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Climate Change? Nahhh ...

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Riptide, Oct 23, 2015.

  1. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    We know speeding kills.

    Why are vehicles allowed to be sold in this country that exceed the maximum speed limit by 2-3 times?
     
  2. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member


    Not sure the parallel you're trying to draw here works.

    The government is extensively tangled up with car manufacturers and buyers and operators in regulating the safety of automobiles and limiting speeds.

    Especially since this was published in 1965:

    50 Years Ago, ‘Unsafe at Any Speed’ Shook the Auto World (Published 2015)
     
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  3. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Serious about not putting that solar panel on the carport.

    Serious as fuck.


     
  4. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    It's been a wet winter and spring here. How much so?

    Entire state of Colorado is drought-free. At this time last year, more than 80% of the state was under drought conditions.

    And Denver has received more precipitation this year than all of last year.

    Nasty hailstorm injured a bunch of people at Red Rocks last night, too.

    Huge hailstorm hits Red Rocks concert west of Denver | 9news.com
     
  5. LanceyHoward

    LanceyHoward Well-Known Member

    Because farmers are protected everywhere in the world.

    For example, the amount of acreage devoted to cotton in Mississippi has declined by two/thirds since the Depression, due in part to increased production in Arizona and California. The cotton growers in the southwest get cheap water from federal projects on the Colorado River. If we went to market pricing then Mississippi becomes a cheaper place to grow cotton than in a desert. Arizona and California farmers would then move to less water-intensive crops.
     
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  6. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

  7. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Our best local meteorologist left TV, in part, for the same reason. Burnout from all the extra hours doing storm coverage and missing his kids’ events played a bigger role. But he also specifically told friends that threats from whackjobs was a factor.
     
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  8. LanceyHoward

    LanceyHoward Well-Known Member

    I wonder how long the water will last in Colorado and the West in general? The last seven years have been the warmest recorded since records began around 1880. A La Nina is coming which creates conditions for extremely warm years. The warmer temperatures will lead to smaller snow packs and more evaporation from reservoirs. How long the water lasts will say a lot about the future of the Southwest.
     
  9. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    There are going to be water and food shortages and forced migrations all over the world. Throw in too much water in some places as well.

    The U.S. isn't immune. It really is just one world.
     
  10. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

  11. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    Fuck 'em. Sell their water to the Saudis. Capitalism!
     
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  12. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    Icebergs. Dead ahead.
     
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