"Global Warming"

I still firmly believe what Mr. Gribas taught me in 9th grade Earth Science: human-caused Global Warming is a bunch of hogwash. I believe that the Earth's climate naturally changes throughout an age (geologically speaking), which is how we get ice ages, for example. I also believe that climatology is a bunch of crap. How can we actually make predictions of any kind regarding the climate of a future age when modern climatologists have only been collecting data for 40 years?

Perhaps there is a warming trend. I certainly believe that is possible, but I do not believe that humans have had a noticeable impact or have caused a climate shift. However, this does NOT mean that I don't believe in conservation. I do. I think that we can and should treat the planet better.

My particular rant here is inspired by dislike for anti-Global Warming groups requesting donations. No, no, no. I will not donate. I will not support these scare groups. Facebook's (Lil) Green Patch actually pisses me off. And it's not that I'm opposed to saving the Rainforest; I'm all for saving acres upon acres upon acres of Rainforest. But it's marketed as a Stop Global Warming application. Getting all 70 of my friends to accept and send back digital plants is not going to change the climate. One million Facebook users accepting and sending digital plants is not going to change the climate. Will we have a nicer place to live? Sure, I'd like to believe that, and I will support reforestation projects. I'll go down and plant trees myself if I'm given the opportunity. But I will not do it in order to stop global warming. We (as human beings) are not capable of doing this. If the planet is indeed warming up, we can't stop it.

End of rant.