"Not actually linked to regional events."That's the quote Bush's top science adviser made yesterday, saying there's no conclusive evidence that limiting the earth's temperature increase of two degrees Celsius would actually do anything.
His remarks run counter to that of most scientists and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- which won the Nobel Peace Prize last week.
Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy John H. Marburger III said Thursday the target of limiting planetary heating to two degrees Celsius or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit "is going to be a very difficult one to achieve and is not actually linked to regional events that affect people's lives."
Two words: butterfly effect. Wise men throughout the ages have understood that everything is connected. But, the weather?? A “planetary” event doesn’t affect people’s lives?
While admitting that humans are producing too much carbon dioxide, he added, "you could have emerging disasters long before you get to two degrees... "
And with him and his administrative leaders at the helm, emerging disasters are well underway, so I have to agree with him on that one. Hey, why worry about global warming? We’re going to be nuked out of existence long before that does us in.
Under other circumstances – say if you were an Olympic God – this administration would be laughable.
