To: Eric who wrote (3552 ) 12/19/2008 3:57:52 AM From: RetiredNow Read Replies (1) | Respond to Excellent article. Once the data starts coming in from this satellite, among the others already up and measuring, the question of whether humans are the major cause of CO2 rise in the atmosphere will be settled once and for all. Even the folks on this thread will be hard pressed to deny the undeniable, if humans are indeed the cause. What I find so ludicrous is that folks on this thread and others I've talked to so dramatically underestimate how powerful our scientific methods are today. If they really knew what tools scientists are using today, they'd trust science a lot more and lobbyists a lot less. I'm really looking forward to the Obama administration where science and technology will once again reign. I hear he's already appointed Steve Chu, the first real scientist in the last 11 appointments, for Energy Secretary. This is a nobel prize winner and active research scientist. I love it when our politicians appoint competent people instead of trying to play politics. He's off to a good start. This country needs to get back to intellectualism and technology, so we can start creating wealth again.The observatory will be engaged in what amounts to carbon accountancy. Its fortnightly global maps of CO2 concentration will help the mission team work out where the gas is entering the atmosphere and where it is being absorbed by land plants and the oceans. news.bbc.co.uk
