Global Warming, The Facts

Right down the middle for me. CO2 is a greenhouse gas, a minor player, water vapor is by far the biggest contributor. The notion that CO2 drives climate is not true. Deforestation is also a bit contributor to global cooling. And man can do both and can effect the climate, somewhat. What we don't know is far greater than what we do know.

Things we do know about contaminating the atmosphere, but don't want to talk about, agricultural burning that is used for dead crop clearing in third world countries is a major problem. Modern farming techniques solves that problem. Massive deforestation, now going on in third world countries, especially ones that use wood for cooking and heat, is a major problem. Both made worse by the mad dash to biofuels, along with the inhumanity of mass starvation. All you have to do is browse the MODIS image library on the AQUA satellite to see the problem.

We don't know -- We can't even tell whether the Earth is now cooling or warming and how or why. We simple do not have the historical data for a long enough time, with proper instruments, to measure climate on a meaningful time scale. It's clear that since the last mini-ice age, about 1700 AD - the Maunder minimum, the Earth has been warming. What we know about ice ages is they last about 100,000 years and the interglacial period which we are now in last 10,000 - 15,000 years -- The current interglacial period is about 10-12,000 years long.

Global cooling is much worse than warming, and the next ice age will happen in approximately the next 5,000 years, regardless what we do.

Why damage the economies of Western nations? The only reason I can see is to control the Western nations. What the socialists want, control over people. Should we try and prevent or stop volcanic eruptions?

Using food for fuel is a terrible idea regardless the advantages or disadvantages. Does anybody think that just because the CO2 comes from corn that makes it better than CO2 that comes from oil?

If CO2 is your problem nuclear power is your solution. Why not use it? Because ...