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Observable data on climate
Sue Lani Madsen thinks it is only a theory that 7 billion people pouring greenhouse gases into the air has an effect on the climate.
Over 97 percent of actively publishing climate scientists agree that human activity is contributing to the effect. They based their findings on “observable and measured data.”
We poured waste into rivers and streams and they became polluted and caught on fire. We allowed unrestricted automobile exhaust and factory emissions and the air turned brown and there was acid rain. That is observable data.
It is impossible to support the population of this planet without creating a great deal of waste products. It is possible to seek and develop ways to mitigate the impact.
Clean air and water are pretty fundamental for life support on this planet.
Continually adding pollutants to our air is a bad idea. That’s not a theory; it’s common sense.
George Lathrop
Cheney