tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post6899538395721436994..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: Climate Change at Edinburgh International Science FestivalCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-22598843199528421472012-04-15T15:19:51.411+01:002012-04-15T15:19:51.411+01:00@P.M. Doolan-- you're right, of course. Sadly,...@P.M. Doolan-- you're right, of course. Sadly, here in the US, big business and just plain ignorant people still talk about climate change as if it is a nutball theory, and use psuedo-science to "back up" their claims. When I lived in Indiana, all the major news stations reported on the issue in such a skewed way-- arguing that scientists don't even agree that it's happening, which is just untrue. But if they keep saying it, some people will believe it.Aging Opheliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14360783709169946256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-8359706872012451152012-04-15T11:34:49.224+01:002012-04-15T11:34:49.224+01:00Regardless of how any nation takes a lead, Global ...Regardless of how any nation takes a lead, Global Climate Change is truely an international problem. We have never faced a problem of this complexity before.P. M. Doolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673509230835222713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-8653004491503024392012-04-15T02:59:12.437+01:002012-04-15T02:59:12.437+01:00Australia is also in a good position regarding alt...Australia is also in a good position regarding alternatives - solar, geothermal, wind - and a carbon price is being introduced in July but the Opposition has vowed to remove it if they get elected (and they probably will, going by polls) and the general public is quite negative about the carbon pricing policy - mainly because the USA and China are not yet on board, so our contribution will be insignificant - but I think it is an essential way forward. There is still a lot of people who don't believe in human-induced climate change despite the convincing evidence and the fact that all climate change scientists are in agreement on the fundamentals - but big vested interests in oil and coal are funding false campaigns to make out it is not a problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-76687659285427004142012-04-14T21:15:22.843+01:002012-04-14T21:15:22.843+01:00Wow, you are one busy gal! Taxation based on one&#...Wow, you are one busy gal! Taxation based on one's "carbon footprint" is a hot topic. To me, it just makes great good sense. When the cost of polluting is in actual money, people will begin to take it seriously!Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.com