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I finally get it: If GW is not man-made, then God is punishingus with it
delboy wrote:
On 1 Feb, 16:24, TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in- the-jungle wrote: snip I normally ignore anything written by the Tibetan Monkey, but this tine I won't. The history of the Earth is that the climate is somewhat variable due to changes in its orbit, changes in the activity of the sun, volcanic activity and large meteorite strikes (probably what wiped out the large dinosaurs). There have been major Ice Ages when much of Europe and North America were under many feet of ice, and Inter-Glacial periods when tropical animals such as Hippos frolicked in the River Thames in England. These episodes had nothing to do with human activity! Sure. So? Between the 14th and 19th century there was a cold period known as the Little Ice Age from which we are probably still emerging. We are way warmer than anytime in the last million years. We have only been able to accurately measure surface temperatures for a few hundred years and Carbon Dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere for a few tens of years. In the 20th century there was an 0.7 degree increase in average global temperature, accompanied by an increase in CO2 levels of about 30% due to burning fossil fuels. A good bit higher, and ice core data is fairly close. The relationship between CO2 and the greenhouse effect is well established. Other gasses, like methane, have larger GH potential, but they exist in much smaller quantities and do not persist anywhere near as long. In fact it is impossible to add 40% CO2 to the atmosphere and not have warming. Global temperatures now appear to have stopped rising. Indeed Northern Europe had a particularly cold winter this year. It's all about global averages. Do you really think that global warming says that the earth warms uniformly, each year. In fact 2009 was near (some say tied for) the warmest year on record, and for the southern hemisphere, the warmest. So, your argument is that because mother nature has natural cycles that we should ignore the man made changes. Certain scientists and universities have jumped on to the above correlation between global temperatures and CO2 emissions to extract funding (and personal wealth) from Governments for research into into so-called 'Anthropenic Global Warming' (AGW). Governments in turn are using AGW as an excuse to terrify, control and tax their citizens. In the UK we have suffered massive increases in 'Carbon taxes' on motor fuel and larger engined cars. A lot of our taxes are being given the dodgy third world dictators to 'preserve the rain forests'. They will probably just spend the money on weapons to subdue their own populations and do nothing to preserve the rain forests! Atmospheric CO2 is a food stuff for trees and plants, used in photosynthesis, by the way, Plants fed increased CO2 grow larger but have less nutritional value. A net loss. Warming the poles changes the steering currents of the jet stream, leading to more erratic and extreme weather. The arguments against global warming are of the same type, to cloud and confuse, as those used against the smoking/cancer link. Or against seat belt use (too costly), or so may others. What we do is another matter, but the link is clear. Only those who believe in fairy tales, like Intelligent Design or Trickle Down Economics, disbelieve. Jeff |
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I finally get it: If GW is not man-made, then God is punishing uswith it
On Feb 2, 9:02*am, jeff wrote:
delboy wrote: On 1 Feb, 16:24, TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in- the-jungle wrote: snip I normally ignore anything written by the Tibetan Monkey, but this tine I won't. The history of the Earth is that the climate is somewhat variable due to changes in its orbit, changes in the activity of the sun, volcanic activity and large meteorite strikes (probably what wiped out the large dinosaurs). There have been major Ice Ages when much of Europe and North America were under many feet of ice, and Inter-Glacial periods when tropical animals such as Hippos frolicked in the River Thames in England. These episodes had nothing to do with human activity! * *Sure. So? Between the 14th and 19th century there was a cold period known as the Little Ice Age from which we are probably still emerging. * We are way warmer than anytime in the last million years. We have only been able to accurately measure surface temperatures for a few hundred years and Carbon Dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere for a few tens of years. In the 20th century there was an 0.7 degree increase in average global temperature, accompanied by an increase in CO2 levels of about 30% due to burning fossil fuels. A good bit higher, and ice core data is fairly close. The relationship between CO2 and the greenhouse effect is well established. Other gasses, like methane, have larger GH potential, but they exist in much smaller quantities and do not persist anywhere near as long. * In fact it is impossible to add 40% CO2 to the atmosphere and not have warming. Global temperatures now appear to have stopped rising. Indeed Northern Europe had a particularly cold winter this year. * It's all about global averages. Do you really think that global warming says that the earth warms uniformly, each year. In fact 2009 was near (some say tied for) the warmest year on record, and for the southern hemisphere, the warmest. * So, your argument is that because mother nature has natural cycles that we should ignore the man made changes. Certain scientists