As we march faster and faster toward the point of no return (or past it?) we certainly need to drill for and burn more oil! Why criticize this bold step forward? After all we democrats need to stick together don't we?
Meanwhile the climate propagandists are putting out this stuff:Study: We’re Already In The ‘Worst Case Scenario’ For Sea Level Rise
Recent studies have shown that both the Greenland ice sheet and West Antarctic Ice Sheet have seen massive increases in ice loss in just the past five years. The rates of losses far exceed even those imagined a few years ago. Furthermore, there is evidence that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has begun an irreversible process of collapse, in part because it is melting from underneath.So please do not heed the advice of the people here who are telling us that we should leave the site if we don't like things the democratic party is doing for us. Read on below for I have thoughts that pertain to the future of this party and the role of blind followers in bringing us closer to the end of life as we know it on this fine planet.
For now the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are contributing less than a millimeter a year to sea level rise, but they have the potential to add 20 feet and 200 feet to ocean levels, respectively, if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise unabated. The higher greenhouse gas emissions get, the more Arctic sea ice melts, which allows the oceans to gather more heat. Dwindling sea ice in the Arctic Ocean creates large areas of relatively dark ocean surface that reduce the albedo, or reflectivity, of the polar region. More open water causes the Earth to absorb more of the sun’s solar energy rather than reflect it back into the atmosphere.
As the temperature warms in the Arctic regions, more permafrost also melts, thus adding to the greenhouses gases already in the atmosphere and eventually turning the Arctic from a carbon sink to a carbon source. It has been estimated that defrosting permafrost could add up to 1.5°F to total global warming by 2100. Permafrost covers nearly a quarter of the land surface of the northern hemisphere.