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Unexplained Leap In CO2 Levels
Cally writes "The Guardian is reporting that atmospheric CO2 concentrations have leapt by 4.5 ppm in the last two years. This raises the ugly possibility that the capacity of a large carbon sink (possibly the oceans) has been exceeded, and the worst-case scenario is that a tipping point has been reached and a runaway warming scenario is in progress. Quote from Dr. Piers Foster of Reading University: 'If this is a rate change, of course it will be very significant. It will be of enormous concern, because it will imply that all our global warming predictions for the next hundred years or so will have to be redone.'"
"If any of the governments of the world were thinking ahead though they would start investing very heavily in alternative power generation technology."
The Chinese are apparently investing heavily in building cheap, safe nuclear reactors. Hopefully they'll sell them to us, since the whacko lefties won't let us build our own to eliminate their 'global warming' bogeyman.
Why is it that when these scientists concoct this "global warming" theory they are brilliant and yet when their numbers go completely wrong, they're still brilliant? I'm not saying humans haven't had an impact on the environment, but there is a lot of problems with the GW theory and the media just ignores it. I didn't read all of the posts, but I'm sure there's a Bush reference in here somewhere. This is crap. Keep in mind, people, scientists 20 years ago thought we were headed for a global chill within 50 years.
I don't know s**t about science, or the atmosphere or anything else related to this CO2 level thing. But I can tell you this: I am tired of hearing all these cries from scientists about global warming and CO2 levels, and all this other stuff.
First, if I remember correctly from grade school, humans have been on this planet for an very small fraction of the earths "life", so how can they even pretend to assume they have any clue what is going on here?
Second, a decade here or there does not a trend make - especially when you are talking about such a huge amount of time.
Can't someone just say, "This is weird, the CO2 levels have risen quite a bit but we have no idea what that means, we'll have to watch it over the next 100 years to see what happens"
Oh, and for those of you who are going to tell me: "We have to be cautious, and make sure we don't harm the planet" I say, If the planet doesn't like what we're doing we will be killed off - perhaps along with all other life as well - and the planet will slowly move back to an equilibrium. Done deal.
"Oh, you hate your job? There's a support group for that, it's called everyone, they meet at the bar."
The rise in CO2 is because GWB's disasterous policies - his "clean air" iniatives set 'target levels' but mandated no _enforced_ levels, infact it repealed enforcement of almost all clean air standards from previous administrations.
If you cannot keep politics out of your moderation remove yourself from the Mod Lottery.. NOW!
What kind of science are you qualified in? It's certainly not climatology.
A question: Who is paying you?
Another question: Why isn't any of this "scientist" stuff listed on your resume?/b?
Fascism trolls keeping me up every night. When I starts a preachin', he HITS ME WITH HIS REICH!
Modern conservatism is nothing more than the rationalization of greed, avarice, and self-interest.
Oh come on. Why don't you just start name-calling while you're at it?
Just because someone doesn't agree with you, that fact doesn't make them morally bankrupt or *puts pinkie near mouth*... E-VILE.
I'm sure if you bothered to look, you'd find that there are just as many corrupt liberal politicians as there are (neo-)conservative ones. Or did you forget Bill Clinton's involvement with the Chinese during his run?
Don't get me wrong, the Bush administration is dead wrong with respect to global warming, but that doesn't mean they sold their souls, eat babies, or whatever else you'd have us believe.
-Grym
As long as the dumbass americans keep an oil man in power as president, nothing will happen.
nothing will happen to jeopardize Bush's oil profits.
George Bush + Linux = "I will not let information get in the way of the fight against Windows"