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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (251066)5/26/2014 10:46:55 AM
From: epicure  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 541877
 
"It's about stopping more of them from accumulating."

You realize you can say the same thing about guns, right?



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (251066)5/26/2014 12:17:25 PM
From: T L Comiskey  Respond to of 541877
 
re....Climate change is a normal/natural phenomenon! Humans are not responsible!

Right...EXCEPT

The Solid earth....All Natural...
('astronomically influenced'...(The Milankovitch Cycles))

reservoir release of carbon is a few ten thousandths of 1 part per million
per year
...........................................................

human..'influenced '..carbon release is 10,000 X more powerful
than the natural forcing..

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

edit.......

Methane Emissions From Underwater Bering Land Bridge In Arctic Ocean Double The Rate Previously Predicted



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (251066)5/26/2014 1:02:21 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541877
 
Meet The Only Republican Senate Candidate Who Touts His Belief In Global Warming

Posted: 05/23/2014 2:14 pm EDT Updated: 05/23/2014 8:59 pm EDT
huffingtonpost.com

WASHINGTON -- You probably have no idea who Jim Rubens is. Nor should you, really. Even the most politically savvy observer would struggle to name every obscure candidate running in a primary for a U.S. Senate seat. And that, certainly, is what Rubens is as he embarks on his long-shot campaign -- obscure.

But Rubens, who is running against former Sen. Scott Brown in the GOP primary in New Hampshire, does hold a remarkable distinction that could –- perhaps, should -– make him a more familiar name. Of the 107 Republicans currently running for Senate as of this week, he is the only one whose website declares that global warming exists and is caused by human activity.

"Trust me," he says of his position, "it is the most difficult part of my campaign."....