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Cooling, warming, or just changing - natually

That's My View...

John Stewart

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

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Climate change, AKA "global cooling" and later "global warming", is happening. The " deniers" are unwilling to accept that the earth has been warmer in the past than today. And, conversely, the earth has been colder in the past than today. The climate does change over time.

In the 1970's, global cooling was the cause du jour; as a result of man's intervention. Fast forward 30 years and global warming was the cause du jour; as a result of man's intervention.

Today, the cooling/warming mantra is combined under "change". Interestingly, the "cause" remains the same; a result of man's intervention. And the proposed solutions are the same: more government control of the economy, higher taxes, and loss of freedoms.

And, there is the ever constant flow of dollars into "proving" that man is responsible or global cooling, or global warming, or climate change. Yes, the climate has changed, does change, and continues to change. Natural variation moves on.....

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John Stewart

Advocating access to public lands carries a responsibility to be part of the solution for managing the public lands. As a strong proponent for participation to make a difference, I am a full time advocate for recreation and the Managing Editor of the OutdoorWire family websites.

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