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To: Krowbar who wrote (68824)	12/27/1999 9:33:00 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 108807

the sky will not fall, because it is a gas Do we really know that? There has been an unusual amount of solar flare activity the past couple of years. Solar flares are accompanied by magnetic storms. Could that have an influence on our temperature here? We should keep in mind that we are hurtling through space at a rather astonishing speed. To expect things to be static is absurd. If we are in an uptrend in average temperature, (which isn't certain) there is no proof that gases cause it. This little underreported item might interest you: RATING FLAW CITED The study also highlights what the researchers say are flaws in how greenhouse gases are rated, known as their global warming potential (GWP), under the Kyoto accord. The GWP is an index of the different gases and the amount of warming they would cause over about 100 years in the atmosphere. In their analysis, Reilly and his colleagues found the way the GWP is calculated does not give an accurate rating. ?People really need to re-explore the global warming potential. It is not quite right the way it is and that needs to be investigated more clearly,? he added. Full article: msnbc.com