The horrible effects of global warming....

[hobbes]

If that was the case, how did the Earth come to be covered in lush forests before we started polluting?


Public Eyes

According to the article, microbes were producing more Co2 than the trees were consuming. This was felt due to a drought which was stressing the trees ability to utilize photosynthesis.

You are questioning my theory because a local drought caused trees to stress? Local variations in climate are common, but they fail to reflect the big picture.

6H2O + 6CO2 ----------> C6H12O6+ 6O2
In this case, it is water, not CO2 that is the rate limiting factor in this equation.

Some of my stocks lost money last year, others made money, overall my portfolio shows a net increase.

[Biggles]

Pollution of the environment is not good.

As Mogadishu said, it is surprising that more Consevatives are not concerned (as they own most of the environment ) Try chucking an empty beer can into a suburban garden and you will soon generate an interest in pollution.

I fear we are all NIMBYs by nature - it is human nature. Real concern over climate change (whether man made or natural) will concentrate minds when the back gardens are compromised.

[j2k4]

j2k4, l was referring to this remark ..

l was also replying to your well documented aversion to all things 'Liberal' ie. caring about things one sees as important.

And please don't shout, l may be on the other side of the Atlantic but l hear you perfectly, believe me.

I apologize again for "shouting"; in order for me to interject point-by-point, I was reduced to caps, as other options are not currently working, for whatever reason.

I am at a loss as to why my remark about Saddam should have caused any discomfort; I cannot discern any significant or lingering ill-effect (other than monetary) owing to his pique.

As to this "well-documented aversion" you refer to:

Biggles as well seems to believe, as I am conservative, I am thereby precluded from holding or expressing any concerns with environmental matters.

I would urge you both to recall what the very word conservative means, and explain to me why it should not apply?

Do you libs claim a monopoly on environmental sentiment or something?

[j2k4]

BTW-

If the next Ice Age begins next year, how are you going to blame it on Conservatives or American big business, having invested all of your political capitol and credibility in the global warming scenario?

Would it not be preferrable to keep your options open; i.e., honestly expressing your true belief that, no matter what ills befall the big blue marble, it is the fault of Conservative big-business America, or any variation thereof?

[j2k4]

i like to live in a modern world with modern things and modern packaging. i also think polution = bad

Irony of ironies....


SO DO I!!!!

[j2k4]

'tis a curse .... a curse i tells ya.

An' I been tole, then, huh?

[vidcc]

So polution isn't the cause?

[j2k4]

So polution isn't the cause?

...of something that arguably doesn't even exist?

That would be difficult to say.

[vidcc]

Btw. shouldn't you be j2k5 now? or am i off the mark of the origins of the name?

[Biggles]

J2

Infamy! Infamy!

I did not mean what you thought I meant, I think.

I was merely amused by the small irony of consevatives not conserving due to alternative priorites (i.e. profit)

Of course this cannot be translated across the board as conservatives are a broad church and the Highland Laird who lives in his castle with his land his life is going to have a different political outlook on conservation from someone dealing in oil shares on Wall Street - although they might both drive 4x4s.

I really should not post and try and make dinner at the same time.