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On the plane coming back from England recently, I watched the Al Gore film with the above title. A little fact: In a random 10% sampling of all articles written by scientists about Global Warming in the last 30 years, precisely ZERO cast any doubt whatsoever on the fact of Global Warming. In the same time, either 53% or 63% of newspaper articles did cast doubt and leading politicians of a certain party routinely refuse to accept the fact. Another fact: The US Automotive companies say that they cannot reach the fuel efficiency standards that are required of them in the next 12 years. China, routinely cited by politicians of the particular party as an up and coming polluter, is already at that level. More facts: CO2 levels are now double of their highest ever readings and will double again within 30 years. These are tied to rising temperatures. The Arctic Ocean will be ice free within 50 years, causing widespread flooding in coastal areas. The Gulf Stream, which protects many places including the UK and the North Eastern United States from Arctic conditions, will shut off.

My editorial: This generation and the one that preceded it are the most dangerous cancer this planet have ever had to deal with and our children and grandchildren will pay dearly. How inexcusable of us to value money more than the health of our descendants. Quote: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” Watch this film!!! Check out the website: www.climatecrisis.net. It is not the first time that silence has preceded a major catastrophe. But this will be by far the biggest ever. Don’t wait for others to act. A million voices are louder than a very few.