The Hypocrisy of the Current Global Warming Movement

I'm not saying that humans are not effecting the environment. I just don't believe the science is completely sold on the idea. The mainstream media is likely to bring scientists or politicians on the air that support the idea of human catastrophic global warming theories and are reluctant to bring on scientists who oppose that opinion.

For example... the head of the NOAA who predicts all of the hurricanes... well, the media LOVES talking to him about hurricanes, but the cameras are surprisingly quiet when it comes to the fact that he thinks humanity's impact on the environment is minimal. So, the guy is a valid voice when it comes to annual tropical destruction, but not when it comes to global man-made destruction?

Pick and choose, I guess.

More and more scientists are speaking up saying global warming theory is not so iron clad. What would the media do if only 70% of the scientists believed they cured cancer. Wouldn't they wait until the other 25-30% agreed? Not so with global warming, I guess. After all, now that the world has been destroyed by acid rain, over population, loss of the rain forest, global cooling and now global warming... why even live anymore?

And how come every weather pattern is due to global warming? The winter was especially long. That's because of global warming. The winter was especially short. That's because of global warming. We've had an excessive amount of rain. That's because of global warming. We're in a drought. That's because of global warming. The polar ice cap is melting. That's because of global warming. Antarctica's ice has actually grown by eight feet in the last few years.... oh, wait a minute.

The real hypocrisy to me right now is that the leaders of this movement don't live what they preach. Al Gore lives in a mansion and takes private jets and says he'll remain compliant with carbon usage by buying it from cleaner burning companies. Well, that's all fine and dandy Al, but what about the average folk who can't afford to buy their way out of it?

It's like taxes. Politicians and Hollywood elites talk all about the need to raise taxes of the rich, yet these people, who are rich, know how to take advantage of every loophole to pay the least amount of taxes possible. So who pays? We do. The average shmoes who don't have the law firm or accounting firm at our beck and call. If these guys REALLY believed that the rich should foot the bill then they shouldn't take ANY tax exemptions what-so-ever! Lead by example, fellas.

Another hypocrisy I've seen is every person I've met that believes in global warming, every single one, has not changed anything in their life to fix it. The first question I ask, when I hear someone is a proponent of global warming is "Well, then you're carpooling right?" "Ah... no" is the common response.

What? You believe we're responsible for the end of the world as you know it, but you aren't going to change any of your behavior to fix it? Huh???

Granted, there probably are some who've changed their life because of the impending death and destruction caused by our own, self-loathing industrialized environmental damage, but I haven't actually met any of them. I'm not kidding.

Ed Begley, Jr. leaning against a Phoenix SUT.

The only Hollywood actor I know who lives what he preaches, Ed Begley, Jr., is considered a "nut" by most people, including those in Hollywood, because he drives those freakishly small electric cars and says we should carpool and use solar power and save the planet. Shouldn't Al Gore or Leonardo DiCaprio or Rosie O'Donnell be doing that? Ed Begley, Jr. should be a hero to these people. He lives what he preaches, walks the walk and talks the talk. He's someone the movement should embrace.

Personally, I want an electric car... bad. My daily commute is probably about 50 miles a day. If I could find an electric car that would get me to and from work, one that is not a paper weight, one in which I feel safe and one that I can afford, I'd get one tomorrow.

I've been following companies like Tesla Motors, Phoenix Motorcars, Miles Automotive and Universal Electric Vehicle. I check Auto Blog Green everyday to see where the latest technology is going. It appears we're at a crescendo of sorts with a combination of demand, technological advances and the automotive industry's inability to react quickly that in 2008-2010, there could be a lot of electric car options available to the average consumer.

Tesla Roadster

Phoenix SUT

Miles Javlon

My goal is that, by the time I hand my Saturn over to my daughter in two and a half years, that my next purchase will be an electric car that I drive to work and plug in when I get home. Why electric and not hydrogen? Well, I think hydrogen is great, but that's another 20 years away from being feasible and the electric infrastructure already exists. Do you know one of the ways to separate hydrogen and oxygen from water? Using electricity. Really.

I want an electric car for three reasons, I want to help out the planet, I think that funding people who want to kill us by buying their oil is insanely insane, and finally, because I think electric cars are cool.

When I see the carpool lane filled with Global Warming disciples, then and only then will I believe that they believe what they preach.

Until then, I'll see all of you at the gas pump, grumpy along with me at the money evaporating out of our wallets as quickly as the gas is evaporating out of our tanks.