Global whatever...

"It was October of 1973 that my wife and I fell in love on the North Shore. Yesterday was a day exactly like that day 42 years ago. And climate change in those 4 decades? Nada."

Yesterday we ventured up to our favorite city - Duluth. The sky was an azure blue, the temp was in the mid 70's, and there was a gentle breeze coming off the lake. It reminded me of a day almost 42 years ago when I brought a young lady up to Duluth for a day trip. We had been seeing each other for a while, and I had become smitten with her. After that day trip in Duluth, it was all over but the proposal. The rest is history.

Even though our Panic Merchant in Chief went up to Alaska to scare the hell out of the natives, climate change seems to be missing in action up in Duluth. The lake level is about the same; the temperature is almost exactly the same; and the air quality is even better.

In fact everything is better than it was 42 years ago. Our cars put our less pollution. I remember a while ago the state of Minnesota started a mandatory annual pollution check on all cars. After a few years they scrapped it. Why? It was a waste of money for the state. The manufacturing technology on the new cars had become so good, the vast majority were passing the test first time around. And every year that number got higher.

Our power plants are burning cleaner these days. More have converted to natural gas. Many of those which have not and are still using coal, have installed state of the art scrubbers. Not many developing counties can say the same - they are still putting out copious amounts of pollutants. And truthfully, we are not yet were we should be, but much better than 42 years ago.

So where are we on global warming in 2015? The lakes still look good and there are fish to be caught. The farmers are getting ready to harvest yet another record crop. And by doing so, we are able to send much needed good to millions of poor people overseas. The air is cleaner and the temperatures still feel like Minnesota. 

So please - no more fear mongering in global warming or climate change. Our climate is always changing. Glaciers have come and go for millenniums. As for me an my wife, we are going to continue to enjoy this wonderful weather. Skol!