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Extent of Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches Record Levels

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-this-doesn't-mean-global-warming-isn't-real dept.

schwit1 writes Scientists have declared a new record has been set for the extent of Antarctic sea ice since records began. Satellite imagery reveals an area of about 20 million square kilometers covered by sea ice around the Antarctic continent. Jan Lieser from the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) said the discovery was made two days ago. "Thirty-five years ago the first satellites went up which were reliably telling us what area, two dimensional area, of sea ice was covered and we've never seen that before, that much area."

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  1. Re:Lets not forget by JerryLove · · Score: 5, Interesting

    A "Carbon Tax" is not the way to solve the problems, and this is the solution that has been peddled by Al Gore and countless others trying to implement Agenda 21.

    The first Cap-and-Trade program in the US was under Ronald Reagan and came out of his administration.

    The Clean Air Act of 1990 includeds GHWB's cap-and-trade proposal for sulfur pollution.

    GWB included a cap-and-trade proposal in his "clear skys" bill.

    While running for president in 2008 McCain proposed to reduce global warming pollution via a cap-and-trade program.

    I'm sorry. Tell me again how taxation (which is what cap-and-trade does) is a "Al Gore" idea.