Comments on: Heating Up: Long Island’s Global Warming Vulnerability

By: Kaeso

Kaeso — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:58:33 +0000

I do believe that climate change is real and not a hoax as those who believe there is no evidence.

Sea levels are rising, and it is not normal that the ice is melting faster than in past centuries.

Long Island is vulnerable and a decent amount of sea level rise will cut off the East End from the rest of the island.

Politicians and businesspeople who are against policies regarding emissions, environment, and climate need to wake up and see that the way things have been going, the Earth will be in a worse place for their descendants.

The time to act is now and we cannot wait till 2020 to act. Again, those who think climate change is a hoax need to seriously research more of the scientific studies.

And Jane, don’t call liberals fools. Please respect their ideals and maybe they won’t disrespect yours.

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:53:15 +0000

Sir Vee, you are a typical liberal fool….when the facts are presented, you start name calling, and everyone but YOU are idiots….great post….it really shows how immature you liberals are….

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:12:08 +0000

If we have the ability to change the weather why don’t we do other useful things?! How about stopping volcanoes from erupting. We can also have a national jump up and down day. All the people in the USA would jump up and down at the same time to create an earthquake. That would be fun. I can think up a lot of things to do. What makes us humans think we can determine the weather?

By: Sir Vee

Sir Vee — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:08:34 +0000

Jane

Shut up and go watch Fox, bitch. You have no clue what you are talking about you are making a complete ass of yourself. And so is every f***** up idiot who tries to say climate change is a hoax. It is not. Anyone who believes that has an IQ of a 10 month old.

By: Dan Maloney

Dan Maloney — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:05:33 +0000

Dear Scott,

You are as incorrect as the writer of this article.

In fact, the only theory of climate change that matches known climate change over the history of the earth, AND is predictive of future change, is Henrik Svensmark’s theory of Cloud formation and Cosmic radiation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANMTPF1blpQ

The scientific basis is explained more fully in this video by the head of the CERN CLOUD experiment. Those experiments recently confirmed the effect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63AbaX1dE7I

The whole carbon scam is just a means for the hard core left to gain control over the industrialized economies of the world. They use gullible idealistic students like you to spread their mantra.

Wake up and smell the coffee before it is too late.

By: Lynsy S.

Lynsy S. — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:56:38 +0000

Congrats and thank you to the editorial team for devoting so much time and space to such an important issue. Your attention to LOCAL impacts highlights that this is no longer a far-off threat for only developing countries but an immediate and growing threat for U.S. communities right now. Our political leaders at every level, from city to federal, should heed this warning and move forward with greenhouse gas emissions reduction. Denial is no longer an option — thank you for underscoring that point so eloquently.

Lynsy S.
Oyster Bay

By: Scott Mandia

Scott Mandia — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:55:59 +0000

We are changing the climate because we are overloading the air with carbon and this carbon is very effective at trapping heat. There are many lines of evidence that show the human fingerprint of climate change. The evidence is so compelling that virtually every climate expert on the planet agrees humans are now dominating climate change.

We have the technologies now that are needed to put us on the path of reducing our carbon emissions. The military, businesses, and everyday people are already taking action. It is time that we tell our leaders to also take action. There is still time but the window of opportunity is quickly closing. It is urgent that we act now.

Solving the climate change problem offers tremendous economic opportunity and has the benefit of securing our national security and improving our public health.

To those that are still skeptical about human-caused climate change, I am willing to have a cup of coffee with you to tell you why we know humans are responsible. I promise I will be friendly. You have nothing to lose except for some time if you walk away unconvinced.

(The semester ends next week so if I do not return the call please try back in late January.)

Scott A. Mandia
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Suffolk County Community College
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By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:31:38 +0000

Jane / James / Liam,

This is surely the greatest scam of all time. Every major scientific organization in the world combined with them liberal politicians have concocted some truly sinister plan to make sea levels rise, land and satellite-based temperatures increase, glaciers disappear, and most insidious of all… they have actually figured out a way to convince plant and animal species to begin rapidly shifting their habitat away from the equator and to higher elevations. Who knows what they’ll be up to next… maybe melting the Arctic ice cap during summer months such that large ocean vessels can cross the Northwest Passage for the first time?! I wonder if they’re taking kickbacks from shipping companies. Cheers everybody. :)

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:54:43 +0000

Global warming scam….what will it take for these liberal idiots to see that this is nothing more than the redistribution of wealth globally….Kyoto, is FINISHED, Michael Mann and company, LIED….climate gate, remember….If you want to know the real truth listen to John coleman, the weather channel guy…go on you tube and key in his name with global warming….he explains this SCAM invented by Gore other America haters….if it was up to him and the rest of the liberal fools, we would be sitting in the dark and freezing….Al Gore is a hypocrite. And so are many like him….Give it up already, Global warming is DEAD…Remember Jimmy Carter talking about Global Cooling….now it is called climate change….us earthlings are NOT that powerful to change the climate….get a grip fools

By: JAMES KERN

JAMES KERN — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:47:14 +0000

Never let a good crisis/scheme pass without making a buck, buy any carbon credits lately? Al Goreleone sure thought up of a good one in his 20000 sq ft home. My carbon footprint can be found on the azz of any Global Warming believer.

By: Waldo Leidecker

Waldo Leidecker — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:10:10 +0000

AND THE REPUBLINAZIS NEED TO GET THEIR HEADS OUT OF THEIR ASSETS AND TAKE A REALITY BREAK. If it weren’t for the “Allmighty Dollar” they’d have absolutely nothing to live for. Pretty pathetic.

By: LIAM

LIAM — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:42:30 +0000

GLOBAL WARMING IS A SCAM. THE EARTH HAS BEEN CHANGING WITH AND WITHOUT HUMANS FOR EONS. GET OVER YOURSELVES LIBERAL NUTS