Al Gore: Half Man, Half Possum, Total Idiot --The Disease of Empire--

Aug.5 (LPAC) -- Like Al Gore's uncontainable paunch, Bangladesh's landmass is increasing, and defying forecasts by global warming doomsayers that the South Asian nation will be under the waves by the end of the century. After examining 32 years of satellite images, scientists from the Dhaka-based Center for Environment and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS) say Bangladesh's landmass has increased by eight square miles annually.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the UN agency responsible for global warming propaganda, has predicted that impoverished Bangladesh, criss-crossed by a network of more than 200 rivers, will lose 17 percent of its land by 2050 because of rising sea levels due to global warming, and 20 million Bangladeshis will become environmental refugees.

However, the truth is quite different, says Maminul Haque Sarker, head of the department at the Bangladeshi government-owned center that looks at boundary changes. Sarker said "satellite images dating back to 1973 and old maps earlier than that show some 1,000 square kilometers (400 sq miles) of land have risen from the sea."

Mahfuzur Rahman, head of Bangladesh Water Development Board's Coastal Study and Survey Department, explains why. The country which lies at the delta of the huge Ganges-Brahmaputra river system is gaining ground from natural build up of silt. "For almost a decade we have heard experts saying Bangladesh will be under water, but so far our data has shown nothing like this," Rahman said. "Natural accretion has been going on here for hundreds of years along the estuaries and all our models show it will go on for decades or centuries into the future."

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[sceptic33]

yay...more nuclear reactors! that'll make the world a nicer place...never mind decentralised power production, increased energy efficiency, reduction of wastefull and needless consumption... more nuclear reactors and more greedy consumers is what we need...

[laroucheyouth]

I think you missed the part about the importance of humanity. The vast majority of the human populations on this planet doesn't have your luxuries. They deserve that opportunity don't they?

[sceptic33]

i feel that it's important humanity has an oppurtunity to live in an environment that isn't full of pollution and radioactive waste. i am full of concern for the misery of man... and the suffering of nature. i would like nothing more than to live in a world where all needs were met and all people could live comfortable happy lives. i'm just not sure that nuclear power is the best way to achieve this...

[laroucheyouth]

Nuclear is a whole lot better than anything else out there now. The US hasn't built a new plant since sometime in the seventies? There have been generation advancements since then.

Real question: do you believe in humanity's ability to solve problems?

[verminslayer .]

Al Gore is not 1/2 man 1/2 possum. He's the MAN-BEAR-PIG.

[ripptorn9]

Fuck Al Gore and Obama.Fuck Bush too.

[CHARLES BARKER]

Good film; nicely done.

[followthefleet1]

...Anthropogenic Climate Change is what's supported by 98% of qualified climate scientists. The measured data only make sense if you include the human contribution. You are completely misinformed. That's what's too bad.

[GnosticNinja]

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[Brandon Thompson]

If solar energy is so much more efficient and so much cheaper, then the free market will allow it to become the norm. If it is not, then it won't. Simple

[Brandon Thompson]

Global warming is real. Man caused global warming is ridiculous. The whole solar system is warming up because of the sun and it's heat cycle Are we making the sun warmer because of our cars? The biggest wholes in the ozone are directly over Antartica. Are there oil facilities down there that we don't know about? The Industrial revolution produced far more CO2 emissions and greenhouse gases in general than we are today. You'll never hear Gore mention that. That's too bad for us

[815Sox]

this shit is cray cray

[spec24]

PanzerdivisionBOM where the F do you come up with all republics are empires? The very definition contradicts that. You been watching too much Star Wars?

[GunBigotHater]

If everyone used solar, what do you do with a world of dead lead acid batteries when they wear out? Everyone on Earth turns in their batteries in 5 years. What do you do with that much recycle? It would be an unbelievable challenge.

Al Gore is a moron.

[colliecandle]

Ya STILL think nuke is such a good option now? Hmmm?

[TearsOfWar1]

He is half man, half, bear, half pig. He defies the laws of mathematics!