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To: Eric who wrote (4147)	1/11/2009 8:27:48 AM
From: Bearcatbob	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 86356

It is good to post information. The more the issue is addressed by facts the better things will be. How about you try to post some information on sun spots. Bob

To: Eric who wrote (4147)	1/11/2009 11:59:35 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 86356

I just post the stories from the science journals. So do I.. And the evidence being provided by NASA scientists monitoring the solar sunspot activity suggests that we may actually see ocean levels DECREASE due to a potential decrease in global temperatures (and increase in landmass ice.. sea ice does not raise the ocean levels). science.nasa.gov "The slowdown we see now means that Solar Cycle 25, peaking around the year 2022, could be one of the weakest in centuries," says Hathaway. spaceref.com Weak sunspot activity, and ESPECIALLY cycles in which the solar conveyor comes to a near halt, can be identified as being consistent with what occurred during the "Maunder Minimum" between 1645-1715. "The Maunder Minimum coincided with the middle — and coldest part — of the Little Ice Age, during which Europe and North America, and perhaps much of the rest of the world, were subjected to bitterly cold winters. Whether there is a causal connection between low sunspot activity and cold winters is the subject of ongoing debate" en.wikipedia.org So the next solar high in 2010-2011 might be a bit warm, but afterward we're likely to see temperatures plummet. Thus, if we are to discuss the politics of energy, we should focus MORE upon the necessity of reducing our imports of energy by exploiting economically COMPETITIVE sources of ALL domestically available energy. We certainly don't need to inject the fear-mongering of pseudo-science that is bent upon touting the cult of man-caused global warming. "Mother Nature" is a far more powerful force of global climate change than anything humanity can perpetrate. Hawk