daveman
Diamond Member
Yes, and I've never said otherwise.I didn't say that. Pollution has a real, measurable, negative effect...but not on climate.So your positition then is that there is no damage whatsoever in pumping hydrocarbons into the atmosphere? Ozone depletion has not increased in the last 100 years?
Yes, yes, I know that a long time ago a guy proved that CO2 is a greenhouse gas. But the atmosphere is infinitely more complex than a bell jar in a lab, so you all need to stop waving that experiment around. Current computer models, likewise, are simply inadequate...even when you manipulate them to remove the MWP and produce a hockey stick.
So if dumping shit into the air is harmful, you would agree that trying to reduce the amount of crap we dump in the air would be good?
Yes. What doesn't make sense is regulating out of existence fossil fuels when the alternatives aren't ready to take their place.Does investing in alternative energy make sense?
Half the nation's electricity is generated by burning coal. There is nothing that can step up and replace that energy right now. Over 40% of the oil we use is used for transportation. Chevy Volts aren't going to change that...especially since they relocate the energy source, not replace it.
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