50 years of predictions that the climate apocalypse is nigh

[IroNat]

https://nypost.com/2021/11/12/50-years-of-predictions-that-the-climate-apocalypse-is-nigh/

“The world has to step up, and it has to step up now,” former President Barack Obama said. “When it comes to climate, time really is running out.”

Professional yeller Greta Thunberg demanded the United Nations declare a “systemwide climate emergency,” and force countries to take action.

Press accounts were similarly Chicken Little-esque. If developed nations don’t phase out oil and gas and give $100 billion in “climate financing,” Paul Behrens, professor in environmental change, told Politico that “the only fact about the future I can declare with certainty is that the world as we know it is coming to an end.”

If it all sounds slightly familiar, consider this news story from 1972...

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[SOMEPARTS]

They always have a dollar amount in mind when putting this info out there and none of them can say "China".

[oldtimer1]

A couple of points. Obama bought Ocean front property so he is not concerned with rising sea water.

 The climate is always changing. Look at the fish fossils in the Grand canyon.

 Climate change people are fond of saying we have the most rain in recorded history.  They leave out you have zero recorded history of the rain fall for November in 1940.

 Last point for now is the new infrastructure bill has little for true infrastructure like roads but plenty for startup democrat connected renewable energy companies that will accomplish nothing.  They never answer the question when we all have electric cars how they will be powered?  Power plants don't run on windmills and solar.  They run on coal, oil, gas and nuclear.  Further they would have to increase the number of power plants drastically and build the electrical grid necessary to handle the increased need for electricity.

[Taffin]

Funnily enough, in the last couple of days Jordan Peterson posted an interesting take on what looked to be the scientific position on climate in 1972...

They seemed to be concerned an ice-age was on the way... brrr!❄⛄🏔



http://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson/status/1459247759832268805

[OAK]

[Never1AShow]

In the future Science will figure this out, just like always.

[Andy Griffin]

It's just a money and power grab that only the gayest, most cucked, and most naive would actually believe.

[Mayday]

So we have a pandemic, a decreased global supply chain and climate change out of nowhere is going to kill us.

Straight out of the sim city disaster playbook lol.

This is what makes the tin foil group look sane as the world govts are turning off energy and decreasing food output.

[Thin Lizzy]

It's just a money and power grab that only the gayest, most cucked, and most naive would actually believe.

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[orion]

I find it very curious that no politician or climate expert has yet to link climate change with the ever expanding human population.  I bet the planet would breath a whole lot easier with 2 or 3 billion less people in it.

[Dave D]

I find it very curious that no politician or climate expert has yet to link climate change with the ever expanding human population.  I bet the planet would breath a whole lot easier with 2 or 3 billion less people in it.

Have you heard of the Covid19 virus?

The vaccines are even worse than the virus!

[Primemuscle]

A couple of points. Obama bought Ocean front property so he is not concerned with rising sea water.

 The climate is always changing. Look at the fish fossils in the Grand canyon.

 Climate change people are fond of saying we have the most rain in recorded history.  They leave out you have zero recorded history of the rain fall for November in 1940.

 Last point for now is the new infrastructure bill has little for true infrastructure like roads but plenty for startup democrat connected renewable energy companies that will accomplish nothing.  They never answer the question when we all have electric cars how they will be powered?  Power plants don't run on windmills and solar.  They run on coal, oil, gas and nuclear.  Further they would have to increase the number of power plants drastically and build the electrical grid necessary to handle the increased need for electricity.

True the climate is everchanging. Someday in the hopefully distant future, creatures will marvel at the human fossils amongst the rubble of what was once the great city of New York.

[OAK]

I find it very curious that no politician or climate expert has yet to link climate change with the ever expanding human population.  I bet the planet would breath a whole lot easier with 2 or 3 billion less people in it.

Global warming is always someone else’s fault. It’s never the consumer (driving cars, flying in planes posting on Instagram) only the producer (big oil etc.)

[TheShape.]

What melted the ice caps that are now the Great Lakes? Climate changes this is not new, these people are just after complete control of everything you do they just offer you more reasons to do it. (((Science))) is their god. But it cannot be god because science is only man and man is flawed.

[Primemuscle]

I find it very curious that no politician or climate expert has yet to link climate change with the ever expanding human population.  I bet the planet would breath a whole lot easier with 2 or 3 billion less people in it.

Revealing this would kill the career of any politician or scientist who claimed it. In fact, it might get them stoned....and I don't mean in a good way like getting high.

[IroNat]

Human population growth is already slowing down worldwide.

Some countries are in negative population growth, for example, China and Japan. 

The U.S. is only slightly above breaking even.  This is one reason immigration is being encouraged.

[The Scott]

Only the mentally retarded of this planet are mulitplying.  Shitizens.  They need to be globally sterilizing these ambulatory assholes.   Fuck.  Cuck their dicks off and shove 'em in their mouths and leave 'em to die.  Sterilize every last one of them and let them work out their filthy days in the salt mines.

And then?

[El Diablo Blanco]

If the world dies. It dies. 

[Humble Narcissist]

Human population growth is already slowing down worldwide.

Some countries are in negative population growth, for example, China and Japan. 

The U.S. is only slightly above breaking even.  This is one reason immigration is being encouraged.

The problem is they see depopulation as a bad thing instead of simply adjusting to a smaller population with a better standard of living for all. The responsible and intelligent have few or no kids while the ignorant masses breed like flies. Idiocracy is here.

[Sissysquats]

Fifty years ago global cooling was all the rage

[IroNat]

The problem is they see depopulation as a bad thing instead of simply adjusting to a smaller population with a better standard of living for all. The responsible and intelligent have few or no kids while the ignorant masses breed like flies. Idiocracy is here.

They need taxpayers to pay for all the social programs and bureaucracies they have set up.

[tommywishbone]

It's just a money and power grab that only the gayest, most cucked, and most naive would actually believe.

Bingo.

Just another bullshit con.

[ProudVirgin69]

It's not "nigh", it's here

California is on fire 1/2 the year, the PNW went through unprecedented record heat this summer, Texas' electric grid froze like 9 months ago.  And it will only get worse each year.  It won't be a sudden thing, things will gradually but progressively worsen

As correctly identified, politicians see it as a cash grab with no real interest in doing what it takes.  Building up a nuclear power supply to replace coal and natural gas power plants would be a great start.

[Humble Narcissist]

It's not "nigh", it's here

California is on fire 1/2 the year, the PNW went through unprecedented record heat this summer, Texas' electric grid froze like 9 months ago.  And it will only get worse each year.  It won't be a sudden thing, things will gradually but progressively worsen

As correctly identified, politicians see it as a cash grab with no real interest in doing what it takes.  Building up a nuclear power supply to replace coal and natural gas power plants would be a great start.

Libs would absolutely shit if nuclear power plant expansion was announced.

[ProudVirgin69]

Libs would absolutely shit if nuclear power plant expansion was announced.

Yes, they are not interested in doing what it takes, only paying lip service to the idea.

Meanwhile China is building 150+ reactors over the next 15 years.