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Um.. what exactly have we done? Before the economy tanked the US was using more gas then ever. China hasn't slowed their opening of new coal power plants much
by jbjohns 18y ago
Um.. what exactly have we done? Before the economy tanked the US was using more gas then ever. China hasn't slowed their opening of new coal power plants much, if any. So aside of thinking positive thoughts about climate, what exactly has changed that could have had any kind of effect?
- jgranby 18y agoYou've hit the nail on the head -- our CO2 output has been going up all the while, which suggests that (dare I say it?) the increase in temperature isn't caused by man. CO2 output didn't decrease in the 50s, either, when we had our last decade-long period of cooling.
- DanielBMarkham 18y agoMany people think CO2 is actually a trailing indicator, not a leading indicator. In other words, when things get warmer, more CO2 is generated, not the other way around. CO2 only absorbs energy in a certain spectrum. After that spectral "fingerprint" is removed, the remaining energy could care less how much C02 is present. I believe the math works out so that after ten meters, additional CO2 does little damage. Here's an article I just googled. The author writes in a flame-bait-like manner, but he does make the CO2 absorbption case very well. EDIT: Link -> http://nov55.com/ntyg.html http://nov55.com/ntyg.html
- jbjohns 18y agoYou forgot the link?