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To: RetiredNow who wrote (9967)	6/25/2009 12:19:49 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86356

Human production of CO2 through industrial processes finally became more than what our globe could absorb through natural processes. Geezus weeps!! Don't be making such stupid statements when you know that they are patently false. I've already informed you that there has been a 20-30% reduction in phytoplankton growth in the world's oceans over the past 20-30 years. Thus, you could remove all the CO2 emissions from our society and you could STILL have a CO2 increase because something else is inhibiting the growth of the phytoplankton that sequesters CO2. All it takes is for some natural phenomena to reduce the nutrients in the oceans and it doesn't matter how much water or CO2 that exists to promote oceanic floral growth. There is NO limit to how much CO2 can be sequester if all the conditions for plant growth exist. Morons of your ilk spent decades ranting about saving the Rain Forest because they claimed, falsely, that they were the "lungs" of the world. But none of you will raise a finger to save the TRUE oceanic "lungs" represented by phytoplankton. So guess what?? It's very likely that CO2 levels will continue to increase until you get a handle on salvaging and restoring phytoplankton levels. Hawk

To: RetiredNow who wrote (9967)	6/25/2009 4:34:48 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

NEVER in the last 800,000 years has CO2 content in our atmosphere accelerated upwards as fast as it has in the last 150 years Probably more true if we limited it to the last 60 years. But the question remains, will the increased CO2 have a significant and negative impact on the world's climate? If the increased CO2 does no harm or is beneficial (by say, postponing somewhat the start of the next ice age), we have no reason to care whether its at a level higher than in the last 800K years. That question is still open. There is reason to think the warming of the last 60 (or 150) years isn't caused primarily by green house gases. And provocatively, one of the reasons to think that is the undetectable IPCC-identified "fingerprint" of GHG warming. I've posted about this before.