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To: AK2004 who wrote (9305)	9/24/2003 9:14:31 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793776

But the global warming was the topic, was not it? Depends on whose post you wish to start with, ak. I posted a brief New Yorker article by Elizabeth Kolbert which was a critique of the Bush environmental policies. Bill replied with a serious rant, part of which took us back to the Nazis. I added a short article from the NYTimes today on the melting of an ice shelf in northern Canada. So, take your pick. Though I should remind you that the actual debate about environmental policies is not one that any of us will reenter with much enthusiasm. It's been done to a faretheewell. My original post, which I'm beginning to regret, was about the politics of the environment. About which, there is no doubt, the Bush people are on the wrong side.

To: AK2004 who wrote (9305)	9/29/2003 6:22:18 PM
From: DavesM	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793776

"In what could be the simplest explanation for one component of global warming, a new study shows the Sun's radiation has increased by .05 percent per decade since the late 1970s. The increase would only be significant to Earth's climate if it has been going on for a century or more, said study leader Richard Willson, a Columbia University researcher also affiliated with NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. The Sun's increasing output has only been monitored with precision since satellite technology allowed necessary observations. Willson is not sure if the trend extends further back in time, but other studies suggest it does..." space.com p.s. Regarding switching from a carbon to a hydrogen economy... water vapor (product of carbon and hydrogen combustion) is also a greenhouse gas. I know this, because I used to work with CO2 meters (which used infrared light absorbance to measure CO2) - we used to have to be very careful to remove water vapor from our samples (if we wanted an accurate CO2 measurement). re:"But the global warming was the topic, was not it? "