A Convenient False?A Convenient False?

Kyoto ProtocolKyoto Protocol

International Treaty signed by170 International Treaty signed by170 countries to reduce GH gases (countries countries to reduce GH gases (countries who signed in green)who signed in green)

Yes, global warming is happening….Yes, global warming is happening….

BUTBUT

Is it because of COIs it because of CO2 2 ??

HH220 most important 0 most important

greenhouse gas, not COgreenhouse gas, not CO22!!

http://mysite.verizon.net/mhieb/WVFossils/greenhouse_data.html

Man-made greenhouse Man-made greenhouse gasesgases

Natural sources?Natural sources?

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/ggccebro/chapter1.html

Carbon CycleCarbon Cycle

Carbon dioxide (COCarbon dioxide (CO22): a “pollutant”? ): a “pollutant”?

AIT introduces COAIT introduces CO22 with a with a picture like this (pp. 24-25). picture like this (pp. 24-25). The black stuff is steam, The black stuff is steam, not smoke, and CO2 is as not smoke, and CO2 is as invisible as oxygen.invisible as oxygen.

AIT never mentions that COAIT never mentions that CO22 is is plant plant

food, an aerial fertilizer. food, an aerial fertilizer. Rising CORising CO22 levels help trees, crops, levels help trees, crops,

and green things generally grow and green things generally grow faster and larger, produce more faster and larger, produce more fruit, use water more efficiently, fruit, use water more efficiently, and resist pollution stress. and resist pollution stress.

Experimental data indicate that the Experimental data indicate that the 100-ppm increase in CO100-ppm increase in CO22 levels levels since pre-industrial times has since pre-industrial times has increased average yields by 60% increased average yields by 60% for wheat, 33% for fruits and for wheat, 33% for fruits and melons, and 51% for vegetables. An melons, and 51% for vegetables. An extraordinary positive externality, extraordinary positive externality, courtesy of the Industrial courtesy of the Industrial Revolution!Revolution!

Source: Idso et al. (2003) Source: Idso et al. (2003)

Look at Earth’s HistoryLook at Earth’s History

COCO22 and temperature increase have and temperature increase have never been related in the pastnever been related in the past

What has?What has? Solar activitySolar activity Volcanic eruptionsVolcanic eruptions

Solar activitySolar activity

When solar wind is high, more cosmic When solar wind is high, more cosmic rays; less clouds; hotrays; less clouds; hot

Is this enough to create global warming?Is this enough to create global warming?

Opposite relationship?Opposite relationship?

Warm temperatures create more COWarm temperatures create more CO2 2

being released from oceansbeing released from oceans Climate affects COClimate affects CO22 ( not CO ( not CO22 affects affects

climate)climate) COCO2 2 increases after temp increasesincreases after temp increases COCO22 lags behind 800 years lags behind 800 years Seen in ice coresSeen in ice cores

Scientists’ “Statement on the Scientists’ “Statement on the Hurricane Problem”Hurricane Problem”

Ten hurricane scientists including Kerry Ten hurricane scientists including Kerry Emanuel and Peter Webster issued this Emanuel and Peter Webster issued this statement, available at. Key points:statement, available at. Key points: Don’t let debate over the “possible” influence Don’t let debate over the “possible” influence

of global warming on hurricanes distract us of global warming on hurricanes distract us from the from the “main” problem: subsidized “main” problem: subsidized development in high risk areas.development in high risk areas.

Policymakers should reform building practices, Policymakers should reform building practices, land use policies, and insurance and disaster land use policies, and insurance and disaster relief policies that promote “lemming like” relief policies that promote “lemming like” behavior.behavior.

““A new scientific study shows that, for the first time, A new scientific study shows that, for the first time, polar bears have been drowning in significant polar bears have been drowning in significant

numbers.” (AIT)numbers.” (AIT)

““Have been drowning” Have been drowning” suggests an ongoing suggests an ongoing problem. “Significant problem. “Significant numbers” suggests lots numbers” suggests lots of dead bears—enough of dead bears—enough to affect population to affect population dynamics.dynamics.

