GLOBAL WARMING

KEN CMAR (Wonderdrug Records): Damn, this is a really hot issue that just gets me steamed when I think about it. I swear, if anyone else says to me that global warming really isn’t happening I'm just gonna reach my boiling point. *** BRYN BENNETT (Bang Camaro): It's obvious that global warming is just a cyclical weather pattern being exploited by bleeding heart liberals. The same could be said about the war in Iraq. I mean, there have always been wars, and some go well and some don't. It's not the end of the world. *** KERRI-ANN RICHARD (Apple Betty): Considering my day-to-day life as a scientist, environmentalist, and general observer of things, I would say I have a realistic take on global warming. It is a case of fact supporting common sense. As beings who populate, pollute, and waste the way humans do, it is reasonable to suspect and easy to prove that our behavior effects our natural environment. Raised in the Star Trek generation, it makes sense to me that for the past 40-plus years we look to the stars as our planet, in fact, becomes no longer sustainable or habitable. Progress, anyone? *** DAMIAN DAVID (4” Stud): The global warming debate has turned into a pointless playground match of the good ol’ “my daddy can kick your daddy’s ass” game. There is supposedly great research that supports all sides of the global warming topic, yet there isn't a unanimous perspective. If you ask me, who gives a shit? I mean really, what’s the point? The point is that we don’t spend half the time working towards the common goal of human survival in a changing world than we do arguing about it. *** SHAUN WOLF WORTIS (Gato Malo): My mom lives on an island near Seattle where bizarre climate changes (10 degrees, 75 mph winds) destroyed much of the old growth Northwest forest. She received a notice from the Sierra Club suggesting not replanting the indigenous alder and fir trees but to plant California trees instead (like redwoods and sequoias) as they are convinced these climate changes are permanent. That's the conservative Sierra Club. I say fuck anyonewho doesn't believe this is confirmed, accepted by anyone above a fifth grade education, and seriously bad news. *** ELAINE O’ROURKE (Elaine O’Rourke): I know we are destroying the planet and global warming is not a good thing, but really, who wants these freezing ass cold winters…let’s face it, there is nothing sexy about having to wear layers of clothing. *** PETER C. JOHNSON (Peter C. Johnson): Draft Al Gore! I'll be long gone when the shit hits the fan, but some of you youngsters are going to suffer the consequences. In the meantime, sell those beachfront mega-mansions you bought with your CD Baby royalties! *** ELI CP (…And People And Crocodiles…): Global warming is clearly in full effect. Outside our need to reduce emissions (a fact), I think people should drive less in general. It is better for our souls and bodies, and you notice interesting things on the sidewalks and streets when you walk and bike. Cars are blind to these joys. *** ANDREW P. COHEN (Dieselhoürse): Global warming is among the most important homeland security issues facing the US today. Although the threat to our homeland is not imminent, it is persistent and ever growing. Our elected officials on both state and federal levels need to implement economy-wide measures to cut fossil fuel emissions and promote research and adoption of renewable energy technologies. The US is paralyzed by narrow self-interest. We must break the shackles of oil dependence and act now to curb global warming if we want our children's homeland to remain secure and prosperous in centuries to come.

Karen Barnicle (Barnicle) Photo: Joe Harrington