and universities have jumped on to the above correlation between global temperatures and CO2 emissions to extract funding (and personal wealth) from Governments for research into into so-called 'Anthropenic Global Warming' (AGW). Governments in turn are using AGW as an excuse to terrify, control and tax their citizens. In the UK we have suffered massive increases in 'Carbon taxes' on motor fuel and larger engined cars. A lot of our taxes are being given the dodgy third world dictators to 'preserve the rain forests'. They will probably just spend the money on weapons to subdue their own populations and do nothing to preserve the rain forests! Atmospheric CO2 is a food stuff for trees and plants, used in photosynthesis, by the way, Plants fed increased CO2 grow larger but have less nutritional value. A net loss. * *Warming the poles changes the steering currents of the jet stream, leading to more erratic and extreme weather. * *The arguments against global warming are of the same type, to cloud and confuse, as those used against the smoking/cancer link. Or against seat belt use (too costly), or so may others. * *What we do is another matter, but the link is clear. Only those who believe in fairy tales, like Intelligent Design or Trickle Down Economics, disbelieve. * *Jeff- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Oh thank you, brother. We have long suspected the correlation between GW denial and the Christian SneakySnake. Now, what were we saying about the overcrowded heavens. Who can deny that! |
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I finally get it: If GW is not man-made, then God is punishing uswith it
On 2 Feb, 14:02, jeff wrote:
delboy wrote: On 1 Feb, 16:24, TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in- the-jungle wrote: snip I normally ignore anything written by the Tibetan Monkey, but this tine I won't. The history of the Earth is that the climate is somewhat variable due to changes in its orbit, changes in the activity of the sun, volcanic activity and large meteorite strikes (probably what wiped out the large dinosaurs). There have been major Ice Ages when much of Europe and North America were under many feet of ice, and Inter-Glacial periods when tropical animals such as Hippos frolicked in the River Thames in England. These episodes had nothing to do with human activity! * *Sure. So? Between the 14th and 19th century there was a cold period known as the Little Ice Age from which we are probably still emerging. * We are way warmer than anytime in the last million years. We have only been able to accurately measure surface temperatures for a few hundred years and Carbon Dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere for a few tens of years. In the 20th century there was an 0.7 degree increase in average global temperature, accompanied by an increase in CO2 levels of about 30% due to burning fossil fuels. A good bit higher, and ice core data is fairly close. The relationship between CO2 and the greenhouse effect is well established. Other gasses, like methane, have larger GH potential, but they exist in much smaller quantities and do not persist anywhere near as long. * In fact it is impossible to add 40% CO2 to the atmosphere and not have warming. Global temperatures now appear to have stopped rising. Indeed Northern Europe had a particularly cold winter this year. * It's all about global averages. Do you really think that global warming says that the earth warms uniformly, each year. In fact 2009 was near (some say tied for) the warmest year on record, and for the southern hemisphere, the warmest. * So, your argument is that because mother nature has natural cycles that we should ignore the man made changes. Certain scientists and universities have jumped on to the above correlation between global temperatures and CO2 emissions to extract funding (and personal wealth) from Governments for research into into so-called 'Anthropenic Global Warming' (AGW). Governments in turn are using AGW as an excuse to terrify, control and tax their citizens. In the UK we have suffered massive increases in 'Carbon taxes' on motor fuel and larger engined cars. A lot of our taxes are being given the dodgy third world dictators to 'preserve the rain forests'. They will probably just spend the money on weapons to subdue their own populations and do nothing to preserve the rain forests! Atmospheric CO2 is a food stuff for trees and plants, used in photosynthesis, by the way, Plants fed increased CO2 grow larger but have less nutritional value. A net loss. * *Warming the poles changes the steering currents of the jet stream, leading to more erratic and extreme weather. * *The arguments against global warming are of the same type, to cloud and confuse, as those used against the smoking/cancer link. Or against seat belt use (too costly), or so may others. * *What we do is another matter, but the link is clear. Only those who believe in fairy tales, like Intelligent Design or Trickle Down Economics, disbelieve. * *Jeff- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Typical arguments from those who earn a living by studying AGW/Climate Change, or believe that it is true. The climate change scientists have been caught being selective with their data, or even making it up! Why should we believe them? Are you happy to pay much increased 'carbon taxes' to be given to third world dictators as 'carbon offsets'? I'm not! DC. |
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I finally get it: If GW is not man-made, then God is punishing uswith it
On Feb 2, 10:39*am, delboy wrote:
