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Gee.
Looks like carbon emissions are FALLING,
and <GASP>
it's because of FRACKING!
Um....no, not exactly. Gasp.
Emissions are falling for a dozen different reasons - all of which luddite posters have bitterly opposed on this forum. The increasing use of wind, solar and tidal energy, the more efficient car engines and exhaust filters, better factory filitering systems and the use of everything from better insulation to low energy light bulbs to double-glazed windows all help. Your own link mentions mild winters, along with the reduced use of coal that so many posters here insist should be used.
Natural gas is a low-emmissions fuel, but not all of it is fracked, is it?
Fracking does have a role to play in the US, but anyone who thinks it is a fuel without a very high cost is stupid beyond belief. Fracking does create significant emissions as it goes, can leak chemicals into groundwater, and see minor releases of radioactive material. The risk of earthquake is significant. It can also mean bubbles of methane entering drinking water supplies.
I don't oppose it by any means, but I would sure as hell want to see it researched more before going as crazy over it as some folks are here. To my mind it has 'Impending Chernobyl-type accident' written all over it.
LOL, that's right no matter what keep on dancing and blaming the other guys.. WOW dude, it lowered 2012 and you still can't grow up.. It lowered you should be happy. You're not though because it doesn't fit in with your Algorian mantra...
ROFL, you freaking doom seekers are ridiculous.. If the globe suddenly turned into a perfect paradise-like eco-system, you people would still need something to cry over. It must be some kind of deep self-loathing issue..
AGW is more of a Doomsday Cult than science