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#102 Sep 25 2012 at 4:36 PM Rating: Excellent
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Also "consensus" is not how science is done.
Not on a study by study basis...

That line alone pretty much disqualifies Gbaji from ever speaking again about science.

ACC is not science because a consensus says so. ACC is the consensus because of the hundreds, if not thousands, of scientific studies providing data points pointing to it. Which tends to make climate scientists say "Hey, look at all the data pointing to one thing."

I'll admit that very few, if any, of them write the blogs you cling to, though. Well, I guess some do.
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If you could save money doing X, Y, or Z, and you are in a business which desires to make money, then you will do X, Y, and Z whether the government tells you to or not.

Except when the cost is individual and the outcome is shared.

Huh? ROI doesn't normally refer to returns gained by someone (or group of someone's) other than they who initially invested. So that's a particularly bizarre response.

Just my own pet peeve. There are situations where businesses can incur unnecessary expenses due to profiteering individuals or departments within the firm.
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So rmdcandie, which of these two points do you take issue with?

1. That there is a scientific consensus on the contributions of humans towards climate change? You don't even need a database subscription to show this. The international scientific community has affirmed as such.


The IPCC is a political organization, not a scientific one. Also "consensus" is not how science is done.

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2. That you are better qualified to have an opinion on the subject that the majority of the international scientific community?


See my second point above. The problem is that the political value of global warming is so great that any scientist who isn't on board with it gets labeled as a fringe quack and finds he can't gain employment. This then allows folks like you to dismiss their opinions as not in the mainstream and keeps the rest in line.


Is this how science is supposed to work? No. I don't need to know a damn thing about climate science specifically to look at the methodology used by the IPCC and determine that it's politically driven and anti-scientific. The scary thing is how many people who would otherwise be skeptical of exactly this sort of thing if it were a religious ideology pushing it fall right in line when it's an environmental ideology instead.


You're an idiot. I mean this from the most sincere, bottom, darkest depths of my beating heart. You're 100% grade A proof that Humanity is the first species on earth to circumvent the evolution process entirely.


Why? Evolution doesn't seek out the smartest, just the ones that die less than they breed,
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Also "consensus" is not how science is done.


Not on a study by study basis, but it's fairly common in general. You get a few of the bigwigs in the field together, they write a review article summarizing some knowledge, it gets cited a bajillion times, then it's pretty much considered fact.


No. It's considered a current working theory, or model, for the area in question. Facts and data are wholly different than theories and models. Amazing how often people mix them up though.

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Do people question things that are considered 'fact' afterwards?


But in this case, anyone who does is called the kinds of names being tossed my way in this thread. All because I disagree with the argument that it's "settled science". Surely you can see how this is problematic. I hope you don't think that this forum is the only place where that sort of attack goes on.

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Of course, happens all the time. There are always exceptions and things that were overlooked, times move on and theories change based on new data. The only difference between other fields and climate science is every lawn chair scientist and politician feels they have a stake in the process here. Every bump, question, contradiction and exception is over-analyzed ad nauseum.


No. The difference is that those other fields do not have an international organization created specifically to push forward an agenda based on the absolute assumption that a given conclusion within that field is true, and which primarily serves the function of pressuring governments into compliance and to discredit any scientist who dares to disagree with that assumed conclusion. The fact that you refer to anyone who questions their conclusions as "lawn chair scientists" speaks volumes about how this has affected your own perception of the issue.


Also, I'd like to point out that given the monumental costs associated with the political agenda at question, we all have a stake in this. The idea that someone should be dismissed because they "feel they have a stake" is pretty ridiculous. No matter which side you come down on and pretty much every position in between, you have stake. The question you should be asking yourself is why it even enters your mind that someone shouldn't have a say (or a stake) in this at all.

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Frankly, I don't see how they ever get anything done with all that extra attention.


Good. When "getting anything done" means implementation of policies that have a lot more to do with damaging the US economy than with actually doing anything about the problem, then we should put the brakes on. Hard.