Actually, the study Actually, the study reports that reports that four polarfour polar bears were seen floating bears were seen floating offshore in Sep. 04, offshore in Sep. 04, apparently drowned apparently drowned after “an abrupt after “an abrupt windstorm.”windstorm.”

Source: Monnett et al. (2005)Source: Monnett et al. (2005)

““Some scientists are now seriously worried about Some scientists are now seriously worried about the possibility of this phenomenon [a shut down of the possibility of this phenomenon [a shut down of the Atlantic Thermohaline Circulation] recurring.” the Atlantic Thermohaline Circulation] recurring.”

(AIT)(AIT) AIT refers to a cooling event AIT refers to a cooling event

that took place 8,200 years that took place 8,200 years ago after an ice dam in North ago after an ice dam in North America broke, allowing lakes America broke, allowing lakes Agassiz and Ojibway to drain Agassiz and Ojibway to drain swiftly through the Hudson swiftly through the Hudson Strait to the Labrador Sea.Strait to the Labrador Sea.

However, that event injected However, that event injected more than 100,000 kmmore than 100,000 km33 of of fresh water into the ocean, fresh water into the ocean, compared to about 240 compared to about 240 kmkm33/yr from Greenland ice /yr from Greenland ice melt.melt.

Sources: Barber et al. (1999); Sources: Barber et al. (1999); Rignot and Kanagaratnam. Rignot and Kanagaratnam. (2006) (2006)

““Global warming is disrupting millions of delicately Global warming is disrupting millions of delicately balanced ecological relationships among species in balanced ecological relationships among species in

just this way.” (AIT, p. 153)just this way.” (AIT, p. 153)

AIT cites a study showing AIT cites a study showing that, in the Netherlands, that, in the Netherlands, caterpillar hatching season caterpillar hatching season now arrives two weeks earlier now arrives two weeks earlier than it did 25 years ago, than it did 25 years ago, making it harder for migratory making it harder for migratory birds to find food for their birds to find food for their chicks. chicks.

““As a result,” says Gore, “the As a result,” says Gore, “the chicks are in trouble.”chicks are in trouble.”

But, the study says: “The gap But, the study says: “The gap between the schedules of the between the schedules of the caterpillars and the birds has caterpillars and the birds has had no demonstrable effect had no demonstrable effect so far on [bird] numbers.” so far on [bird] numbers.”

Source: D. Grossman, “Spring Source: D. Grossman, “Spring ForwardForward,” Scientific American,” Scientific American, , January 2004. January 2004.

Robins today are thriving in Robins today are thriving in areas of Alaska and Canada areas of Alaska and Canada where no robins were seen only where no robins were seen only a few decades ago. Global a few decades ago. Global warming is for the birds!warming is for the birds!

““If Greenland melted or broke up and slipped into the sea—or if half If Greenland melted or broke up and slipped into the sea—or if half of Greenland and half of Antarctica melted or broke up and slipped of Greenland and half of Antarctica melted or broke up and slipped into the sea, sea levels worldwide would increase by between 18 and into the sea, sea levels worldwide would increase by between 18 and 20 feet.” (AIT, p. 196) 20 feet.” (AIT, p. 196)

““TheThe Greenland ice sheet cannot slip into the sea, Greenland ice sheet cannot slip into the sea, since it is resting in a bowl-shaped depression since it is resting in a bowl-shaped depression produced by its own weight, surrounded by produced by its own weight, surrounded by mountains which permit only limited glacier mountains which permit only limited glacier outflow to the sea.” outflow to the sea.”

Source: Wm. Robert Johnston, “Falsehoods in Gore’s An Source: Wm. Robert Johnston, “Falsehoods in Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth,” 11 August 2006.Inconvenient Truth,” 11 August 2006.

To melt half the Greenland ice sheet and raise sea To melt half the Greenland ice sheet and raise sea level by 3 meters, would require additional level by 3 meters, would require additional “sustained” warmth of 5.5°C “over a thousand “sustained” warmth of 5.5°C “over a thousand years.” years.”

Source: IPCC, Source: IPCC, Climate Change 2001: The Scientific BasisClimate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis, p. 678., p. 678.

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