On 2 Feb, 14:02, jeff wrote: * *What we do is another matter, but the link is clear. Only those who believe in fairy tales, like Intelligent Design or Trickle Down Economics, disbelieve. * *Jeff- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Typical arguments from those who earn a living by studying AGW/Climate Change, or believe that it is true. The climate change scientists have been caught being selective with their data, or even making it up! Why should we believe them? Are you happy to pay much increased 'carbon taxes' to be given to third world dictators as 'carbon offsets'? I'm not! To understand where the truth lies (or be able to tell the lies from the truth) it helps to understand the metaphor of "MONEY JUNGLE." You know full well that EVERYTHING is about MONEY in capitalism. For example, you can NOT ride a bicycle in peace because it costs peanuts to do so. It must be something BIG & WASTEFUL like an SUV to feed all the predators out there, such as BIG OIL, etc... Then it becomes obvious that the BIGGER MONEY is in denying man-made Global Warming, which means it doesn't make a difference if you ride a bicycle or not. But I don't expect the Christians and others who believe in CONSPIRACY THEORIES to believe so. Tell you what: IT'S THE JEWS WHO COOKED UP THE DATA TO CONTROL US. Happy now? |
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I finally get it: If GW is not man-made, then God is punishingus with it
delboy wrote:
On 2 Feb, 14:02, jeff wrote: delboy wrote: snip The arguments against global warming are of the same type, to cloud and confuse, as those used against the smoking/cancer link. Or against seat belt use (too costly), or so may others. What we do is another matter, but the link is clear. Only those who believe in fairy tales, like Intelligent Design or Trickle Down Economics, disbelieve. Jeff- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Typical arguments from those who earn a living by studying AGW/Climate Change, or believe that it is true. Except, I'm not. I didn't get my information out of the Telegraph or some such either. The climate change scientists have been caught being selective with their data, or even making it up! Why should we believe them? The overall evidence is overwhelming. You are quibbling over details. Even Dr Roy Spencer, Limbaugh's Expert, does not deny man made CO2 is causing global warming. He only can argue the force of the effect. Are you happy to pay much increased 'carbon taxes' to be given to third world dictators as 'carbon offsets'? I'm not! So much fear of what might happen, instead of what is happening. Your side has abrogated the say in how to deal with this because they are off in la la land living in denial of that which is only not real by force of wishful thinking. I'll tell you exactly what is the problem with Conservatives. They hate government and want to break it. And when they are in power that is what they deliver: broken government. It's a one trick pony where *every* solution is less taxes, less regulation and less government. To believe this, you have to deny reality and push the blame off somewhere else. In my country, we have seen exactly what faithfully following such practices can lead to. Jeff DC. |
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I finally get it: If GW is not man-made, then God is punishing uswith it
Two contrasting opinions. The shame is that one of them held power for
8 years... People tend to focus on the here and now. The problem is that, once global warming is something that most people can feel in the course of their daily lives, it will be too late to prevent much larger, potentially catastrophic changes. ELIZABETH KOLBERT, The New Yorker, Apr. 25, 2005 Some of the scientists, I believe, haven’t they been changing their opinion a little bit on global warming? There’s a lot of differing opinions and before we react I think it’s best to have the full accounting, full understanding of what’s taking place. GEORGE W. BUSH, presidential debate, Oct. 11, 2000 |
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I finally get it: If GW is not man-made, then God is punishing uswith it
On 2 Feb, 16:51, jeff wrote:
delboy wrote: On 2 Feb, 14:02, jeff wrote: delboy wrote: snip * *The arguments against global warming are of the same type, to cloud and confuse, as those used against the smoking/cancer link. Or against seat belt use (too costly), or so may others. * *What we do is another matter, but the link is clear. Only those who believe in fairy tales, like Intelligent Design or Trickle Down Economics, disbelieve. * *Jeff- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Typical arguments from those who earn a living by studying AGW/Climate Change, or believe that it is true. Except, I'm not. I didn't get my information out of the Telegraph or some such either. * The climate change scientists have been caught being selective with their data, or even making it up! Why should we believe them? The overall evidence is overwhelming. You are quibbling over details. Even Dr Roy Spencer, Limbaugh's Expert, does not deny man made CO2 is causing global warming. He only can argue the force of the effect. Are you happy to pay much increased 'carbon taxes' to be given to third world dictators as 'carbon offsets'? I'm not! * So much fear of what might happen, instead of what is happening. * *Your side has abrogated the say in how to deal with this because they are off in la la land living in denial of that which is only not real by force of wishful thinking. * *I'll tell you exactly what is the problem with Conservatives. * *They hate government and want to break it. And when they are in power that is what they deliver: broken government. * It's a one trick pony where *every* solution is less taxes, less regulation and less government. To believe this, you have to deny reality and push the blame off somewhere else. * *In my country, we have seen exactly what faithfully following such practices can lead to. * *Jeff DC.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Himalayan Glaciers are not Melting! A pro climate change scientist recently claimed that all the Himalayan glaciers would be gone by 2032, based on the 20th Century rate of global warming. In fact these glaciers are not only holding their own, but getting longer! DC. |
