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CO2 isn't a problem. One, as a trace gas it cannot influence the climate more than a fraction of a degree. Two, the temperature response to increasing CO2 concentration is not linear, it is log, as absorption bands become saturated. So the total change is effectively capped. Three, atmospheric CO2 is in equilibrium with dissolved CO2 in the oceans, which constitute the system's sink. Increasing the partial pressure on one side of such a system always results in a net flow into the other side.

We could burn all the organic carbon there is, and not move the temperature more than a degree or so. All the claims to the contrary are junk science, based on correlation not causation, mythical amplifying "sensitivities", and unspecified mystery power sources. Direct CO2 greenhouse cannot cause significant increases in global mean temperature. It is therefore silly to worry about it, and beyond silly to trash human economic development to do so.

The actual purpose behind all of this is to find an excuse to suspend capitalism in favor of worldwide socialist central planning, directed by a priesthood of green acolytes, who are religiously opposed to the existence of industrial civilization, and for that matter to the existence of 95% of the human race. There is no reason whatever to listen to these genocidal monsters.

You are spot on. Of course those who would have us living at the level of Zimbabwe believe that they will never have to suffer the same fate. 95% of humans gone? “Deep Ecology” would love it since surely they would be in the remaining
5%. What a bottomless well of amorality.

The actual purpose behind all of this is to find an excuse to suspend capitalism in favor of worldwide socialist central planning, directed by a priesthood of green acolytes, who are religiously opposed to the existence of industrial civilization, and for that matter to the existence of 95% of the human race. There is no reason whatever to listen to these genocidal monsters.

Congratulations - here's a FReeper who gets it. I've started Jonah Goldberg's book "Liberal Fascism", and quickly realized that a major flaw in his thinking is that he doesn't believe the American Left is as capable of violence and repression as any Nazi or Stalinist ever was. These people are dangerous as hell, as you note. See the website in my tagline for proof.