[neverdem]

The Earth is warming, and we are causing it, but that is not the whole story.

IIRC, The Earth has been cooling for the last few years. Otherwise, it's not a bad discussion. You just have to separate the wheat from the occasional chaff.

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[LiteKeeper]

read later

[Enchante]

SAVE THE POLAR BEARS!!!!

ABOLISH HUMANITY!!!!

[Sergio]

With the exception of his assertion that humans are causing global warming, he makes some very good points. It’s unfortunate that most politicians will not listen to him.

[dr.zaeus]

“women/development”?

Now there’s a pressing issue related to economics.

[#1CTYankee]

At first glance I was trying to figure out why an ex-tennis star was writing a book about the climate.

The again, what does Al Gore know.

[#1CTYankee]

At first glance I was trying to figure out why an ex-tennis star was writing a book about the climate.

The again, what does Al Gore know.

[antiRepublicrat]

, every nation should commit to spending 0.05 percent of its gross domestic production exploring non-carbon-emitting energy technologies

We've already done that and have great zero-emissions technology. But the bean curd munchers don't like us building nuclear power plants.

[chipengineer]

>IIRC, The Earth has been cooling for the last few years. Otherwise, it’s not a bad discussion.

The temperature has been pretty constant since 1999. Greenhouse gases will eventually cause warming, but there is also a lot of natural variability.

I think Lomborg has it about right.

[antiRepublicrat]

McCain could propose that the United States spends 0.05 percent of its GDP on real research and development into low-carbon energy.

Wait a minute. Is he saying government-funded? How about the $100 million in private capital the Google guys dumped into just one solar cell company? Does that .0007% GDP, 1.5% towards his proposed goal in only one transaction, even count?

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

I challenge the theory that any sequestration is a good idea.

All it achieves is to expensively waste CO2 and NOx waste gases instead of recycling them. It is like throwing away gasoline every time you fill up your tank, so you won’t burn it. Dumb.

Algae farms can consume a vast amount of CO2 and NOx gases, and with water and sunlight, convert them to vegetable oil, as much as 50% of the weight of the algae.

Squeeze out the vegetable oil, the mix it with alcohol and sodium hydroxide (lye) and you produce biodiesel. So simple it can be done at home.

So instead of throwing out waste gases, you convert them at pretty low cost to fuel for your truck or car.

What’s not to like?

[Straight Vermonter]

The typical cost of cutting a ton of CO2 is about $20 right now — but we know that the damage from a ton of carbon in the atmosphere is about $2. We need to reduce the cost of cutting emissions from $20 to somewhere nearer $2.

I'd love to know how he comes up with that $2 figure.

[hinckley buzzard]

Lonborg is a research economist not a scientist. But his expertise lies in a healthy skepticism and a willingness to follow the numbers wherever they lead.