Is global warming really a bad thing? Are longer growing seasons destructive to the earth?

Here is an important video http://en.sevenload.com/videos/ha4PoKY/The-Great-Global-Warming-Swindle

You'd enjoy the book Cool It by Bjorn Lumborg, a liberal environmentalist, who says that although global warming is happening it is not a crisis, and is manageable, and we can more profitably treat the symptoms of it than attempt to prevent it. For instance sea levels will rise--a whole foot. They also rose a foot in the 20th century. We survived. Global warming will cause some more malaria, but we can prevent all of it and then some by spending a tiny amount on DDT, which has proven to be both safe and effective. Lots of other good stuff in his book.

I believe the global crisis is happening right now. I'm offended so much money is spent on speculation of what the climate may be in 100 years, when people are starving, dying of disease, a child is orphaned every few seconds due to HIV/AIDS/, 1/3 to 1/4th of high school graduates in the US are functionally illiterate, our children must use clear backpacks and enter their schools through metal detectors. Where the heck are our priorities? I hate to use a popular writer's argument, but at least he has a scientific background, but how much could someone from 1907 have affected our current environment. Fear sells.

I think "global warming" is a bunch of bullshit.

I believe it's worth mentioning that the increasingly preferred term is no longer "global warming", but is instead "Global Climate Change", inferring that there is a cooling component to whatever change is currently affecting the earth. The arbitrated longer growing season may occur in only certain locations for periods of other-than-permanent duration. In short, we shouldn't claim to know the outcome of the weather as we watch the changes occur. A few years ago, in Ireland, older people predicted a forthcoming mini Ice Age based on their observations, which stand in contrast to the notion of "global warming" but might be supported by an increased cooling/warming cyclic rate. In truth, as wonderful as they are, those people didn't know either, so as long as we have a breathable atmosphere and some semblance of a life-supporting environment, and central air, we should all get by somehow. I'm not concerned.

Global warming is bad for the world, but the nuclear crisis in the world is much a bigger threat to the world, first we have to take care of all terrorists an than you can think about threats of 30-40 years ahead.

Glen, I thank you for posting. Don't feel that it is always pointless, I was one of the "alarmists" until about a year and a half ago when I really started to look at the data and the funding and listened to reasonable scientific opinion that didn't try to insult me with a patronizing attitude of believe me because I know what's best arrogance. Another site of interest is http://www.globalwarming.org/

Its in the upper 80's here in Baltimore and its well into fall. U tell me if the seasons are getting longer.

I can't see where global warming would lead to longer growing seasons. Has no one thought to factor in more destructive hurricanes, less annual rainfall, and the resulting draughts? People who say there is no global warming have their heads in the sand on the beaches of that now-famous river, Denial. Evidence is everywhere if you just admit that it is what it is. Chicago marathon cancelled on Saturday because of 90 degree heat in October? Record-setting temperatures in most major cities in the northeast this Fall? Hospitals and ERS workers unable to keep up with heat stroke patients? But don't you worry, kids, no global warming happening on this planet. You just keep on driving your Hummers and burning your fossil fuels & buying products made by companies that are destroying the environment. No problems--you'll be dead and gone - but your grandchildren will curse you for the havoc you wrought on the world they still have to live in.