Rhode Island Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 If we are talking about climate change (global warming) then CO2 emissions (esp. man made) are rather insignificant when compared to water vapor. To be fair, something can be low in concentration, yet still significant. Link to post Share on other sites
MTRookie76 Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Apparently some of those scientists opposed to each others views have come to a meeting of the minds. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35506750/ns/us_news-environment/ Pretty sure if that happens it will have a negative effect on the Bobwhite populations along coastal areas. See this is upland related. Link to post Share on other sites
ANF grousin Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 If the culprit is carbon emissions, then why with all the treaties are the major pollutors still allowed to keep on spewing their emissions in to sky, but will then be allowed to buy "carbon" credits from other countries. So they will still allow for pollution, but just distribute our wealth to a 3rd world country. Seems that this is all about UN wealth distribution. Link to post Share on other sites
rprovines Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 So they will still allow for pollution, but just distribute our wealth to a 3rd world country. Seems that this is all about UN wealth distribution. Yeah, there is that little inconvenient truth, too. Hmmm, what to do to get the world behind this effort. Link to post Share on other sites
Rick T Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 If we are talking about climate change (global warming) then CO2 emissions (esp. man made) are rather insignificant when compared to water vapor. To be fair, something can be low in concentration, yet still significant. Could be, but I find it highly unlikely when H2O vapor accounts for 95% of greenhouse gases (94.999% natural, 0.001% man made) and CO2 accounts for 3.618% (3.502% natural, 0.117% man made). Link to post Share on other sites
PartridgeCartridge Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 If we are talking about climate change (global warming) then CO2 emissions (esp. man made) are rather insignificant when compared to water vapor. To be fair, something can be low in concentration, yet still significant. Could be, but I find it highly unlikely when H2O vapor accounts for 95% of greenhouse gases (94.999% natural, 0.001% man made) and CO2 accounts for 3.618% (3.502% natural, 0.117% man made). Correct, and scientifically speaking this is known as the Martini Law. Just a fraction of a % of vermouth has a huge difference in the end result. Which brings me to PC's Global Warming Law. If you have a few martini's before you start to ponder the thought of species extinction and being boiled alive by the sun, you generally won't give a rat's asss about the subject. Link to post Share on other sites
Rhode Island Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 . . . 0.117% man made. and rising . . . :'> You never answered my question though. No negative consequences associated with changing the Earth's Carbon Cycle? RI Link to post Share on other sites
gungho Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 and the retreat continues Climate scientists withdraw journal claims of rising sea levels Link to post Share on other sites
Peterson Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 this thread makes baby jesus cry. Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Hong Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 this thread makes baby jesus cry. +1. Link to post Share on other sites
rprovines Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 this thread makes baby jesus cry. Do you have proof of that? Or is it just more conjecture? And, are you speaking of Jesus of Nazareth? Or of a child born just north of the Rio Grande river early one morning? You have to be specific unless you're a climatologist. In weather it's always best estimation. Link to post Share on other sites
Rick T Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 . . . 0.117% man made. and rising . . . :'> You never answered my question though. No negative consequences associated with changing the Earth's Carbon Cycle? RI ....with no significant rise in global temps in the last 15 years. :'> Your question was very broad so I narrowed it to the topic at hand, global warming. My answer hasn't changed. It seems to be insignificant. Link to post Share on other sites
gungho Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 this thread makes baby jesus cry. +1. But ya'll are drawn to it like flies to honey. you hate it but can't stay away Now as for me and as you probably remember, Glo-Bull warming is my favorite subject in the world. I would rather talk about it than eat, especially given recent developments. But note: I did not bring it up. Link to post Share on other sites
Rhode Island Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Your question was very broad so I narrowed it to the topic at hand, global warming. So if you were to think more broadly, what would your answer be? Link to post Share on other sites
Rick T Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Everything has consequences both positive and negative. Are the benefits of using fossil fuels greater than risks? Its all relative and that is where the rub is. For every positive you or I can name we can come up with a negative. When viewed as a whole, the side of the fence I am on says the positive outweighs the negative. I assume (a bad thing to do), your side of the fence sees things differently and thats OK, that is the fuel of science. Link to post Share on other sites
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