Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 05/15/2008 12:06:26 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Republicans Discount Global Warming McCain, Bush At Odds With Most Of Party
POSTED: 2:15 pm EDT May 15, 2008 UPDATED: 2:46 pm EDT May 15, 2008 The proportion of Americans who say that the earth is getting warmer has decreased modestly since January 2007, mostly because of a decline among Republicans, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center.
That puts most Republicans at odds with their standard-bearer, President George W. Bush, and with GOP presidential contender Sen. John McCain. Both men said this week global warming is real and must be addressed.
Republicans are increasingly skeptical that there is solid evidence that the earth has been warming over the past few decades, the survey found. In January 2007, 62 percent said they believed the evidence, compared to 49 percent in the new Pew findings. Pew found that self-described conservative Republicans are more likely than party moderates or liberals to reject the science.
Overall, 71 percent of Americans say there is solid evidence of higher global temperatures, compared with 77 percent at the beginning of last year. Fewer than half in the survey -- 47 percent -- attribute the rising temperatures to human activity.
Age played a role in opinions, Pew said. Fifty-four percent of people under age 30 believe that the earth is warming mostly because of human activity, compared with 37 percent of those ages 65 and older
(Excerpt) Read more at wnbc.com ...
Gas Volume
Nitrogen (N2) 780,840 ppmv (78.084%)
Oxygen (O2) 209,460 ppmv (20.946%)
Argon (Ar) 9,340 ppmv (0.9340%)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 383 ppmv (0.0383%)
Neon (Ne) 18.18 ppmv (0.001818%)
Helium (He) 5.24 ppmv (0.000524%)
Methane (CH4) 1.745 ppmv (0.0001745%)
Krypton (Kr) 1.14 ppmv (0.000114%)
Hydrogen (H2) 0.55 ppmv (0.000055%)
Not included in above dry atmosphere:
Water vapor (H2O) ~0.25% over full atmosphere, typically
Speaking of suspect statistics...
Try asking your liberal buddies to name the four biggest components in the air they are currently breathing. I tried this with my son the CS major.
He was shocked to learn that CO2 is fifth (and a very tiny fraction at that) ... behind N2, O2, H2O, and Argon.
(BTW, the H2O component may be less than Argon - depending on temperature/humidity.)
He graduated with a B.A. in government from Harvard. His time at Vandy was a waste, I guess. He even did time in law school there.
Coming to us from Alaska, where summer is the month when you can see actual dirt.
“Most Republicans Discount Global Warming”
Oddly, so do the actual scientific observations.
Dang, that stuff looks dngerous. Why is it that nobody's taking THAT threat seriously?
;)
Argo System ocean temperature probesGiven that ocean temperatures are regarded as a main indicator of AGW, what the Argo System is showing is that PC AGW is a hoax.
As others have noted, Al flunked out of divinity school.
As far as science is concerned, he seems to be a blockhead.
This month might go down in history as one of the coldest Mays ever.
I hear ya. Its been cold, windy and always gloomy here in Indy. We are going to be lucky to have a 2 1/2 month summer this year. Gardens are about the same as they were when planted.
Just noticed we are both from Indiana. LOL
A pity they don't prohibit you from engaging in snobbery.
Anderson
Which means the academy is doing a fine job of brainwashing. The notion that warming is "mostly because of human activity" is simply nonsense.
Used to have family that lived in Anderson. We aren’t too far away.
Well, I guess you know what I mean by the weather.
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