the globe's warming;no, it isn't;yes, it is; no;yes

Byline: the best way to discover if Global warming exists is to ask insurers! They're paying for it.

Vat are you sinking?
Before reading this article, perhaps you should acquaint yourself mit Cherman Inglish. I'll explain why later.



Anyway, in the video above, a boat is sinking.

In this case, we're talking about the world sinking. Why not ask the Germans?

I've been a follower, and sometimes a member, of Greenpeace, that fine Canadian institution. They've had the guts to attack whaling boats, climb Parliament in London, etc getting shot at.
They think and act. Gotta like 'em. Balls o' steel.

They've been telling us this Warming stuff for decades. Of course, they're right. But, they're not winning the day.
We have to be honest. Nobody, AT ALL, wants to cramp their own style in order to save the planet. I'm not even going to ask you to look around you and see how your surroundings compare with the average African's. How much material bullshit do we have to surround ourselves with in order to be happy?

Add it up, folks.
Have we cut down on our pointless trips with these cheap airlines?
Probably not.
Who keeps track of their mileage?
Are you cutting down? Probably not.

I think about it all the time, but I'm neurotic anyway. Still, if I'm honest, I could do more.

There's always someone on tv telling you that the sky is not falling. For example, the BBC's recent Question Time with Jon Dimbleby had a crazy bag lady from the Daily Mail newspaper who said 'there's no proof. In fact, it's cold in here......are you gonna eat that?'.
The Conservative politician nearby, who was a scientist, contradicted her, but he did not want to support the green message whole-heartedly.
He knows that his right 'o centre constituency is full of hedonists. They already 'suffer' with the congestion tax, and fuel tax, and gridlock.

Poor Bentleys. Can't even stretch their legs. xD

But, I'm sick of this opinion bullshit. Warming's not an opinion.

It's either getting worse, or it isn't.
Sh*t or get off the pot

We have no one in the media of any weight who will say clearly

'we got a problem. Let's solve it.'

All of them are afraid of the shit-storm from the powers.

Bush43 had the world stage and he said, Warming's not been proved.

So, unbelievably, we've all relaxed.

I know why. We want to enjoy LIFE, in a

large-stylee.

I think this relativism is a particular Anglophone sickness.
So much of Anglo media is controlled by some nasty Dr. Evil-type, like Rupert Murdoch,
and they don't want us to do anything other than
CONSUME.

Unfortunately, Mr. Perignon, consuming=waste.
So, don't look to them for the answer. But, I DO want answers.
So, I turn to the Germans. They're always practical and logical, and now that we're past warring with them, we should start listening to them.
They cut through the bullcrap very well.
Their Volkswagen is one of the few companies that actually caused the derivatives traders to eat their own naked shorts.

Badda-bing! Lookitup. Cost 'em billions.

Who makes the best cars [The iconic British Mini is now Das Mini.*]? The fastest trains? Which Euro-country has the biggest economy and the most manufacturing. The best green laws and infrastructure? The same answer, every time.

Respect

I say, if you can't beat them, make fun of them. The British have a whole comedy cottage-industry focused on belittling the Hun. The Brits would rather do that than straighten out their own house.
Seriously, though. The Krauts're stiff and dour, but they know what they're doing.

One of their insurance companies, Munich RE has been keeping track of disasters. Why not? They pay out on insurance policies when disaster strikes. So, it's in their interest to be clear about this stuff. Instead of keeping this to themselves, they're actually informing the world.

Talk about your crazy business model.
It's like Wiki-crazy though, folks. Lookitup

The BBC news just showed a reporter visiting them. There's also this article in the The Local, a German newspaper. They've studied the money lost since the 50s and they say the growth in payouts for environmental disasters has been

exponential.
So, they're going green and investing in green energy.
Das ist gut.
Why are British and American insurers so quiet?
aren't they losing money, too?
Your answer please:____
End of discussion for me.

-Costick67 (8^P

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checkitout:
-http://www.thelocal.de/money/20081229-16429.html
-Google: Munich RE press release on 2008 disasters
*[I realise that this talk about manufacturing cars doesn't fit my enviro-message.]