Comments on: The Greening of the Polar Bear http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/05/15/the-greening-of-the-polar-bear/ Our Unique Perspectives on Life and Politics Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:13:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Mark http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/05/15/the-greening-of-the-polar-bear/#comment-26694 Mark Sat, 24 May 2008 18:09:33 +0000 http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/05/15/the-greening-of-the-polar-bear/#comment-26694 Seems strange that the word "evolve" is used here. I would think that this would be a website where evolution would be considered to be as big of a "Hoax" as the idea of man made climate change. But then again, in this world all that "ludicrous alternative energy" nonsense is just that - because $4 a gallon gas is just fine and dandy right? What planet do you people live on. <hr> <em>Editorial Note</em>: We live on the third one from the sun whose climate is 100 percent dependent on solar activity. Unfortunately, we share that planet with ideologues who embrace myths as opposed to science and facts. Spend a little time and find out some of the facts on GW at the <a href="http://capnbob.us/blog/features/climate-and-global-warming/" rel="nofollow">Resources Page</a>. Seems strange that the word “evolve” is used here. I would think that this would be a website where evolution would be considered to be as big of a “Hoax” as the idea of man made climate change. But then again, in this world all that “ludicrous alternative energy” nonsense is just that - because $4 a gallon gas is just fine and dandy right?

What planet do you people live on.

Editorial Note:

We live on the third one from the sun whose climate is 100 percent dependent on solar activity. Unfortunately, we share that planet with ideologues who embrace myths as opposed to science and facts. Spend a little time and find out some of the facts on GW at the Resources Page.

]]> By: Cap'n Bob http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/05/15/the-greening-of-the-polar-bear/#comment-26689 Cap'n Bob Thu, 15 May 2008 20:35:00 +0000 http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/05/15/the-greening-of-the-polar-bear/#comment-26689 Wow - shades of <a href="http://www.dennismillerradio.com/" rel="nofollow">Dennis Miller</a> - maybe you should have prefaced your comment with - <strong>"Now, I don't want to get off on a rant here, but, . . ."</strong> - and finished it off with <strong>"but, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong."</strong> But, seriously, I agree that the collective 'we' are too consumed with activism to see the bigger picture: <strong>things evolve whether we like it or not</strong>. Wow - shades of Dennis Miller - maybe you should have prefaced your comment with - “Now, I don’t want to get off on a rant here, but, . . .” - and finished it off with “but, that’s just my opinion, I could be wrong.”

But, seriously, I agree that the collective ‘we’ are too consumed with activism to see the bigger picture: things evolve whether we like it or not.

]]> By: Sun Tzu http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/05/15/the-greening-of-the-polar-bear/#comment-26688 Sun Tzu Thu, 15 May 2008 19:32:19 +0000 http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/05/15/the-greening-of-the-polar-bear/#comment-26688 <b>Why Do We Care If Polar Bears Become Extinct?</b> This is not any sort of revelation: <a href="http://www.doi.gov/news/08_News_Releases/080514a.html" rel="nofollow"> Polar bears declared a threatened species </a>, but it does raise the question: <i>Why do we care?</i> By some estimates, 90% of all species that once existed are now extinct and new species are always taking their place. For the species that’s going to become extinct, for whatever reason, extinction is the end of it. However, for the species that remain, is the extinction of another species good or bad? When Europeans first colonized North America, there was an estimated five (5) billion Passenger Pigeons alive and well in North America. In 1914, they were extinct. Passenger Pigeons didn’t live in little groups, but huge flocks that required extraordinary quantities of hardwood forests for them to feed, breed and survive. Deforestation to build homes, create farmland and over hunting for cheap food decimated their population. The westward drive to grow the United States in the 1800s and early 1900s was incompatible with the needs of the Passenger Pigeon and they literally could not survive in the new North America being carved out by the U.S. economy. The interesting thing about the Passenger Pigeon was the impact its extinction had on another species—man. That impact was essentially none. Man continued to find ways to feed himself through agriculture and other technologies and the United States and its citizens continued to prosper from the early 20th century till today. Whether or not Polar Bears become extinct because of Global Climate Change or other reasons, we need to address the larger question of: <i>Do we care and why?</i> One of the ways a nation, its citizens and the global community can answer that question is addressed by John A. Warden III in <a href="http://venturist.com/wordpress/?p=33" rel="nofollow"> Thinking Strategically About Global Climate Change. </a> He asks some interesting biodiversity questions in his post to include <i>How Many Species Is the Right Number and Which Ones?</i> Why Do We Care If Polar Bears Become Extinct?
This is not any sort of revelation: Polar bears declared a threatened species , but it does raise the question: Why do we care? By some estimates, 90% of all species that once existed are now extinct and new species are always taking their place. For the species that’s going to become extinct, for whatever reason, extinction is the end of it. However, for the species that remain, is the extinction of another species good or bad? When Europeans first colonized North America, there was an estimated five (5) billion Passenger Pigeons alive and well in North America. In 1914, they were extinct. Passenger Pigeons didn’t live in little groups, but huge flocks that required extraordinary quantities of hardwood forests for them to feed, breed and survive. Deforestation to build homes, create farmland and over hunting for cheap food decimated their population. The westward drive to grow the United States in the 1800s and early 1900s was incompatible with the needs of the Passenger Pigeon and they literally could not survive in the new North America being carved out by the U.S. economy. The interesting thing about the Passenger Pigeon was the impact its extinction had on another species—man. That impact was essentially none. Man continued to find ways to feed himself through agriculture and other technologies and the United States and its citizens continued to prosper from the early 20th century till today. Whether or not Polar Bears become extinct because of Global Climate Change or other reasons, we need to address the larger question of: Do we care and why? One of the ways a nation, its citizens and the global community can answer that question is addressed by John A. Warden III in Thinking Strategically About Global Climate Change. He asks some interesting biodiversity questions in his post to include How Many Species Is the Right Number and Which Ones?

]]> By: Minstrel http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/05/15/the-greening-of-the-polar-bear/#comment-26687 Minstrel Thu, 15 May 2008 18:53:26 +0000 http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/05/15/the-greening-of-the-polar-bear/#comment-26687 "to be embraced by greens and gunners alike" - an interesting dichotomy. “to be embraced by greens and gunners alike” - an interesting dichotomy.

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