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Amazing some folks don't believe in science They say that global warming is not real But in their quest for oil, form an alliance Because it has the power to reveal If you're like me, you're thinking, "What a heel!" 7/12/17

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Lynn Marie

Date: 8/24/2017 4:09:00 PM

A succinct and timely piece. Great message Daniel:)

Nette Onclaud

Date: 7/26/2017 12:41:00 AM

how long has this been going on?.. we know the world is changing for the worse and still, most turn a deaf ear on environmentalism... a powerful message you should send to the UN, daniel... al gore would love this, too.. huggs

Janis Thompson

Date: 7/19/2017 8:37:00 PM

Very good write Daniel.

Hannah Borke

Date: 7/19/2017 9:16:00 AM

Global warming is certainly real, but I understand that it too is G-d's plan, so I don't let it trouble me. If not for the industrial revolution and clearing forests for farming, how would there be enough food?

Hannah Borke
Date: 7/19/2017 1:55:00 PM

I'll put it this way: The purpose of beasts is to keep a check on game animals where there are no folks around. When folks take over and eat game, beasts should be culled before they eat folks.

Hannah Borke
Date: 7/19/2017 12:01:00 PM

I believe in killing to prevent human death. Would you want T. Rex roaming your backyard? I appreciated learning that the clouded leopard is a miniature saber-toothed tiger. We are lucky it is small. The size of its incisors relative to its skill is the same proportion and shape as the saber-tooth tiger. The clouded leopard is a wild killing machine.

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/19/2017 10:55:00 AM

Any animal that we put into extinction is simply another link missing from the food chain. Killing for food is one thing but killing just to be killing is WRONG! IMO:)

Hannah Borke
Date: 7/19/2017 9:53:00 AM

No, not to that extreme. I'm against waste. I'm opposed to pesticides. And pollution should be controlled as much as possible. The worst destroyer of health is the homogenization of milk, which is insidiously toxic! But my position is also people before animals. I suggest we cull 90% of bears, and nearly extinct tigers. Hundreds of Indians are killed by tigers every year. I believe G-d intends for us to control animal populations to safe and practical levels.

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/19/2017 9:25:00 AM

So you are saying global warming is God's plan as well as oil production, strip mining, pollution. Destroying the only planet we have. He did not speak to me personally but I seriously doubt he wanted us to pollute and waste. If you believe in God, you must believe he will provide. Thank you Hannah:)

Jack Ellison

Date: 7/19/2017 9:13:00 AM

I'm Canadian... couldn't possibly know who you could be referring to, Dan the Man!!! LOL

Dave Timperley

Date: 7/18/2017 10:57:00 AM

You surely set the ball rolling with this one Dan. It's odd how folk react or 'remember' I seem to recall that science said the Sun was cooling down. Modern times seem to make a lie of that. Nice write from you as always. God Bless. D.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/15/2017 8:00:00 PM

Loved your comment to the Nectar haiku I just read!! I feel the same!

Dan Cwiak

Date: 7/15/2017 1:11:00 PM

Greed was the beginning of man's problems. You have given voice to it in the simplest terms for anyone to understand. Great write! ps. Someone should tell Maureen that the earth is older than 6,000 years. The earliest Hominids have been dated back more than 10,000 years, and that's not counting the eons of time that the dinosaurs roamed it. So much for science!

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/15/2017 1:35:00 PM

I think she was implying that is what Mr Trump believes or the same people who think global warming is not real. Anyone who does not believe in carbon dating is an idiot. Thank you, Dan.

Joanna Daniel

Date: 7/15/2017 6:00:00 AM

Oh, who can ignore such a big warning? Huge icebergs are melting at a rapid pace. Great write, DT:)

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/15/2017 1:35:00 PM

I know. It's kind of obvious isn't it? Thank you, JO:)

Dean Wood

Date: 7/14/2017 2:22:00 PM

A "heel" of poem Daniel! Very well done. I wish you the best in the contest! - Dean

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/14/2017 4:52:00 PM

Thank you, Dean. Not really worried about the contest. Just wanted to make a statement. I appreciate your kindness. Love your poetry too:)

Mike Hauser

Date: 7/14/2017 11:57:00 AM

Eye opening

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/14/2017 4:51:00 PM

It should be! Snooze you loose! Thank you, Mike:)

Alfred Berggren

Date: 7/14/2017 11:53:00 AM

Big new iceberg in the ocean - I do think the earth is warming up.

