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To: VanShuyten

I am wondering how is it the global horeing theorists think we need more solar power? What if we covered the whole earth with solar collectors, so that all the solar energy was 100% absorbed, which would mean that instead of the earth reflecting some of the energy back to space as it does normally, the energy would be trapped here on the surface, to use and for some to waisted in heating the planet even more...

Where does this logic come from that solar energy, or capturing any electromagnetic energy ,that normally would be re-radiated out to space will result in cooling the planet?


7 posted on 02/03/2008 11:15:02 PM PST by seastay
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To: seastay

Hey, good question! The logic is this, that the solar power absorbed and re-radiated is huge compared to human power consumption. The presumed or inferred ill effect of fossil fuel usage is purely a side effect of the energy consumed, as it depends on the release of CO2 into the atmosphere. The increased CO2 putatively causes a shift in the “average” temperature at the earth’s surface required to sustain the re-radiated power at a level equal to the absorbed power, which is not affected by the CO2.

Also, when we absorb solar power with solar cells, we are not necessarily absorbing more power than would be absorbed by the ground obscured by the solar array. We are just USING the power as it is “degraded” entropically. This is allowed.

If you want to be a wild-eyed Global warming denier, you should focus on the systematics of atmospheric CO2. This is what I do, but I haven’t figured it out yet.


10 posted on 02/03/2008 11:32:20 PM PST by dr_lew
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To: seastay

Changing the form of energy does not always result in
increased heat, as in your example. Using heat energy
to do work does not also return the same amount of heat
back into the system... RIght?


15 posted on 02/04/2008 3:37:21 AM PST by JRBeaman (http://www.MADEinUSA.org)
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To: seastay

Global warming is cuased by solar panels?

Wow.


16 posted on 02/04/2008 3:47:20 AM PST by Notwithstanding ("You are either with America in our time of need or you are not" - W? No, 'twas Sen. Hillary 9/12/01)
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