The Diabolical Gas of Death

First we learn that Ethanol is leading to dramatic increases in tortilla prices and now we are told it is going to kill us.

Be sure to read to the bottom about the anti-rain effect of soybeans.

We don't stand a chance.

My Global Warming Initiative

The upcoming Climate Change concerts have steeled me to fight even harder towards my goal to become a celebrity. After that, life will be sweet.

Coincidentally, Mars Warms

There is a timeline of the earth's history that basically puts all the events of our planet's existence into a year long calendar. If I remember correctly, Dinosaurs arrive sometime in late december and humans sometime in the last hour of December 31. It is a great way to illustrate how minor our time as a species is compared to the Earth's history.

Of course the Earth would probably be equally insignificant as compared to the rest of the Universe.

Scientists tell us that Mars' temperature has risen 2 degrees in the last twenty years but, before we start making any connections: "The causes of global warming on Mars -- still not entirely understood,
Fenton said -- are not only far different from those on Earth, but the
temperatures involved are totally different." Am I the only person who finds it odd that two planets in the same solar system would manage to experience warming trends for entirely different reasons?

Wouldn't a scientist want to discover what these two planets have in common in order to arrive at such an inprobable coincidence?

Global Warming Therapy

Last month I equated the apocalyptic lessons of my youth with current global warming hysteria. Tim Blair has a great piece with links that describes a family that has successfully taught their kids to live in fear of a warming planet. That includes worrying about the size of cars and whether their bus is running on gas.

Before I wondered if we will look back on these days in disbelief. I'm starting to wonder if there will be future lawsuits for psychological damage.

Step Aside AIDS, There's a New Kid in Town

And its name is GLOBAL WARMING!!!!! The New York Times reports Poor Nations to Bear Brunt as World Warms.

My time in the Peace Corps taught me that NGOs are a great way for NGO directors to make money. And NGOs focus on the issues that money is being spent on. Thus you have a country with rampant alcoholism, alcoholism that can't even be imagined in the US, but the majority of NGO efforts is towards AIDS prevention.

Prepare for Global Warming NGOs to spring up around the world.

Global Warming Solved

Remember back in the good old days? You know, when the Soviet Union was still standing up for the worker and everybody was all atwitter about a Nuclear Winter? Call me an optimist but turn that frown upside down! All of our worries concerning global warming are for naught. The solution is right in our hands (or suitcases, silos etc.) and just waiting to be applied.

All we have to do is decide what sections of the planet can be obliterated in pursuit of a stable planetary climate. We've already prepared ourselves that sacrifices must be made to combat the coming warmocaust. Maybe there are some martyr wannabees that would volunteer?

Even Carl Sagan inadvertantly pointed to another solution that we've not even discussed.

How do I get a powerpoint presentation to the Intergalactic Climate Control Committee?

Goring

Al Gore's proposals listed here at Hit and Run. Some writer's at Hit and Run have joined the global warming alarmists. I'm curious how they will react when the government starts laying out all the laws that are counter to what a libertarian believes. But then I've been skeptical of Reason's true dedication to Libertarianism for years.

Similar to a good Libertarian, I do believe that drug laws should be appealed. In the event that this occurs, I have begun considering a new business venture in which I will import legal marijuana from Mexico.

Sure, all the deep pocket importers will be able to overwhelm me with volume but here's my secret. In a post Gore world, I smuggle incandescent lightbulbs in the middle of my bales of pot! I'm going to make a fortune.

All I have to do is figure out if I want to eliminate my street gang competition or incorporate them into my business model. Its all about planning.