Steele,

Is the opposite to 'diehards' the rather ominous 'dieeasys'?

Issy, like the shooting of wombats by your good mate and used car dealer Tony Azzi, is the shooting of kolas, Shooters and Hooters Party policy?

It all depends on which scientists you follow, they range from extremist- the human race will be destroyed by 2050; to the more rational, yes there is climate changing and it is natural, to those who say it is changing because of human activity, and those who want the climate to be as it always was in the 1980s. The debate figures around how much are humans responsible for the drought in Australia, or the floods in Indonesia, or the snow in the Northern hemisphere. There are scientist who will promote and support each of these positions.
1. The Human race is destroying the Earth as a habitat for life.
2. The Climate is naturally changing, so we must adapt.
3. The Climate is not changing and humans are not responsible.
4. The Climate is changing from normal and humans are totally responsible for is changes.

Hi lizawilson11,

Welcome to the "nut house", sorry Forum! have fun and don't take anyone to serious. Joe told you all about himself in four words; "I'm not too bright" true! but I still wish the old cock a happy 80th birthday, you forum young gun!

And the winner is:
The earth is doing what it has been doing since it's creation.
If anyone seriously thinks that humans can influence something the size of the earth, they need to take step back and rationalise their scope of understanding of what is truly going on.
Liz, there are certain people on this medium who argue using other peoples comments and opinions, they don't actually have an original comment or thought of their own nor come from a position of actual knowledge and first hand experience.
As loudmouth and Josephus have already mentioned, it depends which facts you choose to accept and adopt, that will determine which camp you will end up melding into.
I would suggest to keep an open mind as there are too many variation to this topic and too many variables.
I hope you don't follow in the footsteps of a previous lady who became a little annoying with her continual recanting of the same mantra, and mostly quoted others, with little or no original thoughts of her own.
Oh BTW, Steelredux and paul1405, are two I would treat with a pinch of salt.
But hey, welcome and good luck.

Joe,

Going barefoot brings back many memories, we had shoes for school but carried them along with our socks 'till we got near the school, then sat on the gutter and put them on.
The St Vinnie's blokes, (all blokes in those days) discreetly provided shoes etc., for those families that couldn't afford them (WW II days).