Thursday, August 10, 2006
News Listen to CL's Political Party - Global Warming
Posted by Web Editor on Thu, Aug 10, 2006 at 6:47 PM
Global Warming
With special guests (from left):
- Harold Brown, scientist and author of Greening Georgia
- Michael Bergin, Georgia Tech atmospheric scientist
- Hosted by CL Editor Ken Edelstein
- Patty Durand, state director for the Sierra Club
As scientific evidence piles up, much of the argument about global warming has begun focusing on whether there should even be an argument anymore. There was plenty of both Wednesday night during Creative Loafing's Political Party at Dad's Garage, where the hot topic was dissected by the panel of guests, host Ken Edelstein and a vocal crowd.
Georgia Tech's Michael Bergin made a diplomatic case for action, comparing the remaining uncertainty about climate change to the uncertainty in taking out an insurance policy Ñ eventually there comes a point when the potential risks outweigh the short-term costs. He and global-warming skeptic Harold Brown, professor emeritus in crop and soil science at the University of Georgia, debated the value of climate models, anecdotal evidence and scientific consensus. Patty Durand, executive director of the Sierra Club's Georgia chapter, stressed the urgency of the situation and the need to quickly adopt renewable energy sources. She also questioned whether a skeptic such as Brown should even be given airtime ... eventually getting a little hot under the collar herself.
The crowd had a lot to add to the discussion and several members of the audience were still vying for the microphone when the show had to screech to a halt half an hour past its scheduled time. Global warming and its possibly catastrophic consequences obviously warrant vast attention, and Wednesday's debate was a jolt to keep the conversation going in Atlanta.
Click the button below to listen to the podcast of the show.
Click here for more pictures.
Click here for ways you can combat global warming, and for links to organizations committed to even broader action.
Photographs by Joeff Davis
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