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4x4 bashing - have your say
Bob696:
I lifted the stuff below from another post
I did have a big rant planned about scientists makeing sure they get their next research budget but cant be asked. The greenies wouldnt listen anyway.
Heres the link for those who want to read another version
http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/ice_ages.html
The playing with numbers bit about half way down is worth a read.
The article is very well referenced to academic sites by the way.
This quote sums up my thinking
Quote:
"Scientists who want to attract attention to themselves, who want to attract great funding to themselves, have to (find a) way to scare the public . . . and this you can achieve only by making things bigger and more dangerous than they really are."
Petr Chylek
(Professor of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Quote:
“The goal of modern propaganda is no longer to transform opinion but to arouse an active and mythical beliefâ€Â
Jacques Ellul
as I said enviromental impact is debatable
Pollution at a local level (smog deforestation chemicals in water etc) is of concern but the jury is still out on global warming when away from the media spotlight and greenpeace.
Singlefin:
I reckon the best solution would be to make 4x4's as unfashionable as possible. Therefore, whenever I drive my landy, I shall make sure I'm wearing spandex and have snot in my beard.
denviks:
--- Quote from: "Singlefin" ---I reckon the best solution would be to make 4x4's as unfashionable as possible. Therefore, whenever I drive my landy, I shall make sure I'm wearing spandex and have snot in my beard.
--- End quote ---
god i must be a trend setter then :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
oh and i have had my say :wink: tried to stay on topic
BRO:
OK added my 2 pennorth...
I first considered getting a 4x4 when there were problems with flooding in the UK - often the only people who could travel in some areas were those in off-road 4x4s! My own route to work quite often had a large stretch under water, sometimes in 2 places!
To anyone who hasn't driven one... Try it! they are brilliant vehicles :) Just driving off the kerb is the start of an adventure LOL :D
If 97% of greenhouse gas is natural and 3% is accounted for by 6 million human beings, I can't see that me scrapping my wonderful Land Rover Discovery V8 will make any difference in the world at all.
Posted by Graphite on April 12, 2006 02:27 PM.
BrumLee:
--- Quote from: "Bob696" ---As to causing damage to the enviroment that in itself is debatable. Greenhouse gasses from cows, running on veg oil/lpg, mpg and even is global warming man made at all
--- End quote ---
If Dinosaurs had 4x4's do you think we'd have had the Ice Age :-k
Do enviromentalists ever look at this planets past? Earth has gone through many climate changes, we may not have helped with some, but it could be some natural changes are happening. and as for emissions, volcanos produce more sulphur and other gases than my 4x4 will ever churn out.
I'd like to see Greenpeace try and stop mother nature as she's one evil lady when you get her back up :shock:
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