made throughout here.
It seems like we're talking about three questions:
(1) Do the data exist that show that climate change is underway?
(2) If so, what's the cause?
(3) If we know the cause, what should we do?
I think most peope would say 'yes' to the first...and then hopelessly disagree on the other two. I certainly don't know. I suppose it's possible that all this is part of the next Ice Age which will impact hundreds of generations to come. In which case, 'do nothing' is entirely arguable.
But I would say that what Moe and Matt and others say is right. It doesn't matter what 'we' as Americans do. It's what 'we' as humans decide to do--or not do. And because of that, there has to be a global solution, not a national one. And that's where the U.N. and the Paris Accord come in. Effectively, the entire world agreed to a voluntary mechansm to do something. By definition, the agreement is imperfect in that nobody can predict the future. But when everyone (except Russia) agrees to do something...shouldn't that carry some weight?
If someone is offended by what's published in the NYT, who cares? Because there's no conclusive remedy yet, everyone should have a say.
But if someone decides to erase the existing data from our EPA website, then I cry foul--that's something I think we should all care about.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/04/28/epa...
Fine for people to argue about what to do. Troubling that someone feels it necessary to bury the data underlying the argument.