{"article":{"id":19411,"heading":"Bush and Global Warming","author":"Gary Sudborough","created":"2002-09-29 19:54:04","modified":"2002-09-29 19:54:04","last_modified":"Mon, 30 Sep 2002 02:54:04","article":"

The Bush administration has finally admitted that global warming is a real phenomenon and is related to the burning of fossil fuels. Also, they propose a novel solution to the problem- just adapt to it.

Since global warming will result in increased severe heat spells, people will adapt by running their air conditioners a lot more and by staying inside their homes. Those people who can't and don't have air conditioning will be candidates for heat stroke and a Darwinian natural selection process eliminating those people least resistant to the heat.

Global warming causes increased frequency and severity of storms. After their homes are blown away, people might adapt by staying in more substantial dwellings like caves or underground shelters.

The sea levels will rise dramatically due to global warming, threatening seaside communities. People will adapt by moving to higher ground. Those people on low-lying Pacific islands will be out of luck. They will adapt by growing gills.

Cold habitat animals like polar bears and walrus will be in danger of extinction. People like Eskimos who depend on them for food will need to move and change life styles.

The technologies already exist for greatly reducing the outflow of greenhouse gases. One can only assume that the profits of his friends in the oil industry are more important to President George W. Bush than the livability of the planet. <\/p>\n","contact":"IconoclastGS@aol.com","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"The consequences of Bush's plan to just adapt to global warming.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2002\/09\/19411.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}