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Old 07-27-2014, 11:03 AM  
mopek1
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Originally Posted by Robbie View Post
As I understand it (I first heard this from a scientist who was a guest on Bill Maher's show on HBO)...the Earth is adapting in several ways (as it always has). The way I've been talking about is the fact that the ocean is now absorbing CO2 at a higher rate.

That...all by itself makes the data that global warming scientists created their computer models and projections on...WRONG.

Another tidbit from the ocean...plankton are apparently taking care of a big amount of CO2 as well.

There's several other smaller things happening too.

But obviously if you thought that there was going to be "X" amount of CO2...and nature has changed that by a pretty measurable percentage...then all of the computer models will be thrown off.

It's pretty interesting and of course makes perfect sense.

As they say: G.I.G.O. "Garbage In, Garbage Out"

And no, I don't mean that the original data was really "garbage". But it is wrong.

I believe this is the same thing that has made all the climate projections over the last 50 years keep coming out wrong.

The Earth is fluid. And it changes. The data they use is static and can't compensate for the Earth adapting.

I think that's also the point of the emails. The scientists who are funded by companies with major interest in there BEING global warming can't risk losing their money.
The emails suggest that they might not be shouting to the world about the changes that the new data makes to the OLD computer models from over a decade ago.
If plankton and the algae in the oceans are absorbing more CO2 without consequence then that would be great! Like I said I would love to have my belief be wrong.

It would also mean that we need to take better care of our forests since they too absorb CO2.

I like Bill Maher since he criticizes everyone and pulls no punches and 'usually' has good guests on.

That is one piece of data I will have to take into consideration but it's not enough to completely make me do an abrupt face just yet.

But even if it is proven to be true, that the models are wrong and global warming is not caused by our use of oil, then I still believe we need to use other energy sources anyway, and move away from oil for the following reasons.

1- Non reliance on foreign countries for energy (especially the gulf states)
2- To reduce pollution from burning fossil fuels (not CO2 but the other byproducts)
3- To keep up with demand.
4- To be free from the big oil monopoly.

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