Naive question of the day: I wonder, if leaders and industry heads were presented with a model of what would happen to their industries within 10 years if global warming is not checked, would that change their minds? Has anyone pointed out to them that more natural disasters=wrecked economies and/or crops=higher food prices=less money to spend on the power bill or airplane tickets....
Don't tell me, it's already been tried, and they just laughed.
...if leaders and industry heads were presented with a model of what would happen to their industries within 10 years if global warming is not checked...
I just got this response from the Coalition of Industry Leaders (COIL):
"I am sure you mean well by thinking 10 years out, but there are too many unknowns, including the known unknowns and the unknown unknowns. Meanwhile, we have a responsibility to the stockholders who may want to sell next quarter while the capital gains taxes are low." Never underestimate their intelligence, always underestimate their knowledge.
Frank Delaney ~ Ireland
And then I have really darker moods...
