Comments on: The Old Global Cooling Scare http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/04/30/global_cooling/ Blogging the science and policy of global warming Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:13:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: squirem http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/04/30/global_cooling/comment-page-1/#comment-1984 squirem Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:57:07 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/04/30/global_cooling/#comment-1984 I recently talked with a NASA meterologist about global warming and global cooling. He said that the earth has 30 year weather patterns and that we are currently in a cooling cycle right now. This will be followed by another warming cycle and then another cooling cycle and so on. This tells me that there is nothing we can do to either warm up the planet or cool it down. Everything that is happening is sopposed to happen. And another thing, if it wasn't for global warming, wouldn't we still be in an ice age? I recently talked with a NASA meterologist about global warming and global cooling. He said that the earth has 30 year weather patterns and that we are currently in a cooling cycle right now. This will be followed by another warming cycle and then another cooling cycle and so on.

This tells me that there is nothing we can do to either warm up the planet or cool it down. Everything that is happening is sopposed to happen. And another thing, if it wasn't for global warming, wouldn't we still be in an ice age?

]]> By: tball http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/04/30/global_cooling/comment-page-1/#comment-174 tball Mon, 07 May 2007 15:56:28 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/04/30/global_cooling/#comment-174 Regarding the first part of your post on Columbus and New York City, in New Hampshire a growing number of towns are forming energy committees to address their municipal energy use and carbon footprint. This grows from the NH Climate Change Resolution that has passed in 158 towns to date and calls for action on both national and local levels to reduce carbon emissions. In addition to talking the talk (passing the resolution), many towns are choosing to walk the walk by starting voluntary energy committees. While reducing the climate impact of a small town in NH does far less globally than Columbus or NYC, the engagement of average citizens in addressing climate and energy issues is the type of local action we need to build political will to take the necessary larger steps. Regarding the first part of your post on Columbus and New York City, in New Hampshire a growing number of towns are forming energy committees to address their municipal energy use and carbon footprint. This grows from the NH Climate Change Resolution that has passed in 158 towns to date and calls for action on both national and local levels to reduce carbon emissions. In addition to talking the talk (passing the resolution), many towns are choosing to walk the walk by starting voluntary energy committees. While reducing the climate impact of a small town in NH does far less globally than Columbus or NYC, the engagement of average citizens in addressing climate and energy issues is the type of local action we need to build political will to take the necessary larger steps.

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