Posted on 02/15/2005 8:42:01 AM PST by MikeEdwards
I won't address Kyoto which I view as just another socialist ploy dreamed up by the euro-weenies and UN to punish the United States for its productivity and redistribute wealth. I don't keep up with the conflicting science on this, correct me if I'm wrong on this simplified synopsis...
Not too many people are arguing that the surface of the planet appears to be warming. There is a theory explaining this perceived warming which contends that CO2 and "greehouse gas" emissions, primarily from the burning of fossil fuels, are accumulating in the mid troposphere. This promotes the greenhouse effect where radiation cooling is diminished, the troposphere warms, which in turn warms the surface.
So, forgive my ignorance, but is there any evidence (not computer models, but real studies) which confirm the mid troposphere is warming? Isn't that the whole basis of the greenhouse theory? And if the troposphere is warming which in theory would warm the surface, and if the effect is due to concentration of greenhouse gasses, is there any way to discount any other sources like deep ocean methane releases among others?
A company in New Mexico has spend 18 years in court fighting to get a gas pipeline build only to be sued by environmentist every step of the way.
Plenty of gas, too much court.
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