What does 10 TRILLION gallons of water even equate to?

spoon059 wrote:
Not really going to weigh in on the pro GW vs anti GW rant, but the money doesn't need to get to the end of the line (scientist) in order for people to be concerned about the money trail. There are hundreds of millions (maybe even billions) of dollars every year spent on global warming research. That is a LOT of coin being spent on a controversial subject.

You could ARGUE (again, I'm playing Devil's Advocate here) that there is a large industry with a huge financial interest in global warming research. Continuing to argue human involvement will encourage governments and private liberal investors to keep pouring more money into research, those funding huge projects and ensuring that these research firms are well supplied with capital.

Again... Devil's Advocate. The scientist at the end of the line making $50K a year doesn't mean that there isn't a LOT of money being invested in research.

Exactly. You said it better than I.

There is big money being thrown around. And everybody from various governmental departments, to corporations, to universities on down have their hands out.

The same mentality has invaded many segments. Healthcare is another great example. Treating symptoms seems to always be the focus now, not the cure. More prescriptions! More prescription drugs.

Saw this ridiculous prescription med commercial the other day. It was about a guy that had constipation caused by a mediacation (don't remember which one). The answer? Another prescription med! to cure his constipation, which was caused by a prescription med. And I am sure big pharm would love to see yet another med to help out with the problems caused by the anti-constipation med that he took to solve a problem caused by the first medication.........etc.


Edit: added corporations