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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (672794)2/19/2005 5:01:47 PM
From: DavesM  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
If you looked at a history of the earths history, you'd realize how futile it is trying to control the earth's temperature by reducing CO2 emissions. Of course, just because something is futile, doesn't mean it shouldn't be attempted. Converting from natural gas to nuclear power (for electricity) and from internal combustion to hybrid vehicles is probably a very good idea.

"...a new study shows the Sun's radiation has increased by .05 percent per decade since the late 1970s..."

space.com

"...An increase of just 0.2% in the solar output could have the same affect as doubling the carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere..."

solar-center.stanford.edu

"...Recordings from a volcano-top observatory, NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory on Hawaii, showed carbon dioxide levels had risen to an average of about 376 parts per million (ppm) for 2003...When the US team started recording atmospheric carbon dioxide in the late 1950s, levels were around 315 ppm and have risen ever since...."

newscientist.com
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