Comments on: Early Bloomers

By: Tom D

Tom D — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:24:04 +0000

I agree with Bookslinger, but we can all still be friends. Modern environmentalism seems far more a secular humanist religious creed than science.

The only good thing I have seen come out of the Globalwarming hysteria is some reevaluation of nuclear power. As I tell my kids, nuclear power is by far the cleanest and most practical form of power generation that I know of as an engineer. As worldwide energy needs increase (and I don’t think that is a bad thing), we will either be burning more coal or splitting more atoms or quite likely both. I’d rather split atoms. I personally doubt that there are any really better alternatives.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:43:58 +0000

Sorry Ronan, the consensus among scientists does not exist to support man-made global warming. The consensus is among politicians and people in the media. What John’s daughter is being taught in this regard is manipulated propaganda, not scientific fact.

Glen Beck, is that you?

By: Jenna

Jenna — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:25:03 +0000

You’re definitely right on about making the home the sacred haven that it should be. These kids are going to be bombarded by all sorts of things out in the schools, even out in the world, and we need to keep our homes very gospel-centered to counter what they will be exposed to (I’m thinking way more general than just global warming here–I’ve had to discuss abortion with Westley already because he heard the word from some older kids on the bus and asked about it!).

By: Bookslinger

Bookslinger — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:07:14 +0000

The backlash against the global-warming hysteria has only begun. The “world is ending” alarmists have been caught lying for years now, and only recently are those lies starting to be exposed in parts of the media. Cycles of global warming and cooling have been documented for centuries. Cycles of solar radiation have been demonstrated to have far more impact. Ozone levels cycle annually. One volcano eruption puts more ozone destroying chlorine in the upper atmosphere than 500 years worth of man-produced chloroflourocarbons. When CO2 levels increase, nature responds by using that carbon for more plant growth. What mankind does to global climate is merely a fart in a hurricane.

Sure, we should be good stewards. Sure, we should not pollute our nest or “spaceship earth”. Sure, driving less is a good idea in order to conserve resources, and save money. But burning hydrocarbons in our cars and factories and heating out homes is not causing global warming.

By: john f.

john f. — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:59:01 +0000

Well, she does a great job of it! She’s also fired up about recycling, the food pyramid (yesterday she admonished me to drink 8 glasses of water a day — imagine that, I’d never get any work done with all the bathroom breaks), and other various and sundry worthwhile causes.

By: Peter LLC

Peter LLC — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:54:06 +0000

Your daughter’s finger-wagging reminded me of Orwell’s essay “Why I Write” in which he says of his motivations: “Political purpose. — Using the word ‘political’ in the widest possible sense. Desire to push the world in a certain direction, to alter other peoples’ idea of the kind of society that they should strive after.”

I say the earlier one figures out what levers to throw to effect the change one desires the better.

By: Ronan

Ronan — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:57:24 +0000

Is it “political activism” to teach children about global warming? I can see why some Americans might think so, but in the UK, global warming is now taken for granted by all sane people and is not seen as some edgy, tree-hugging, liberal, peacenikish cause célèbre. From what I know of primary school teaching, I doubt they have taped their eyes open and flashed messages of impending doom to their kids, nor brainwashed them into slashing the tyres of their parents’ cars.

Here’s what’s happened: they’ve done a few weeks on the environment and someone has suggested that we should drive less among other things. For 99% of these kids, this is all rather meaningless and they’ve gone home to watch movies and play on their Wiis.

You, on the other hand, have yourself an activist child, not because of the Primary school, but because of M’s native intelligence and sensitivity. J and W would never have written this (and they hear the same things at school).

I am delighted for you, John old chap. What a remarkable daughter!