Even if one accepts fully the conclusions regarding global warming, what I honestly can't get is the complete disconnect between that and the proposed "solutions" being pushed. I've made this point in several past threads on global warming, and no one ever seems to have an answer. If the problem is global production of some set of pollutants, then any solution also should be global and should take into account total production of that set of pollutants. But what we're seeing instead is piecemeal policies, strongly pushed in some developed nations (like the US), not so much in others (like China), and not at all in the developing world. I long ago presented the math that shows that implementation of something like the Kyoto Accords (which were aimed at pollution in general and not ACC specifically), if implemented in the US, would actually significantly increase total global production of the various pollutants involved. If you want, I can reproduce said logic. It's not hard.


The same applies to this as well. While many people us silly stats like "pollution per capita" or "total pollution", the real number to use is "pollution per unit of production". This tells us how many tons of substance X is introduced into the environment while producing some number of specific industrial products. It's critically important to this debate because the US already has some of (if not the) highest pollution standards in the world. Assuming that global demand for some product doesn't change, then the most likely result of a mandate to reduce US emissions of some pollutant is for the industrial activity which produces it to be moved off shore. This will always result in a net global increase in the total amount of pollution created relative to total industrial output. Always.



And at the end of the day, it's not really the science people are bothered by, but the political agenda being pushed based on that science. You can sit there and declare that the earth is warming all day long if you want. But the second you insist that we should pass a law (in the US) mandating a 10% reduction in total CO2 generation from industrial activity, I'm going to take a lot closer look both at what you are claiming about ACC *and* whether what you're proposing we do makes any sense. The ridiculous thing about this is that it's quite apparent when one looks at the proposals that just as with the Kyoto Accords, they have nothing to do with reducing global pollution (in fact they would almost certainly increase them), but rather seem to be about redistributing industrial productivity from developed nations to non-developed or developing nations.


While this doesn't discount whether or not global warming is real and/or to what degree it's a threat we need to deal with, it does suggest that those making the proposals don't really care about global warming except to the degree that it allows them to go forward with an agenda that they failed to get passed 20 years ago. They're just using global warming and the increased concern it brings as a tool to do so. And that really ought to be the first concern of anyone who really thinks global warming is a serious problem. Because if you fall into that group, you should know that what they're telling you must be done to "save the planet" not only wont, but will in all likelihood make the problem worse.


Of course, those pushing the agenda most likely don't think global warming will have those catastrophic effects at all. But they know that if you believe it, you'll let them get the economic agenda they want. And when nothing bad happens, they can claim that it happened because of what they did. You'd think that more people would figure this out. I mean, if your neighbor keeps trying to get you to buy his old boat, and you refuse, then he tells you that there's a flood coming, you might be really suspicious about his claim. Doubly so when the boat leaks and wont save you from a flood if one even comes.
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#106 Sep 25 2012 at 7:35 PM Rating: Default
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If you could save money doing X, Y, or Z, and you are in a business which desires to make money, then you will do X, Y, and Z whether the government tells you to or not.

Except when the cost is individual and the outcome is shared.

Huh? ROI doesn't normally refer to returns gained by someone (or group of someone's) other than they who initially invested. So that's a particularly bizarre response.

Just my own pet peeve. There are situations where businesses can incur unnecessary expenses due to profiteering individuals or departments within the firm.


Sure. But I'm not sure what this has to do with adoption of green initiatives which have a positive ROI. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that when the point that some green initiatives have a positive ROI for the companies that implement them was made, we weren't meant to assume cases where the company actually lost money, but the executive whose cousin owns the "green energy device" company made a ton of money.

Not unless we're just completely changing the meaning of ROI. And even then, those cases would not make a great case for the profitability of implementing green initiatives (which I'll also assume was the purpose of said point in the first place).
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But in this case, anyone who does is called the kinds of names being tossed my way in this thread. All because I disagree with the argument that it's "settled science".

Well, that and the fact that you argue that it's not "settled science" about as effectively as a raccoon. Each time you open your mouth on the topic, you just demonstrate how over your head you are.

But I hope the view from up on that cross is a great one.
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#108 Sep 25 2012 at 8:43 PM Rating: Excellent
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No. It's considered a current working theory, or model, for the area in question.
Gravity is a theory, too. So why don't you go jump off a bridge?
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Sure. But I'm not sure what this has to do with adoption of green initiatives which have a positive ROI.

Many green initiatives have diffused benefits. A cleaner river could increase revenue for fishing, raft rental, and various other outdoor recreational businesses, but even if the profit increases together outweigh the cost of creating that cleaner river, a large part of the benefit isn't received the by say the meat processing plant upstream who'd have to buy a new waste disposal system.

