FREEZING polar ice now visible in Google Earth...
In 2007 we had rare weather conditions that blew large amounts of arctic ice into the Atlantic, where it melted. Those weather conditions did not continue in 2008. We just had the minimum for 2008, with a 9 percent RECOVERY from the 2007 level. The winter re-freezing of the arctic is now beginning. Who can say how much of a recovery we will have next year?

its scry to believe how many people don't believe in global warming. just take a basic oceanography class and you'll understand it's not a political debate, just basic science.

It's just scary how people are sheep with the Global Warming thing. It's not science, it's a damn theory that doesn't hold water.

If global warming is true, then why isn't the earth's tempature always running higher and higher since we're always going to be sending more and more CO2 into the atmosphere? When they talk about the polar ice caps, they don't talk about both of them (north and south poles). The South Pole has been recovering. In 2008, both poles have been recovering.

1920's - Cold
1940's - Hot
1970's - Cold
Now - Hot or 'Global Climate Change'(fancy way of saying we don't understand how climate works)

There are scientists that believe the sun's activity has more to do with it then anything else. Which would make sense. If your house is too hot or cold, you might want to make sure your heater is working correctly(not saying we can do anything about the sun).

The whole point is... if there is even a slim chance we are causing global changes to this planet because of human activity... we might want to rethink our actions a bit.

Can't we continue to prosper as a species without burning down the rain forests and burning every ounce of oil we can find?

... how many people fail to understand basic logic.

It's called "Appeal to Authority" and it's a common logical fallacy, Craig.

we who dont believe in global worming would never ever ever ever ever ever say that we dont need to always strive to make technology more effecient. Global warming (or this winter I hear were in for some nasty cooling which is why Ive been better insulating my drafty house) has nothing to do with mankind and everything to do with the big lightbulb that heats our earth at rather unpredictable and fluctuating rates throughout history.
With that said I remember seeing pictures of the LA area when I was a kid and how really dirty the city looked. I mean they had real smog back in the day! SFO also. But then when I lived in LA a few years back I remember it striking me how clean the air was compared to way back then. Why the change? Because technology has gotten better. Cali's crazy car smog laws helped speed the process by a year or so, but the technology was going to get there eventuially anyways without the governments help. The fact is that technology started out extremely dirty, and has gotten much better, and will continue to improve faster and faster, and our world really isnt in any danger anymore.
But we get these crazy people who grew up in a time when technology was damaging to the envirnment, and they think that it still is even when it dosnt do 1/10th the harm that it use to.
We have many many more cars, more lights, more AC units, more computers, etc, and our air is getting cleaner, not worse. We are using more and more oil (not less and less) and we are getting cleaner because we are finally at that edge where we are efficient enough that our byproducts can be absorbed and converted by nature. And it will get better!

way to lean to the right and delete my comment. global warming exists. its been proven. its not a theory. ur insane not to believe so

Good sites covering real global warming and energy science:
-http://co2sceptics.com/ - Climate data and discussion
-http://www.climatecooling.org/
-http://globalwarmingclearinghouse.blogspot.com/
-http://planetgore.nationalreview.com/ - Political news review.
-http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/
-http://hypsithermal.wordpress.com/
-http://GlobalWarming.org - the Cooler Heads Coalition: Reasoned thinking comes from cooler heads.
-http://www.americanenergyindependence.com/about.html
-http://www.realclimate.org/ - Climate science from climate scientists
-http://www.junkscience.com/ - Debunking invalid science
-http://www.climate-skeptic.com/ - Critique on global warming scare style news articles.
-http://petitionproject.org/ - Petition signed by 31,000 scientists against the bogus GW science and hysteria.
-http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/
-http://peswiki.com/ - List of energy technologies and related news


Informative video clips on oil and energy:
-20/20 clip debunking many myths. Very good. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZcp_wcDXec
-20/20 clip discussing real numbers on future available oil. Cheap liquid oil will start to run low, more expensive to mine oil will be plentiful for 100 years. This doesn’t mean we still need to go to electric and hydrogen cars of course, but it means the panic that is falsely driving up gas prices is absolutely unwarranted. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYZ1-h-OpLA&NR=1
-20/20 Myth: Corn Ethanol is great. The actual numbers can’t be disputed whatsoever. It takes as much energy to make ethanol as can be used from it. It will never make business or environmental sense, and will cause food prices to skyrocket. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9QQcP_Y1II
-20/20 Give me a break – Oil Prices: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_syYtcy69E
-Biofuels & Ethanol – The Real Story: If all 80-90 million acres of corn grown in the USA was converted to Ethanol, it would only supply 12% of our fuel needs (and none of our food needs). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeVT7jMYZlo
-Fox news ethanol unsustainability: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYxD9VIH4L8
-CNN Pitfalls of Ethanol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_syYtcy69E

But that doesn't mean we are having any significant effect on it. Nor does it mean that global warming is a bad thing. More CO2 isn't a bad thing. Everyone is so afraid of living thru the natural changes of this planet. Change can be bad for some, good for others. Even if in 100 years the sea level rises 1 foot, does that really cause us any serious problems? No. You must think in the scale of millions of years, not just the years you've been here and will be here. Global warming means more plant life, more ability to grow crops in the more north climates, etc. Unfortunately, according to all the scientific data that you aren't reading, we are heading into a global cooling cycle. Especially due to the sun being quiter. Remember your stance 20 years from now when everyone is laughing at how bad the science of today was and we're all feeling extra chilli.

this site is ridiculously filled with ring wing nut jobs. the sub isn't getting what "quiter"? not even a word. wow. i hope you live in the south and watch as storms destory your states

I do live in the south. And yes, I have weathered many of the recent storms. I however, don't worry. I built my house well above the local flood plains. I also built my house with an insane amount of redundant strength from top to basement. It cost me an extra $35k, so I know many people can't do what I did. But my neighbors all suffered massive damage, I did not. I didn't even have to evacuate. I have not only supplies, multiple generators, and a completely sealed structure - I have insurance to fully cover me if damage does occure. And -- think about this one, my insurance agency gave me a large discount due to all the planning that went into my house. Again, I'll say what you can't handle hearing - I look forward to more and more CO2 in the atmosphere. We own 3200 acres of farm land, the more C02 the better it grows. Do I really worry about the possible 0.7 degree temperture raise 100 years from now? Nope.

well....what i think is funny is that "being green" has become a product! Such as people are going for peace, recycling and "love"!!! that is just ludicous when it come to what the really problem is hand here!!! Not saying that is wrong...but it just become a trend.....and trends usually fade like the rest!