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More from another perspective:

Climate Extremism: the Real Threat to Civilization

Originally Posted by Dr. Timothy Ball & Tom Harris

Thursday, September 13, 2007

...This is precisely what Al Gore, U.S. Senate environment committee chairman Barbara Boxer and others want their nation to do. They expect Americans to accept on blind faith the thesis that human carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are causing catastrophic climate change. Boxer, Gore and their allies readily resort to emotional bullying against anyone who dares question this dogma. Their pronouncements -- Boxer's juvenile "the American people have the will to slow, stop and reverse global warming" is a prime example - are merely displays of arrogance that expose their lack of basic science understanding (or their complete disrespect of public intelligence). The policies they advocate are wholly unjustified scientifically and have extraordinarily damaging economic implications for the developed world.

Here's another couple indictments. How can you measure gasses in ice that melted away during warming periods? (Trick question; you can't) The muds don't melt at least. How can you include CO2 output from underwater volcanoes you don't know about? Another trick question; you can't. Not Al, not anyone yet. What is the annual wordlwide output of CO2 and other gases from underwater volcanoes anyway? Which ones put out the most? The least? How variable are they? How old?

Meantime, we're screwing away treasure on the idea we can actually suck enough CO2 out to make a change on the assumptions that one variable is a ticket to ride in a complex system, while lounging in the cool comfort of central air conditioning plopped down in front of the big ol' plasma screen watching Al in HD & sucking a beer.