How much has man impacted weather patterns? I have no idea. Greenland used to be a tropical climate; now it’s covered in snow; man can’t be blamed for changes that happened 10,000 years ago. Again, that’s not the issue.

The issue is this: if there even is a problem, can government fix it? My answer is “no”. Government can’t fix problems. All government can do is tax and spend. Government has not fixed poverty. Government has not ended war. And I don’t believe that a bunch of politicians flying across the world in private jets will solve anything.

The entire climate change debate is another way for government to increase regulation and taxes. “Cap and trade” is another phrase meaning “taxes”. It’s as simple as that.

I prefer to change my behavior on my own. I prefer to decide to drive a smaller car, and walk, and not have the air conditioner running at full blast all summer long. Those are decisions that I can make, and those decisions can be made without the government taxing me to force me to change my behavior.

But that’s just me.

Just for the record, global warming causes more extreme weather, not specifically it getting warmer everywhere.

While the whole globe and oceans get on average warmer, changes in weather patterns, specifically over Europe, as the Gulf Stream weakens, would cause much Colder temperatures in Europe.

I would have to say that the weather the past decade feels like it is much more extreme than I remember. Less huricanes, but much more powerful ones. More freak storms, more tornados, more blizzards, etc.

Now, one could argue whether the warming is man made or not.

Although people may argue about global warming, I trust the US military. They are very right wing and very Christian religious. But it has been reported that they have been building military plans to deal with the upcoming climate change. What do they know? They believe.