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Has Al Gore's CO2 Theory Fizzled Out? (part one)

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The film presents an alternate theory that better matches the data: Changes in sun activity cause changes in global temperature.

Other scientists who study sunspots, which are actually gigantic storms and indicate more solar activity, present their case.

The data record of changes in solar activity can be corroborated by multiple data sources. The conclusion of the film is that this record proves that sun activity correlates to global temperature far better than CO2 levels do.

This is a simplified, scaled-down summary of the claims made by the two camps.Further investigation will be needed.

 
Enter The Politics

If the CO2 theory is completely wrong, and the effects of human CO2 emissions are negligible, and therefore do not affect temperature in any measurable way, then the political side of this argument must be examined in detail.

The global economy includes numerous energy sectors (oil, coal, nuclear, ethanol, as well as clean alternatives), farm and agriculture (biofuels), international trade and agreements, and even proposed new industries that allow "trading" of newly defined "caps on emissions," a fictional concept somehow given monetary value.

This means that big players have a stake in the outcome, as does every man, woman and child on planet earth.

Unsurprisingly, Al Gore has an investment, possibly a conflict of interest in the "carbon trading" game. Gore is a co-founder of Generation Investment Management LLP, and we learn that:

"As an Associate member of the Chicago Climate Exchange, Generation [Gore's firm] has made a legally binding commitment to purchase Carbon Financial Instruments (CFIs) sufficient to 100% offset the greenhouse gas emissions caused annually by our firm's electricity use and business travel for the period 2005-2010." --Generation Investment Management LLP website

Albert Gore has a responsibility to answer these charges, and to prove the former scenario, if he is going to go to congress and give his seal of approval to building new nuclear power plants as a response to this purported carbon dioxide "pollution" problem.

As long as carbon dioxide can be called a "polllutant," you and your family are by definition -- as biological organisms -- "polluters." I really don't like the road this line of reasoning points down. It has the quasi-religious flavor of "Original Sin." Leveraging guilt into political and economic activity is a very old game indeed.

Professor Ball states that CO2 is only .054 percent of the atmosphere. All human contributions of CO2 combined remain a small fraction of that amount. It's time we got to the actual truth, no matter to whom it is "inconvenient."

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Hardly! by Dom Jermano on Friday, Apr 6, 2007 at 12:27:12 AM
So what causes the changes in sun activity? by emily horswill on Friday, Apr 6, 2007 at 1:13:29 AM
I really don't understand this irrational reasoning. by johndoraemi on Friday, Apr 6, 2007 at 5:43:00 PM
- theory ? - by amazin on Friday, Apr 6, 2007 at 5:26:22 AM
I'm not seeing any science here. by johndoraemi on Friday, Apr 6, 2007 at 3:30:42 PM
Yes you are . . . by amazin on Saturday, Apr 7, 2007 at 10:32:03 AM
More character attacks. by johndoraemi on Saturday, Apr 7, 2007 at 12:52:37 PM
I'm confused! by denvan on Saturday, Apr 7, 2007 at 2:26:59 PM
Science is not a popularity contest. by johndoraemi on Sunday, Apr 8, 2007 at 5:01:45 PM
Why Global Warming is REAL! by Dom Jermano on Monday, Apr 9, 2007 at 7:33:17 AM
No bearing on the cause and effect question. by johndoraemi on Monday, Apr 9, 2007 at 1:20:57 PM
Why don't you do your own research? by Dom Jermano on Monday, Apr 9, 2007 at 11:22:36 PM
When we get to the actual science, it's not so cut and dry. by johndoraemi on Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 12:24:12 PM
Fight Against Nuclear Power on Earth by Dom Jermano on Monday, Apr 9, 2007 at 8:07:24 AM
Today's news by johndoraemi on Monday, Apr 9, 2007 at 1:22:54 PM
The author has a point... by Ben on Monday, Apr 9, 2007 at 10:32:48 AM
Reasonable by johndoraemi on Monday, Apr 9, 2007 at 1:32:19 PM
CO2 causes warming. by Pleru on Monday, Apr 9, 2007 at 4:13:34 PM
Weak science. by johndoraemi on Monday, Apr 9, 2007 at 10:27:03 PM
Here is a good site John by Dom Jermano on Monday, Apr 9, 2007 at 11:52:22 PM
This helps to explain to the complexity of the problem. by johndoraemi on Tuesday, Apr 10, 2007 at 3:26:53 PM
PS by johndoraemi on Tuesday, Apr 10, 2007 at 3:33:59 PM
PS. You are wrong John by Dom Jermano on Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 9:25:10 AM
Sunburn Pain by Dom Jermano on Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007 at 9:44:43 AM
Open letter, full response by Devlin Buckley on Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 at 9:43:24 AM
Response by johndoraemi on Friday, Apr 13, 2007 at 5:50:23 PM
Second response by Devlin Buckley on Sunday, Apr 15, 2007 at 1:25:40 PM

 
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