Dan Miller of the Roda Group (and the former CEO of Ask.com) explains to the Hillside Club in Berkley why "we are really f#@ked."
Miller is part of the Al Gore's "Climate Project," a group that trains speakers to go around the world delivering the "Inconvenient Truth" talks. He explains that part of that training is making sure the talks are not so dire that they turn people off. Dan is now delivering a series of talks called "A Really Inconvenient Truth" where he doesn't follow those rules and doesn't pull any punches.
The lecture focuses on the UN IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) 2007 report. He explains that the report basically tells us that things are going to get "really bad" if don't do something about climate change, however, he points out that the report is is based on best case scenarios.
The really inconvenient truth is that according to the data, things are a lot worse. According to Miller the report takes a linear approach which doesn't consider certain feedback loops. For example, IPCC climate models don't include the effect of melting permafrost releasing greenhouse gases (GHGs). This is not a man made gas but as a result of global warming these natural GHGs will be released into the atmosphere further compounding the problem. This has already started and it estimates conclude that permafrost contains more GHGs than all that mankind has ever released.
Below is a highlight from the lecture but if you are up for a candid and informative look at what we are facing ahead I recommend watching the full program at FORA.tv.
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Wow. Thanks for sharing this, I will be spreading the word every way that I can.
Almost makes it seem pointless. We have no viable options for reversing global warming jsut slowing it down and we can’t even come to a consensus on that!!!
Don’t worry. We’ll run out of uranium, oil, gas and coal, eventually.
Then we won’t be able to burn any more massively powerful FFs, just trees and dung.
Everybody run, it’s the end of the world! So says the doomsday cult of climate change.
Truth is, We may face global warming, or even a new ice age, both far beyond our control! What we must concentrate on is survival in light of the facts! Governments, particularly the U.S. government must “free up” patents on super-insulation, super batteries, and all information pertinent to survival in the new reality! Let the government “Pay Off” the Shysters for the information needed to survive the oncoming warm-up, and distribute it freely to the peons who need it to eat, and live another day! Not Capitalistic you say? Capitalism must be modified, it has far too strong a hold on the necks of civilization and may cost America her place in the world! Remember: China is a communist based outfit,do not necessarily respect U.S. patent laws, and we are totally bought out by them at the moment! Expect pressure on us from them soon! Asians are “communal” beasts, unlike ourselves, and hold us in disdain and contempt for our selfish aggressive ways! America is on the threshold of monumental paradigm shift, fueled by lack of cheap oil and the Asian factor, combined with complex weather issues, and no amount of military posturing is going to change the realities of the day! Iran is a moot point, as was Iraq! The same money spent on American soil would have given a much better return on survival. Our Military /industrial complex is forcing us in a very self-destructive direction, and there seems little option! Are we doomed to end in the early 21st century, and split up after severe civil disobedience, into a group of separate smaller countries within our own borders? keep an eye on the ball America, things could get rough with climate change the provocateur of horrors yet to come for you!