Temperatures have been rising, for whatever reason you personally believe. This is a documented fact. As temperatures rise, permafrost melts and will release tons (speaking quantitatively here) of methane will be released. This is on top of the tons released because of feeding livestock corn rather than grass. Methane causes the greenhouse effect at a much higher magnitude than CO2, so as things get hotter, there will be feedback from many different sources that will increase the temperature. Another such one is carbonic acid created from rain + CO2 which will weather mountains around the world that are largely calcium carbonate... creating more CO2 in the environment. This type of acid is highly unstable, and will react quickly with rocks rather than just flowing off into pools or streams. The more CO2 in the air, the more rock weathering... leading to even more CO2 in the air. These are facts. I know this because my job, and my projects revolve around this subject. It's not a matter of the Earth's ability to self-regulate. If you're inputting to a system quicker than the system can output products, then you'll have a problem...

Despite the environmental reasons, there are several other reasons to transition from oil, like Delta9 says. We do a hell of a lot more with oil than transportation and energy. All plastics are made from oil, some cosmetics, skin care products, the list is fairly long. Are you prepared to give all that up? And should we really keep sending money to the Middle East, where part will just end up in jihadists hands? Personally, I find these reasons more compelling than the environmental side, but there ya have it.
jamesia Reviewed by jamesia on . Global Warming: A Political Lie. I would like to begin by saying I don't expect serious and well thought out responses from the global warming supporters, however, if you do not respond at all (to those of you I know believe it) I will assume you are conceding to the professor, scientists not motivated by a political agenda, and ordinary citizens like myself who have looked at the "actual" data. Considering the political implications of Global Warming, I feel this board is appropriate, and considering I was recently Rating: 5