The Natural Linguist

When it comes to climate change, I have more questions than answers. There is so much churn and disagreement on this question that cool-headed understanding is hard to come by. There are those who espouse climate change with religious fervor; there are those who deny it with equal passion. From my perspective, we seem to be awash in overheated rhetoric, but very short on actual facts. Every decision we make, every action we take comes with consequences - both good and bad. When we base our decisions on incomplete or one-sided information, we easily fall prey to the Law of Unintended Consequences . If the unintended consequences are good, we smile and call it an unexpected benefit. If they are bad, we pay the price. In the 1970s, we decided the price of gas was too high, so we decided to simply declare what the maximum price was allowed to be. This sounded like good and kind thing to do to help those with little money, but it was a decision based on incomplete information and the result