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Originally Posted by llama64
Global Warming? I thought people finally grew a brain and threw that term out with last weeks trash.
Climate Change more accurately describes what is going on. And what is happening is that our environment is heating up and this is altering the weather patterns. This will affect how we live and how our economies will function. Denying this is not only stupid, it's negligent.
All this energy being wasted on debating the uselessness of whether humanity is the cause of it really bothers me. We should be figuring out what to do to adapt to the changes (which may involve cutting back on fossil fuel consumption).
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Well... it seems obvious that both sides are focused on the causes of Global Warming (sorry, my brain must not be fully grown yet) because if the warming is caused by human emissions, then it may be possible to correct the problem (or alleviate the worst effects) through emission-reductions, among other things. It'd be pretty dumb to stop trying to find out what causes the current warming trends and instead focus on 'living with it', especially if our actions are directly contributing this warming.