Comments for Getting Into Nature

Comment on Politicians, Religious Leaders and Their Take On Weather Disasters by Don

Don — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:59:42 +0000

Those of us in the “right wing” do not discredit the concept of “global warming” any more than we discredit that of “global cooling” or of “climate change” in general. What we question is the concept of “anthropogenic” climate change of any sort.
Global warming and global cooling have cycled back and forth throughout all of the billions of years of Earth’s existence with no help from human activity whatsoever. Climate changes are indeed “Acts of God” or, in other words, inevitable phenomena of the”Laws of Nature”. That we humans happen to be on Earth during a ten or fifteen thousand year period of global warming is simply our own good luck.
The only cause-and-effect between the two is that natural global warming has probably allowed humankind to flourish by liberating the most fertile lands on the planet from their glacial shrouds so that we could expand human agriculture, society and civilization towards their fullest potential.
Human beings can claim no credit for climate change, whether warming or cooling, whether for better or for worse, any more than we can take the blame or credit for any other planetary phenomena. These things are planetary forces acting according to the “laws of Nature and of Nature’s God”.

Comment on Arguing About Global Warming with the Family? by Bill Keller, Crestwood, MO

Bill Keller, Crestwood, MO — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:19:24 +0000

Years ago St. Louis University Prof. Brooks was working on a scenario that weather had a direct corolation with sun spots. Where is Prof. Brooks today, and what does he think today about the Global Warming matter?

Comment on Dwindling Parks And Green Space In St. Louis County by Kim Cuddeback

Kim Cuddeback — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:20:27 +0000

I hate to lose greenspace of any kind. All the parks are important both individually and as a system. Their importance lies not only in value to humans and wildlife but as proof that we still believe in and care about community and something greater than ourselves.

Comment on Dwindling Parks And Green Space In St. Louis County by Bob Hermon

Bob Hermon — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:41:01 +0000

I use each of the parks specified in the poll, as well as many others. Hiking is important to me. It helps me to keep fit as well as to maintain mental wellbeing/