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2005-11-01 International-UN-NGOs

Climate Change - Blair Suggests Novel Idea: "sound, rational science"

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Posted by .com 2005-11-01 03:30|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 While sound rational science makes sense it doesn't get the press that unsound irrational caterwalling does.

Posted by Cheaderhead 2005-11-01 06:49|| 2005-11-01 06:49|| Front Page Top

#2 I know that there are some Global Warming afficianados out there, so could one of you answer a serious question for me?

I understand the C02 is a gas that can increase warmth by reflecting heat yadda yadda, but, my question is, by what mechanism can the tiny amount (relatively) of extra CO2 cause such large increases in temp.?

IIRC the increase is on the order of 60 parts per million. So, by what mechanism can so little do so much? Oh yeah, BTW, since CO2 is heavier than air, why doesn't it just sink and get "eaten" up by plants and oceans?

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2005-11-01 08:03|| 2005-11-01 08:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Which is why Prince Chuckles is bloviating in the US this week, rather than learning from the scientists back in London.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-11-01 08:04|| 2005-11-01 08:04|| Front Page Top

#4 #2 I know that there are some Global Warming afficianados out there, so could one of you answer a serious question for me?

Serious answer, the recent discovery that "Global Warming" complete with Icecap melting ON THE PLANET MARS, has pretty well shot the "Man made pollutants and greenhouse gasses" hysteria in the nuts.

Look for a quiet vanishing of any serious "Hews" reports as the whole silly idea is ignored and forgotten by the MSM. (Who? Us? we didn't believe it in the first place.)

Yeah, right.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2005-11-01 08:23|| 2005-11-01 08:23|| Front Page Top

#5 "News" dammit, (Mote Kauphy needed, Slurp, Ahhh)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2005-11-01 08:26|| 2005-11-01 08:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Solar activity cycles not CO2. But nobody gets study grants and socio-power by trying to control the sun

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-11-01 09:55|| 2005-11-01 09:55|| Front Page Top

#7 RJ, I know about the "problem" on Mars (it's gotta be those little vehicles using unleaded) but, I want to know if there is ANY scientifically arguable theory as to how a little bit of CO2 can warm the whole F****ng planet!

Just read "State of Fear", and while I had seen most all of the research before, Crichton really asks the questions in a very clear, pointed way.

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2005-11-01 09:56|| 2005-11-01 09:56|| Front Page Top

#8 When all else fails, Blame it on Sunspots...

CO₂?
I am soooooooooooooo confused....

Ice Age II or Waterworld?

Posted by BigEd 2005-11-01 11:38|| 2005-11-01 11:38|| Front Page Top

#9 ah waterworld, one of my favourite films,classic.

Posted by Shep UK 2005-11-01 12:29|| 2005-11-01 12:29|| Front Page Top

#10 Kyoto was always a fraud. At its highest and best even if the US signed it could only slow global warming by 2/10ths of a degree Celcius by 2050.

Global warming is happening but there is NO way to stop it.

So the best we can do is continue as we are but spend money on levees, drainage ditches, irrigation systems for areas that will lose rainfall, introduce strict building codes and ensure all dwellings conform to them, dig more dams, in short: prepare for it !

Posted by anon1 2005-11-01 13:06|| 2005-11-01 13:06|| Front Page Top

#11 Well, they could always send Teddy Kennedy on a week long bender and have him piss on the sun. Might put it out.

Either way, if it gets him off the planet, I'm for it.

Posted by Silentbrick">Silentbrick 2005-11-01 16:58|| 2005-11-01 16:58|| Front Page Top

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