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  • N Nighthowler

    It's a valid question. It isn't immediately obvious how much he's denying.

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    ZurdoDev
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    Nighthowler wrote:

    It's a valid question.

    How so? Wait a second, what do you think CAGW stands for? I think you two are talking about two different things. :^)

    There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data. There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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      Nathan Minier wrote:

      Calling it "fake news" right at the start to try to completely marginalize the whole thing without discussion

      Its the usual "move along please, nothing to see here" approach alarmists use when they cant just dismiss the facts.

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      Nathan Minier
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      Well that's the problem. There are facts to discuss, but people treat the whole concept like religion, on both sides. Every time this shady crap comes up it calls the whole concept into question. On the other hand, supporters will believe literally anything without proper vetting. I could claim that jerking off caused climate change, with a pretty graph, and half the population would freak out about the masturbation issue, and the other half would exhaust themselves just to prove it false (well, not "just").

      "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." - Benjamin Disraeli

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      • M Munchies_Matt

        But the whistleblower, Dr John Bates, a top NOAA scientist with an impeccable reputation, has shown The Mail on Sunday irrefutable evidence that the paper was based on misleading, ‘unverified’ data.[^] So now he can't be sacked by NOAA, because Trump put his own man in charge, he is now free to speak out about data corruption and scientific fraud. This is end for the CAGW bullshit thats mis-formed govt policy for decades and cost the taxpayer billions, because a lot of it has come from US scientists. Personally I think Trump shouldn't try to muzzle scientists, he should just put funding on the table for them to prove CO2 is safe. Nothing will undo CAGW quicker than a volte-face by its former adherents.

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        Munchies_Matt wrote:

        The Mail on Sunday

        Ah yes - the Daily Mail. That bastion of truth and reliable journalism. :rolleyes: It's all right, everyone. We can pack in the research into climate change. The Daily Mail has told us it's all a hoax. And that must be true, because I read it in The Daily Mail[^]. :laugh: Let me know if anyone ever comes up with credible evidence, rather than a few distorted graphs and a journalist's rant.


        "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

        "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined" - Homer

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          Munchies_Matt wrote:

          The Mail on Sunday

          Ah yes - the Daily Mail. That bastion of truth and reliable journalism. :rolleyes: It's all right, everyone. We can pack in the research into climate change. The Daily Mail has told us it's all a hoax. And that must be true, because I read it in The Daily Mail[^]. :laugh: Let me know if anyone ever comes up with credible evidence, rather than a few distorted graphs and a journalist's rant.


          "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

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          Feel free to point out one fact that is wrong in the article. Waiting....

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          • N Nighthowler

            Strike my reply above. You are right about the stuff in the second half (you should've said so in the first place!), although I do think we should err on the side of caution about AGW. There is no way we're gonna conclusively prove it either way.

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            You didnt give mke a chance, and I dont think I should have to provide a list of declaimers when ever I post about CAGW. As for the precautionary principle it is only valid when there is a risk. There isnt with CO2. Because the answer to your second statement is that it has been proved. The earth has proved that it is not that sensitive to CO2 based on the now 60 odd years of data we now have.

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              Feel free to point out one fact that is wrong in the article. Waiting....

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              Richard Deeming
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              the ‘Climategate’ affair ... suggested they had manipulated and hidden data.

              There's one for a start. The fact that the tabloid press didn't understand the content of the leaked emails doesn't mean they get to make up their own meaning. Now, feel free to point out which part of the article marks the end for "Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming". I assume that's what you're referring to, and not "Citizens Against Government Waste", or "Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington".


              "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

              "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined" - Homer

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                the ‘Climategate’ affair ... suggested they had manipulated and hidden data.

                There's one for a start. The fact that the tabloid press didn't understand the content of the leaked emails doesn't mean they get to make up their own meaning. Now, feel free to point out which part of the article marks the end for "Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming". I assume that's what you're referring to, and not "Citizens Against Government Waste", or "Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington".


                "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

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                Munchies_Matt
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                Thats the best you can do, a weak stab at a side story? What has this got to do with a climate scientist criticising NOAA for using bad data? Nothing of course. You merely display your desperation. (and then compound it by pretending that the contents of the emails are only comprehensible to 'climate scientists' :laugh: )

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                • M Munchies_Matt

                  Sigh. No, CO2 is not a pollutant. Its effect on temperature is muted and entirely beneficial.

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                  Chris Losinger
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                  :laugh: wtf nonsense is this?

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                    :laugh: wtf nonsense is this?

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                    TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                    What -- you can't handle truth?[^]

                    #SupportHeForShe Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun

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                    • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                      What -- you can't handle truth?[^]

                      #SupportHeForShe Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun

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                      Chris Losinger
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                      we can talk about truth once you get anywhere near it.

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                        we can talk about truth once you get anywhere near it.

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                        TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                        BWAHAHAHA! So you think CO2 is a pollutant?

