Global Warming Minnesota Style

I have tried! Really, really tried to be positive this winter. Usually all winter long, I complain several times a day about the weather. It is, “So cold I can hardly STAND!” But, I was trying to follow the advice I wrote about in my blog entry entitled Count Your Blessings. “Never allow [myself] to complain about anything - not even the weather.” But this? This is beyond ridiculous and is just plain unfair. Marissa was in shorts on Wednesday. I saw a pelican. Some of the smaller lakes in the area finally boasted of significant open water. Even on the bigger lakes the ice was losing its battle. Spring was most definitely in the air!

But, this morning:

And, it is still coming down. It is almost May.  The lakes in our area are on target to break or match the historical latest lake ice-out date! I am past tired of winter.

OK, so one winter does not a climate make. It would be premature to claim an Ice Age is looming just because we have had one of our most brutal winters in decades. ~ Lorne Gunter, Forget global warming: Welcome to the new Ice Age (HT: Judy Aron at Consent of the Governed, More Proof That Global Warming Is Al Gore’s Convenient Lie)

I am not the only Minnesotan tired of cold weather. Some enterprising young men have a website called Minnesotans for Global Warming. They even have their own theme song!

On a more serious note, in honor of Earth Day, Dr. Jay W. Richards of The Acton Institute has had some very good discussions about global warming. In them he discusses:

• Why should Christians Care About Global Warming?
• Is the Earth warming?
• Is man causing it?
• Is global warming catastrophic? Or, is it a good thing?
• Are any of the suggested fixes realistic in terms of impact and cost?

The long version: Is it Hot In Here? What Should Christians Think About Global Warming?

The short version: An Earth Day Review of Global Warming

Related Blog Post: Global Warming COOLING Consensus Alert: The Ice Age Cometh?