Maybe the climate won't change if no one studies it

[turbinetree]

Published 7 hours ago on June 11, 2019

By Terry H. Schwadron, DC Report
- Commentary

Talk about a White House as an ostrich sticking its head in the sand.

News that the Trump administration will remove the underpinnings of Science in forming its periodic long-term environmental reviews and eliminate any mention of serious climate disruption is breathtaking.

In a remarkably calm report, The New York Times let us know that after two years of unraveling environmental regulation and enforcement, the Trump administration now stands ready to remake science itself—at least in so far as official government recognition is concerned.

“Parts of the federal government will no longer fulfill what scientists say is one of the most urgent jobs of climate science studies: reporting on the future effects of a rapidly warming planet and presenting a picture of what the earth could look like by the end of the century if the global economy continues to emit heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution from burning fossil fuels.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/06/maybe-the-climate-wont-change-if-no-one-studies-it/

This is why we need to take back the House and the Senate and the Presidency and the US Supreme Court...................

[csziggy]

1. On the other hand, a watched kettle does not boil

So if we do watch the climate change, maybe it won't!

[LastDemocratInSC]

2. That reminds me of the old adage

That throwing something up in the air is a good way to hide it for a short time.

[Calculating]

4. Sadly they'll just say "see I told you it's all determined by the sun"

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[NickB79]

6. Which we now know means almost nothing with regard to climate

The only reason people in the past felt a Grand Solar Minimum would significantly alter the climate is because one occurred during the Little Ice Age 500 yr ago. This is known as the Maunder Minimum. Naturally, people thought it caused the brief cool down.

We now know it was caused primarily by volcanic eruptions. A Grand Solar Minimum would, at best, shave 0.5C off our temps. For reference, we've already warmed 1.1C in 150 yr, and will warm another 2C this century.

[struggle4progress]

5. Maybe no one will get sick if we don't provide health care! Maybe no girls will become pregnant

if we don't teach kids about birth control! Maybe no one will need to flee from human rights abuses if we ignore refugees! Maybe hurricanes won't hurt anybody if we refuse to provide assistance! Maybe nobody will get shot if we say nice things about guns and the 2nd Amendment ...