My brother told me about a little experiment you can do with your kids, or anyone skeptical about whether or not the release of Carbon Dioxide causes warming ... or could it be the other way around, warming causes slight increases in Carbon Dioxide?
Open two carbonated sodas (ie: Coke). Leave one sitting on the table at room temperature. Sit the other in the refrigerator. After 12 hours or so, take a sip from each to see that the Coke at warmer room temperature now has less “fizz” or carbon dioxide left in it than the Coke kept in the colder frig.
Conclude that when opened, the Coke begins to loose its Carbon dioxide (fizz) into the air. Warmer air caused more carbon dioxide to release.
So when the stats show that we have raised Carbon Dioxide levels in the atmosphere today, is that causing the warmer weather, or is it the other way around, warmer weather (caused perhaps by greater sun activity) causes the rise in Carbon Dioxide?
Al Gore knows could explain all of this:
The Coke that you left out on the counter released CO2 into the atmosphere causing the Coke bottle to warm. Otherwise it would have stayed just as cold as the one in the Fridge. And you should be forced to buy Carbon Credits from Al Gore's company to cover the damage that your Coke did to the environment.