here's the thing. it's not like pollution and greenhouse gases and global warming aren't an actual problem. but we're really talking about a natural process that occurs over millions of years anyway. of course we're slightly accelerating the process because of the above-mentioned factors, but we realistically can't see the effects now. when people crack wise about "must be global warming" because of warmer winters, it's important to recognize that's just silly. we're having .00001% effect on it, really.

besides, i'm in favor of global warming. that's what happened to venus. it's all greenhouse gases. just think; eventually people and all other life will be extinct. and then the damn subway will finally be less crowded.

That shit is fucking beyond the pale.
The first one's like the kid in sixth grade who follows up the punchline to every joke he's told with, "Wait- really?"
But since CO2=life, I suggest that every one of these fuckwits sticks his/her head in a plastic bag and enjoys.

knowing people probably won't look at this at this point, and deliberately taking jbg seriously on the 'can't really see it yet' bit, and also understanding that this is open to some kind of discussion, there's this:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/print?id=1986862

I weep for our future. It's like Orwell was running out of things to be proud of, and then *bang*, "hello 21st century."