Soap box time, pull up a chair

We have all read accounts of Global Warming and its effects on the climate. Not only is weather affected, some of wildlife are in jeopardy, animals like polar bears, whales and penguins have articles written about them everyday. Former Vice President Al has made millions flying all over the country encouraging people to wise up, get rid of their cars, quit buying plastic and write their Congressmen to accept the doomsday prophecies of scientists. This weekend a movie was released showing what will happen in 2012, the world will end because the Mayans ended their calender........ OK???

Having lots of time on my hands while I sit around a do "nothing" my mind has pondered the above and came up with an answer, "Horse Pucky" to all of it!
First anyone that has ever subscribed to National Geographic will know that over the centuries since mother earth was formed...there have been times of unusual weather. Remember the Dinosaurs? They lived in warm wet climates, most likely never thought about cold weather and then disappeared for reasons still not agreed upon. Then there was the Ice Age, a period when large sheets of ice called glaciers, slowly moved from the poles toward the equator, destroying everything it their paths. They had a lot to do with the formation of the Great Plain in America. I think that times change. The little bit of recorded time compared to the great amount of unrecorded time, has not has not left us with enough information to determine changes.
Look at what the ocean experts have said about New Orleans. It is sinking into the Gulf. It may not last out this century, yet our ever present and all knowing government has dumped millions of tax dollars into building a levy system to protect it. Its still sinking and will continue to do so.... Then there is the ice caps, they are melting. The level of the ocean has risen a little over the last couple of hundred years. yet at one time most of the southwest part of the US was under water, and out in Utah, the Great Salt Lake is still there. Let's not forget about the Dead Sea, its so salty you cannot sink in it.

I really think that we, especially us Americans, need to take a few minutes and remember what we do today will have a big impact on the future. I really think that we as Americans need to develop other sources of energy to the point that we can tell the mid-east to put their oil on their morning cereal. Years ago our ability to jump from horse drawn wagons to gasoline powered trucks is just the thing we need today. Most of us have seen articles or commericals promoting the use of Natural Gas, and Hydrogen as fuel sources. We see evidence of wind and water generated electricity with windmills and power dams. One man I talked to related that in some parts of the world, manure and corn stalks are coverted to fuel to power plants and power cities.. Heck, last week the local news had a fella on that could fix a diesel engine to burn used restaurant cooking oil. Its time America, be a leader and change! Let us unite and let our leaders know that if they want to keep their jobs they had better get with the program. Now is the time for action. Send the link of this post to everyone you know, tell them to send it on to everyone they know according to the computer gurus, it will quickly reach everyone with access to email. America we have to start now!

To address the Mayan calender issue ....I think that the girls and boys that sat down to write the Mayan calender got called to dinner about the time they reached 2012. The next day the Chiefs decided that they could finish it later and then sent them on to build the ruins.