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I finally get it: If GW is not man-made, then God is punishingus with it
delboy wrote:
On 2 Feb, 16:51, jeff wrote: delboy wrote: On 2 Feb, 14:02, jeff wrote: delboy wrote: snip DC.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Himalayan Glaciers are not Melting! A pro climate change scientist recently claimed that all the Himalayan glaciers would be gone by 2032, based on the 20th Century rate of global warming. In fact these glaciers are not only holding their own, but getting longer! Nope: http://blog.taragana.com/science/201...-un-body-4218/ NEW DELHI - Himalayan glaciers are retreating, and small glaciers will probably disappear by the end of the century, the UN body in charge of the Himalayas said Friday. It was commenting on another UN report that had admitted it blundered by predicting disappearance of all Himalayan glaciers by 2035. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the UN is under fire for having included in its 2007 report — without adequate peer review — an assertion that glaciers in the Himalayas will disappear by 2035 due to global warming. It has since retracted the statement. The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (Icimod), however, supported the overall conclusions of the IPCC. “We can state that the majority of glaciers in the region are in a general condition of retreat, although with some regional differences; that small glaciers below 5,000 metres above sea level will probably disappear by the end of the century, whereas larger glaciers well above this level will still exist but be smaller; and that deglaciation could have serious impacts on the hydrological regime of the downstream river basins,” it said in a statement. Among many other articles... On another note, there is increasing evidence that Sarah Palin's brain is shrinking faster than anyone could have imagined: http://trueslant.com/johnknefel/2010...her-haha-tear/ With the current rate of mental decline, analysts predicts she will will be a shoe in for the 2012 GOP nomination. Jeff DC. |
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I finally get it: If GW is not man-made, then God is punishing uswith it
On Feb 2, 9:55*pm, jeff wrote:
delboy wrote: On 2 Feb, 16:51, jeff wrote: delboy wrote: On 2 Feb, 14:02, jeff wrote: delboy wrote: snip DC.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Himalayan Glaciers are not Melting! A pro climate change scientist recently claimed that all the Himalayan glaciers would be gone by 2032, based on the 20th Century rate of global warming. In fact these glaciers are not only holding their own, but getting longer! Nope: http://blog.taragana.com/science/201...laciers-are-in... NEW DELHI - Himalayan glaciers are retreating, and small glaciers will probably disappear by the end of the century, the UN body in charge of the Himalayas said Friday. It was commenting on another UN report that had admitted it blundered by predicting disappearance of all Himalayan glaciers by 2035. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the UN is under fire for having included in its 2007 report — without adequate peer review — an assertion that glaciers in the Himalayas will disappear by 2035 due to global warming. It has since retracted the statement. The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (Icimod), however, supported the overall conclusions of the IPCC. “We can state that the majority of glaciers in the region are in a general condition of retreat, although with some regional differences; that small glaciers below 5,000 metres above sea level will probably disappear by the end of the century, whereas larger glaciers well above this level will still exist but be smaller; and that deglaciation could have serious impacts on the hydrological regime of the downstream river basins,” it said in a statement. Among many other articles... On another note, there is increasing evidence that Sarah Palin's brain is shrinking faster than anyone could have imagined: http://trueslant.com/johnknefel/2010...-palin-cant-na... With the current rate of mental decline, analysts predicts she will will be a shoe in for the 2012 GOP nomination. * *Jeff DC.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hi IQ is not required for high office. It may be a hindrance. She only needs to lead the sheep... http://www.icelandicsheep.com/images...he_sheep_2.jpg I wonder if they can also deny the extinction of species... "The interaction between climate change and habitat loss might be disastrous." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1691268/ |
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I finally get it: If GW is not man-made, then God is punishing uswith it
On 3 Feb, 04:01, TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-
the-jungle wrote: Hi IQ is not required for high office. It may be a hindrance. She (Sarah Palin) only needs to lead the sheep... I think George W. Bush has already proved that point! DC |
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