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The Earth Goes Through Cycles of Global Warming and Global Coolingand Man Adapts...
I will respond to you only because you are so wrong on so many points
and with great reluctance (for reasons explained at the end of this epistle). Also, let me preface my comments by saying that I never said warming was caused -solely- by man. Yes, there are natural cycles, but that is no reason for us to add fuel to fire, so to speak. On 4/3/2011 9:28 PM, D. Peter Maus wrote: No, what he's saying is that the amount of man-released CO2 into the atmosphere is trivial compared to what is released from natural sources...most notably from volcanism. One volcano is capable of releasing more CO2, as well as sulphurous oxides into the atmosphere than man has ever released. Bzzzzt! Wrong! 1) Check the references from several previous posters. Man has generated a lot more CO2. 2) Look at the 50,000 year old ice samples containing carbon dioxide. At the most modern (latest) end of the curve, it is almost exponential and asymptotic. How odd that all that volcanic activity you talk about occurred at the very latest end of the curve. A reasonable, intelligent person would probably presume that volcanic activity occurred relatively evenly distributed throughout the 50,000 year period of the ice core samples. In fact, the greatest store of CO2 on the planet is in the seas. And when the planet warms, due to solar heating, there is a release of CO2. A *positive* feedback cycle. The warming caused by our putting CO2 in the atmosphere makes it warmer, which then according to you, would cause the oceans to release even more CO2. And it's been like this since the seas were formed. The dramatic hockey stick curve marking an increase in CO2 is a symptom, not a cause. Yes indeed a "symptom", a symptom of all the CO2 we are dumping in the atmosphere. It is a political convenience that this global climatic catastrophe has coincided with the rise in eco-political activism. Your point is non-provable -- it is like arguing which came first, the chicken or the egg. I contend the "eco-political activism" came about because a problem was detected and scientists are concerned enough to try and do something about it. And very convenient for those who can and will profit from this movement. I don't need to mention any names, but he's refused to debate this issue, made hundreds of millions of dollars dealing in approbations based on it, has sold carbon credits to himself, used energy at 10 times the rate of his own constituents, and has increased his own energy usage... Bzzzt! Wrong again. Not to mention any names either, "he" has REDUCED his energy usage by installing solar panels, a rainwater-collection system and geothermal heating. He also replaced all incandescent lights with compact fluorescent or light-emitting diode bulbs. "Short of tearing it down and staring anew, I don't know how it could have been rated any higher," said Kim Shinn of the U.S. Green Building Council, which gave the house its second-highest rating for sustainable design. His improvements cut the home's summer electrical consumption by 11 percent compared with a year ago, according to utility records reviewed by The Associated Press. Most Nashville homes used 20 percent to 30 percent more electricity during the same period. Also, you are "conveniently" overlooking some other important facts. 1) "His" Nashville house is FOUR times the size of the average Nashville house, so it would be reasonable to assume that it uses at least four times the 'average' energy usage. 2) It is a DUAL purpose house, serving as an office for him, for his wife and both of their staffs. It may be just a wee bit disingenuous of you to compare a residential/*commercial* location to just a residential location. Meanwhile, the President you despise more than Satan, himself, Mr Bush, has built a home with such low ecological impact that it's considered the state of the art. First, you are comparing W's -newly built- house to one that was built years ago. Again, a bit disingenuous of you to compare their energy usage on an equal basis. As you are clueless as to why I despise your hero, let me give you a clue: I do not care in the least about W's electric bill. I DO loathe him for *lying* us into -two- bogus wars, ****ing away a TRILLION dollars of our national treasury, the deaths of 5000 of our children and the horrible maiming and mutilation of thousands more of our children. Heck of a job, Georgie! (and to anticipate any comments, I don't think Obama should have gone into Libya). Moreover, the temperature hasn't risen, according to NOAA, since 1998. And in fact, 1997 and 1998, the years presented as the warmest in the 20th century, are actually not even close to the hottest year according to scientific meteorological records, as released by the US Government: 1934. Bzzzzt! Wrong yet again! Per other posters (who quote Chapter and Verse), what you say is NOT true. Finally, as to why I respond to you with great reluctance... When your ex-wife first married you, she probably thought you were "Mr. Right"; however, she may not have realized at the time that your first name was "Always". It's generally futile to deal with a person who thinks he is Always Right and who has no qualms about blurring the line between disingenuous and dishonest. |
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