The venture is profitable for the system, but it's not profitable for the individual. Perpetrating such a venture requires collusion either willful or forced, i.e. government.

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So rmdcandie, which of these two points do you take issue with?

1. That there is a scientific consensus on the contributions of humans towards climate change? You don't even need a database subscription to show this. The international scientific community has affirmed as such.

2. That you are better qualified to have an opinion on the subject that the majority of the international scientific community? If this is where you take issue, then I can't help you, and no one can help you. If you truly believe you are in greater capacity to have an opinion on this than the entirety of experts in thee field, then I hope gbaji brings you a nice housewarming present because you've clearly moved into the same reality he's in.



http://climateconferences.heartland.org/fred-singer-iccc7/
http://climateconferences.heartland.org/willie-soon-iccc7/
http://climateconferences.heartland.org/tom-segalstad-iccc7/

Guess we follow different scientific rings. CO2 is scary ****.

(also doesn't look like entirety of the experts agree humans are causing global warming)
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So, you do understand you linked to a political think tank, and you do understand how that differs from an international scientific panel supported by the national scientific communities of most first and second world countries?

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Heh... Heartland.
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#113 Sep 25 2012 at 10:59 PM Rating: Decent
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So, you do understand you linked to a political think tank, and you do understand how that differs from an international scientific panel supported by the national scientific communities of most first and second world countries?

Edited, Sep 25th 2012 11:45pm by Allegory


uhoh someone didn't watch the videos before they posted!

The three scientists and their discussions are actually against the ICCC's "mandate" on Climate Control. They all go in depth in disputing some of the key numbers that the ICCC uses.

Go watch the vidoes.


(also it must be hard to try and chastise someone for their sources being big government, when one of yours has the signatures of the G8 nations representatives tacked on to the end.)
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#114 Sep 25 2012 at 11:00 PM Rating: Decent
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Heh... Heartland.


Yes we know you don't like anything that doesn't agree with you. Id say grow up but you would probably sick Flea on me.
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Right. The only issue with using a right wing think tank funded by oil companies for your climate science needs is that they might not agree with me. Well, I guess we're done here.
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Right. The only issue with using a right wing think tank funded by oil companies for your climate science needs is that they might not agree with me. Well, I guess we're done here.


Awww someone else didn't watch the videos either. Good ol Joph poo poos anything he can't say yes too. Hey Joph what can you tell me about CO2? The scary number that the ICCC has shoved down your throat for 10 years? It makes up less than 1 % of the atmosphere, less than half of produced CO2 actually makes it to the atmosphere, and it disipates in a short amount of time.

Or I guess I should say it is consumed and turned to Oxygen in a short amount of time.

(guess I should mention that CO2 actually results in a cooling effect and not a heating effect)

But ya, right wing and all that. Science is being bought by Conservatives!.


Did you remember your tin foil hat today?




Edited, Sep 26th 2012 1:17am by rdmcandie
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Also, I suspect you're confusing the IPCC and the ICCC. One is a multinational scientific body designed to act as a clearinghouse for research and collaborative study, the other is a gathering hosted by Heartland for the purpose of ******** about the former.

Watching you throw a temper tantrum when you don't even know which organizations you're talking about is pretty funny though.

Edited, Sep 26th 2012 12:23am by Jophiel
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What is your point?

2 groups of people have differing opinions. I happen to think the guys you don't like have more realistic positions. You think the guys I like are just paid to spit sh*t.

Meanwhile both sides are using reputable scientists, both have support in the greater scientific community and they both lust after the same end, why is our planet heating up so quickly.

Unfortunately your guys just keep talking about CO2 and how humans have damned us all (or ourselves I guess). CO2 is a grasp at best, it was 3 degrees warmer 400,000 years ago with less CO2 than today. Of course I am sure you poo poo the Volstok Ice samplings too.

Like ive said several times, there is no proof that humans have done anything, there is hypothetical opinion both for it and against it. But I don't see any of the Alarmists backing up there claims with other potential possibilities, Such as the Sun, or Oceans. The Alarmists blame us it is our fault, for helping to contribute..along with wildfires, forest fires, volcanoes (both under sea and over sea), every oxygen breathing organism on the planet. But ya its humans yo!

