You've hit on one of my conspiracy theories Geoff. I believe that people in the West have moved away from conventional religion and need something beyond their understanding to worship/ fear. No one can say how our planet works so we can make up any dogma that fits certain events: tsunami, floods earthquakes etc. and blame ourselves for it.
The real driving force behind all of this climate change malarkey are the power generating companies and the governments that subsidise them. In most of the developed world power stations are generally old and inefficient and require replacement. This combined with the need to increase capacity means that they need to spend a huge amount to upgrade their stock. Obviously their shareholders will not tolerate a drop in profits and governments will only subsidise them so far, so the short term solution is to invent a way of reducing the amount of energy we use. As for Al Gore being the stalwart of green energy it should be noted that he was director of a major US nuclear energy company and has a vested interest in promoting nuclear power.
On a global scale about 20% of the earth is land mass and we occupy less than 10% of that. Do we really believe that the actions of 2% can really affect the weather of the entire planet?
Perhaps instead of being in awe of the planet we are deluded enough to believe that we have the godlike power to control nature?
Back on track(ish) some idiots at our hospital take great pleasure in switching off lights in the belief that they are saving the planet. There is a corridor in our building which is part of the fire escape route where certain people turn the lights off. I hope for their sakes that they are not trampled underfoot trying to get out of a burning building in the dark!
And another thing, why is Carbon getting all the bad press? After all isn’t it Carbon Dioxide that the scientists are beating us up with? I love Carbon, in fact I couldn’t live without it!!
