, quick expensive decisions are made that pretend to include lots of oversight, but are defined within a Bill that the majority of Congress hasn't even taken the time to read! AGW as well as the economy aren't fast moving machines. We have time for weeks of detailed publically visible debates over these issues. There is only one reason the pressure to pass these measures is so hot!... because they don't want people to truly review those Bills.

There is another solution. Just because Congress decides to spend the money, doesn't mean that it has to get spent, or that taxes have to get enacted. Our state governments could put the breaks on and take responsability to review those bills and their details before signing up to take part in these fiascos. I think it is time for the Government of the State to stand up again.

There is a reason that Congress is still at or below a 30% approval rating. How long would you be allowed to run your employers company with an approval rating that low?]