Co2

[Perfectlap]

The other issue that is rarely concentrated on is how burning fossil fuels at these global levels dumps unprecedented amounts of mercury into the enviorment. That ends up in the air you breathe, the water you drink and the fish you eat. Warming or no warming.

[Allen K. Littlefield]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

The other issue that is rarely concentrated on is how burning fossil fuels at these global levels dumps unprecedented amounts of mercury into the enviorment. That ends up in the air you breathe, the water you drink and the fish you eat. Warming or no warming.

to say nothing of all the mercury in those new ugly light bulbs we are now going to be required to buy. Just don't break one when the children are around or you be in for it. Keep a chemical suit ready for your home cleanup. Looks like we are all dead in the end anyway. :ah:

AKL

[tonycarreon]

Originally Posted by Allen K. Littlefield

to say nothing of all the mercury in those new ugly light bulbs we are now going to be required to buy. Just don't break one when the children are around or you be in for it. Keep a chemical suit ready for your home cleanup. Looks like we are all dead in the end anyway. :ah:

AKL

the amount of mercury in a CFL is around 125 times less than the amount of mercury used in your old-style lever operated thermostat. have you replaced those yet?

[Lordblood]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

The other issue that is rarely concentrated on is how burning fossil fuels at these global levels dumps unprecedented amounts of mercury into the enviorment. That ends up in the air you breathe, the water you drink and the fish you eat. Warming or no warming.

In addition to carbon dioxide fossil fuel combustion emits sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide- all of which makes water more acidic, and it all comes back down as acid rain, which has proven to change environments drastically. There are plenty of reasons to move away from fossil fuels (and combustion in general) other than global warming.

[Allen K. Littlefield]

Originally Posted by Lordblood

In addition to carbon dioxide fossil fuel combustion emits sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide- all of which makes water more acidic, and it all comes back down as acid rain, which has proven to change environments drastically. There are plenty of reasons to move away from fossil fuels (and combustion in general) other than global warming.

Then can we assume you have gotten rid of all your vehicles that use fossil fuel? How about your electric, does it come from coal or oil? If so have you disconnected from the line. Kinda like Al Gore riding around in his private jet complaining about carbon footprint. If all of you advocates would give up your use of fossil fuels we all would be better off, no? Until that time....

AKL

[Lordblood]

Originally Posted by Allen K. Littlefield

Then can we assume you have gotten rid of all your vehicles that use fossil fuel? How about your electric, does it come from coal or oil? If so have you disconnected from the line. Kinda like Al Gore riding around in his private jet complaining about carbon footprint. If all of you advocates would give up your use of fossil fuels we all would be better off, no? Until that time....

AKL

Oh absolutely, show me a viable option and I'll jump on it. Unfortunately, no viable option exists. But we all know that, the point is that green technology should be emphasized and innovated on. You can't just switch the entire world onto non-carbon energy overnight.

Also, that political argument does not work as an attack to the scientific fact that fossil fuel burning is changing the world dramatically.

[Allen K. Littlefield]

Don't know if is "legal" to post this, but if you hit this link you will find some interesting new NASA data on CO2.

http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-data-blow-gaping-hold-global-warming-alarmism-192334971.html

AKL

[tonycarreon]

Originally Posted by Allen K. Littlefield

Don't know if is "legal" to post this, but if you hit this link you will find some interesting new NASA data on CO2.

http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-data-blow-gaping-hold-global-warming-alarmism-192334971.html

AKL

careful now, because the link is an op-ed written by a senior fellow at the heartland institute. HI is vehemently opposed to climate change data and has stated that global warming would even be helpful, not harmful. they are so anti-"climate science" that they sponsor the international conference on climate change, which is a twice-yearly get-together for climate change deniers who are so rabidly against any data that shows evidence for climate change, that even moderate skeptics have avoided associating themselves with the group...

[Perfectlap]

What does these 'climate change deniers" have to say about the mercury and other contaminants? Do think those toxins have anti-oxidant and cholestorol lowering properties?

[Allen K. Littlefield]

Originally Posted by tonycarreon

careful now, because the link is an op-ed written by a senior fellow at the heartland institute. HI is vehemently opposed to climate change data and has stated that global warming would even be helpful, not harmful. they are so anti-"climate science" that they sponsor the international conference on climate change, which is a twice-yearly get-together for climate change deniers who are so rabidly against any data that shows evidence for climate change, that even moderate skeptics have avoided associating themselves with the group...

I see, the senior fellow is and "Activist"? And therefore should be taken with skepticism? How about the religious climate change folk, should we be skeptical? How about his evidence, can we look at that first before we rush to name calling?

AKL