                        #SupportHeForShe Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun

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                        • C Chris Losinger

                          :laugh: wtf nonsense is this?

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                          Munchies_Matt
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                          You are that unaware of the science? You know Co2 is plant food and makes plants drought resistant? Didnt you do biology at school? You know that warming below 2C will be beneficial? CO2 has a low effect on temperature, at the bottom of the IPCC range. You have heard of the IPCC I take it?

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                            the ‘Climategate’ affair ... suggested they had manipulated and hidden data.

                            There's one for a start. The fact that the tabloid press didn't understand the content of the leaked emails doesn't mean they get to make up their own meaning. Now, feel free to point out which part of the article marks the end for "Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming". I assume that's what you're referring to, and not "Citizens Against Government Waste", or "Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington".


                            "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

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                            TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                            You are blind.

                            #SupportHeForShe Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun

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                              You are that unaware of the science? You know Co2 is plant food and makes plants drought resistant? Didnt you do biology at school? You know that warming below 2C will be beneficial? CO2 has a low effect on temperature, at the bottom of the IPCC range. You have heard of the IPCC I take it?

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                              Chris Losinger
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                              Munchies_Matt wrote:

                              You know Co2 is plant food

                              know what else is plant food? shit. is shit a pollutant?

                              Munchies_Matt wrote:

                              You know that warming below 2C will be beneficial?

                              to some, not to all. but we're going to plow past 2C pretty quickly.

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                                Munchies_Matt wrote:

                                You know Co2 is plant food

                                know what else is plant food? shit. is shit a pollutant?

                                Munchies_Matt wrote:

                                You know that warming below 2C will be beneficial?

                                to some, not to all. but we're going to plow past 2C pretty quickly.

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                                Nelek
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                                Chris Losinger wrote:

                                is sh*t a pollutant?

                                I would say no, near my house there are some farms using a tone of it as guano to fertilize their fields :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

                                M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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                                • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                                  BWAHAHAHA! So you think CO2 is a pollutant?

                                  #SupportHeForShe Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun

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                                  Chris Losinger
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                                  TheGreatAndPowerfulOz< wrote:

                                  So you think CO2 is a pollutant?

                                  pollution is in the eye, nose, mouth, bloodstream of the beholder. whether or not C02 is a pollutant depends on the context. if you're a plant (are you a plant?) more C02 isn't necessarily bad - though only up to a certain point; too much CO2 harms plants. if you're a person, more CO2 can be fatal. the dosage makes the poison.

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                                    Munchies_Matt wrote:

                                    You know Co2 is plant food

                                    know what else is plant food? shit. is shit a pollutant?

                                    Munchies_Matt wrote:

                                    You know that warming below 2C will be beneficial?

                                    to some, not to all. but we're going to plow past 2C pretty quickly.

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                                    Munchies_Matt
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                                    If it is plant food, then to plants no, it isnt. Obviously. And no, the currently anomaly is about 0.8 C, a long way from 2C still.

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                                      If it is plant food, then to plants no, it isnt. Obviously. And no, the currently anomaly is about 0.8 C, a long way from 2C still.

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                                      Chris Losinger
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                                      Munchies_Matt wrote:

                                      then to plants no, it isnt.

                                      are you a plant?

                                      Munchies_Matt wrote:

                                      0.8 C, a long way from 2C still

                                      a long way for you. not for people born today.

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                                      • N Nathan Minier

                                        Well that's the problem. There are facts to discuss, but people treat the whole concept like religion, on both sides. Every time this shady crap comes up it calls the whole concept into question. On the other hand, supporters will believe literally anything without proper vetting. I could claim that jerking off caused climate change, with a pretty graph, and half the population would freak out about the masturbation issue, and the other half would exhaust themselves just to prove it false (well, not "just").

                                        "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." - Benjamin Disraeli

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                                        Nelek
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                                        Nathan Minier wrote:

                                        There are facts to discuss, but people treat the whole concept like religion, on both sides.

                                        The ones who believe, don't need any explanation The ones who not believe, don't want any explanation The theory of evolution can not be proved true, so it has to be false. God's existance can not be proved false, so it must be true. I could continue... but I think I have proved your point :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

                                        M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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                                          TheGreatAndPowerfulOz< wrote:

                                          So you think CO2 is a pollutant?

                                          pollution is in the eye, nose, mouth, bloodstream of the beholder. whether or not C02 is a pollutant depends on the context. if you're a plant (are you a plant?) more C02 isn't necessarily bad - though only up to a certain point; too much CO2 harms plants. if you're a person, more CO2 can be fatal. the dosage makes the poison.

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                                          Munchies_Matt
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                                          The level of CO2 in a meeting room can reach a couple of thousand ppm. Do you feel polluted in meetings? Thats the context. Its not toxic to man till much higher levels, at the levels we are looking at reaching it is not a pollutant at all. Surely you understand that 12/100 is very much higher than 400/1,000,000 ?

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