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/14/2017 4:50:00 PM

I saw that. Pretty alarming, if you ask me. Thank you, Alfred for reading and commenting. Always nice of you to drop by:)

Darren White

Date: 7/14/2017 11:32:00 AM

LOVE this quintain. Really good qua form, plus the message is a real one!

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/14/2017 4:49:00 PM

Thank you, Darren. One we should all be very concerned about, for our children if not for ourselves:)

Frederic Parker

Date: 7/14/2017 10:25:00 AM

you have 2 camps here those that want to be the Jetsons and those who want to be the Flintstones

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/14/2017 4:48:00 PM

Thank you, Frederic. Science does not lie!

Joseph May

Date: 7/14/2017 5:35:00 AM

We don't need science to know where his alliance lies.

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/14/2017 4:46:00 PM

I know you're right, Joseph. Thank you so much for the read and comment:)

Lewis Raynes

Date: 7/13/2017 8:42:00 PM

Science truth tends to get in the way of so many destructive ideas, great writing Daniel.

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/14/2017 4:46:00 PM

Thank you, Lewis. Not enough quick money! I guess he thinks he can take it with him. Every grave is the same size.

Carole Duet

Date: 7/13/2017 8:25:00 PM

So true, Danny! A lot said in a few words. Great. (P.S. You should change the question mark to an exclamation point though !)

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/14/2017 4:45:00 PM

Thank you, Carole. Noted and done:)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/13/2017 8:09:00 PM

I was dating at 14, Daniel. The son of a preacher man was a good teacher for kissing!

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/14/2017 4:44:00 PM

"The only one who could ever teach me, was the son of a preacher man" Dusty Springfield. Great song!!!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/13/2017 8:09:00 PM

Some folks, YES, and too many of them!!

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/14/2017 4:43:00 PM

Ain't that the truth? Thank you, Andrea:)

Eve Roper

Date: 7/13/2017 7:30:00 PM

Eyes do need to be open, and ? Needs to grow up. Nice write

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/14/2017 4:43:00 PM

Yes, I agree. Thank you, Mrs Eve:)

Gary Bateman

Date: 7/13/2017 7:12:00 PM

Hello Danny, Your words definitely ring true here. Unlike Mr. Trump, there are many of us who do believe in Science and that Global Warming is for sure real and is a major threat to our Earth and generations to com. About Mr. Trump, his ignorance and foolishness are quite profound and make me think of Forrest Gump's very famous quote: "Stupid is, as Stupid does." I rest my case. Enjoyed your write very much here!! Cheers and Best, Gary

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/14/2017 4:30:00 PM

Gary, I love you analogy. lol Thank you.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 7/13/2017 12:16:00 PM

- My opinion: Something is facts and something is bullshit - Great written, Daniel - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/14/2017 4:33:00 PM

i think Mr trump knows quite a bit about bullshit. Thank you Anne Lise:)

Tim Smith

Date: 7/13/2017 11:38:00 AM

We need to treat the earth with respect. I'm worried about the mini ice age that has been predicted by British Scientists to happen in around 15 years.

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/14/2017 4:34:00 PM

Tim, we've seen in our lifetime what pollution does. All kinds of pollution. nothing can withstand that kind of abuse forever. Thank you for dropping by:)

Ralph Sergi

Date: 7/13/2017 10:34:00 AM

Great Write, Daniel: Someday in the future, the world will reach such a point that Climate control will become martial law.

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/14/2017 4:37:00 PM

It will be too late then, Ralph. I believe we will see it's effects in our lifetime. Thank you for reading and commenting:)

Probir Gupta

Date: 7/13/2017 9:34:00 AM

Like the poem very much ... The world now belongs to these people, whether in the USA or India or elsewhere ...

Daniel Turner
Date: 7/14/2017 4:38:00 PM

They can't hardly do any worse than we did, Probir. Progress, bah humbug! Thank you for reading and commenting:)