Global Warmers and their Congregation.

It's the 25th of December and an important day for many! Today Jesus was, of course, born but more importantly- it's the date of birth for my new Blog- 'Acid'.

I decided to go with the name 'Acid' because, often, my distinct inability to 'bite my lip' or run what I'm about to say through a Labour government linguistic sanitiser, can make what I say seem a tad cutting. I am, however, never purposefully insulting, if anyone gets offended by me it'll be there over sensitivity and liberal views. Unfortunately, there are so many do-gooder, self-righteous, environ-mentalists about currently. To many it would seem that if you don't buy organic, support Fairtrade or wear hemp you are the equivalent of a modern day Nazi. And for this you shall be punished!

These people parade about (on public transport or bicycles to reduce EVILGAs emissions) with a warm glow inside because they're 'doing their bit' to prevent climate change and save all our souls from impending doom. We are all told that we must reduce CO2 emissions or the ice caps will melt, huge areas of land will disappear and 3rd world countries will suffer terribly. We are made to feel ashamed of Man's destructive, 'unnatural' impact and presence on Mother Earth. All the while, however, little mention is made of the effect of cow farts.

We are fortunate then that organisations such as Greenpeace and the Carbon Trust are at hand to offer us salvation and provide practices and scripture, that we may be saved. Our children are educated and told that the low carbon path is the only One True Way to avert disaster. We can profess our beliefs at gatherings like Live Earth. We can offset our sins by donating to environmental services. And those who dare to speak out against the cause are outcast, silenced or harassed.

In a society that is supposedly wary of science borne out of religion, I'm surprised that we aren't a little more questioning of this 'Inconvenient Truth' and the hugely profitable franchise that goes along with it. So before people go pointing fingers at oil companies and industry for destroying the earth and getting rich off it, maybe they should have a proper look at who truly has their hand in the cookie jar.

Another issue to look at is the buzz phrase 'Preventing Climate Change'. The fact of the matter is this, the climate has always changed and always will. It is sheer arrogance to think that we can have total mastery of the planet. But lets for a second entertain the idea that humanity has somehow shoved the temperatures way above what they have been as far back in the past as we can measure. As a result of these temperature changes we wont be faced with the end of the earth, it will simply change. And changes may cause floods and create different climates. And these prospects cause fear amongst people. But what's new there? Big changes have always made people scared or anxious. Some were terrified that the vote for women would cause the whole country to collapse- so they put it off for a while, but the inevitable came about and Hey! it wasn't that bad after all.

The climate will always change and if its not one thing causing it, it'll be another. So instead of self flagellating ourselves for progress why not adapt through necessity? Lets cooperate to prepare and anticipate for change. Surely the most dangerous thing to do is invest all our resources in trying to halt change, it's not only arrogant but dangerous. The real way to 'evolve' is not to make futile attempts to halt nature, but to accept, understand and realise that solutions to inevitable change are never to stop it. Humanity is just as natural as anything else on this planet to think otherwise is stupidity.

Change is not evil, it just is, adaptation not abhorrence is the real way forward. Let's not get caught up in a new religion because that, if anything, will be our undoing. Be wary of 'stick-in-the-mud wolves' in 'liberal and modern sheep's clothing'.