(but ya I did mean to address the UN's lap dog commission)

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100503161435.htm

You should hate plants to. The evil buggers are sweating to little.

Edited, Sep 26th 2012 1:39am by rdmcandie
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Right. Well, there's about five or six years worth of global warming threads here you can search through if you want to see studies and all that. Otherwise, keep having fun.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100503161435.htm

You should hate plants to. The evil buggers are sweating to little.


Uh, that article doesn't support your position.



Edited, Sep 26th 2012 1:04am by trickybeck
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(guess I should mention that CO2 actually results in a cooling effect and not a heating effect)
Which explains why Venus is a frozen planet, amirite, guys?


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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100503161435.htm

You should hate plants to. The evil buggers are sweating to little.


Uh, that article doesn't support your position.



Edited, Sep 26th 2012 1:04am by trickybeck


From the linked article:

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Plants give off water through tiny pores in their leaves, a process called evapotranspiration that cools the plant, just as perspiration cools our bodies. On a hot day, a tree can release tens of gallons of water into the air, acting as a natural air conditioner for its surroundings. The plants absorb carbon dioxide for photosynthesis through the same pores (called stomata). But when carbon dioxide levels are high, the leaf pores shrink. This causes less water to be released, diminishing the tree's cooling power.


So the cause is higher than normal CO2 levels. The effect is the diminishing of the cooling we get at normal CO2 levels. Saying plants are to blame is a bit, well, wrong.
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Right. Well, there's about five or six years worth of global warming threads here you can search through if you want to see studies and all that. Otherwise, keep having fun.


There has been 5 or 6 years of studies that claim the opposite, again what is your point.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100503161435.htm

You should hate plants to. The evil buggers are sweating to little.


Uh, that article doesn't support your position.



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It was a joke akin to saying humans are the cause of global warming, I thought it was pretty funny, guess not.


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(guess I should mention that CO2 actually results in a cooling effect and not a heating effect)
Which explains why Venus is a frozen planet, amirite, guys?


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Global Atmospheric Cooling due to Increase in CO2 Content
Increase in CO2 content leads to global cooling of atmosphere. This paradoxical, at first
sight, conclusion can be inferred from the adiabatic theory of heat transfer. To compare
the temperature characteristics of a planet at various compositions of its atmosphere, one
can use Eq. (11).
If one assumes that the existing nitrogen–oxygen atmosphere of Earth is replaced
entirely by an imaginary carbon dioxide atmosphere with the same pressure of 1 atm
and adiabatic exponent Ë› D 0:1428, then the value of b
Ë› D 1:597
0:1428 D 1:069 and the
near-surface temperature would decline to 281.6 K. Thus, the atmospheric temperature
would decreases by 6.4
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C, instead of increasing according to the traditional theory.
Constructing the distributions of temperature in the carbon dioxide atmosphere, one
should take into consideration the fact that for the same pressure the corresponding
elevation above sea level is lower than that for the nitrogen–oxygen atmosphere of
Earth: h.CO2/ D h.N2 C O2/  29=44, where h is the elevation, and 29 and 44 are
the molecular weights of nitrogen–oxygen and carbon dioxide atmospheres, respectively.
Such temperature distributions are shown in Figure 1. In this figure, the graph of temperature distribution for the carbon dioxide troposphere lies below the graph of distribution
for the nitrogen–oxygen atmosphere. Thus, the near-surface temperature for the carbon
dioxide atmosphere is 6.4
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considerably higher as some scientists continue to believe. Therefore, the accumulation
of carbon dioxide in great amounts in atmosphere should lead only to the cooling of
climate, whereas insignificant changes in the partial pressure of CO2 (few hundreds of
ppm) practically would not influence the average temperature of atmosphere and the
Earth’s surface.
Similarly, if one assumes that the existing carbon dioxide atmosphere of Venus is
entirely replaced by the nitrogen–oxygen atmosphere at the same pressure of 90.9 atm,
then its surface temperature would increase from 735 to 796 K. Thus, increasing the
saturation of atmosphere with carbon dioxide (despite its radiation absorbing capacity),
with all other conditions being equal, results in a decrease and not an increase of
the greenhouse effect and a decrease in average temperature of planet’s atmosphere.


As for Venus. its included in the last paragraph.




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There has been 5 or 6 years of studies that claim the opposite, again what is your point.

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