In the event you were under a rock and did not get bombarded with the onslaught of news proclaiming the arrival today of Earth Day, let me inform be the first to inform you. You would think, given the media coverage, this is at the forefront of every ones mind. Election exit polling suggests it is not. The media coverage of global warming, or, excuse me, global climate change, is astounding, given that so much is unknown at best. Much of the presented facts have been disproven, and scientists in disagreement are not given equal airtime if they are not totally erroneously discredited.
America is buying it hook line and sinker. On CNBC's Squawk Box this morning, The CEO of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, spoke of a shift in tastes in new car purchases which he sees continuing. Many of these vehicles have fallen short it turns out with respect to battery life, and since the batteries are more expensive than the remaining economic life of the motor skate, unsuspecting buyers may be left upside down.
Although much of the commodity boom can be traced to speculative issues surrounding the fall of the dollar, ethanol production is negatively affecting corn and wheat production and pricing, and this may soon impact pricing with respect to beer, which is going to be a real problem.
The bottom line is Al Gore has become a millionaire several times over firing this propaganda at us and the media is in full assistance mode. The founder of The Weather Channel thinks global warming is a joke. I have taken a handful of meteorology courses and have no idea but I think everyone should take a chill pill.
Certainly, contrary to popular belief, there is not enough proven consensus to spend precious billions of tax dollars on a what if or what if not junk science. What I do think is that you should recycle when able, that polluting is not an option (this includes all you smokers tossing your butts out your car window which really pisses me off) and that you should make an effort to leave this great land in better condition than you found it. Spock Out!
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