The scientific literature in peer reviewed journals of quality are unanimous about it. Global warming is occurring, and it follows with the increase in the emissions of greenhouse gasses by humans. The data are quite clear despite what certain ideologies state. The national academies of sciences has a very good site about the scientific evidence for warming, for instance: http://www4.nationalacademies.org/onpi/webextra.nsf/44bf87db309563a0852566f2 006d63bb/345cb310c049adb185256a840058568e?OpenDocument
To quote part of the document: Part of the debate over global warming centers on disparities between the surface temperature and upper-air temperature. While the Earth's surface temperature has risen, data collected by satellites and balloon-borne instruments since 1979 indicate little if any warming of the low-to mid- troposphere. The report concurs with a previous Research Council report that said despite these differences, "the warming trend in the global mean surface temperature observations during the past 20 years is undoubtedly real and is substantially greater than the average rate of warming in the 20th century." -- As I have said previously, I prefer hard data from reputable scientists whose results are published in peer reviewed journals to the output of researchers who use dubious methods and come to very precarious conclusions that fit what their corporate or political masters want. Its something to do with valid scientific research rather than ideology. -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 9:29 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: EU quota likely for flatulent cows > > > I knew that "If global warming is real" sentence would catch > someone, I > figured it would be Larry too. I agree that the earth is > warming, what > I don't agree with is the cause. Mother Earth releases more > greenhouse > gases than we do as humans, period. The amount of fossil fuel we burn > creates a miniscule amount of Greenhouse gases compared to what the > Earth releases itself. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 8:25 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: EU quota likely for flatulent cows > > If global warming is real? Then what does the American Academy of > Sciences > think that it is. What does the Bush Administration and the EPA think > that > it occurring. > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55031-2002Jun3.html To > quote > the article: > > Impact of Climate Change Outlined > EPA Report Blames Humans, Prescribes Voluntary Measures > > By John Heilprin > Associated Press > Tuesday, June 4, 2002; Page A02 > > > The Bush administration has outlined significant environmental impacts > from > climate change, possibly within decades, in a report to the United > Nations. > But the administration stood firm on its plans to address > heat-trapping > "greenhouse" pollution by urging voluntary measures and avoiding the > Kyoto > climate treaty. > > For the first time, the administration laid most of the blame > for recent > warming on human actions, pointing to fossil fuel burning > that releases > carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, > according > to the report released by the Environmental Protection Agency. > > "The changes observed over the last several decades are likely mostly > due to > human activities, but we cannot rule out that some significant part of > these > changes is also a reflection of natural variability," the report says. > > The contents of the paper, submitted to the United Nations, were first > reported yesterday by the New York Times. > > The report also says that despite some lingering scientific > uncertainties, > "there is general agreement that the observed warming is real and has > been > particularly strong within the past 20 years." > > Last year, the White House described climate change as a serious issue > after > consulting the National Academy of Sciences, but it was > undecided about > how > much of the problem should be blamed on human activities. > President Bush > favors a climate plan with voluntary measures that would seek to slow > the > rate of growth in gas emissions but also would allow them to continue > rising. > > He opposes regulating carbon dioxide emissions from power > plants, unlike > legislation sought by Sen. James M. Jeffords (I-Vt.), chairman of the > Environment and Public Works Committee, and some Democrats. > -- > > What is really laughable is the voluntary emissions program. > If its done > the > same way as what the then Governor Shrub set up the voluntary program > for > air pollution in Texas, then we would be seeing a really > large increase > in > greenhouse gases in the next couple of years. > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > http://www.pacel.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 9:13 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: EU quota likely for flatulent cows > > > > > > Well if Global Warming is real, then the amount of Methane Gas, much > > more potent the Co2, that the Cows in Ireland release would have to > > contribute to the Greenhouse effect and thus Reagan was right! > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 7:34 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: EU quota likely for flatulent cows > > > > Sounds like you're emulating Reagan, who thought ducks caused > > acid rain > > and > > cows global warming. scary part of it was that he was serious. > > > > larry > > > > -- > > Larry C. Lyons > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > EBStor.com > > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > tel: (703) 393-7930 > > fax: (703) 393-2659 > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > http://www.pacel.com > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > -- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 5:25 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: EU quota likely for flatulent cows > > > > > > > > > Well poop....my ass is causing global warming...forget my > > > SUV. We must > > > tell mother nature to make more low emission > > gastrointestinal tracks. > > > Where is Corporate Average Flatulence Emission Standards! > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 4:13 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: EU quota likely for flatulent cows > > > > > > Restricted - HOW ? > > > "put a cork in it" ?? > > > > > > > Gas emissions from flatulent cows could soon be > restricted by a EU > > > quota system > > > > as penal as that imposed on milk production, an > > > > agricultural expert has predicted. > > > > > > > > Environmental scientist Professor Frank Convery claims > > cows breaking > > > wind and > > > > belching account for 35% of Ireland's green-house gas > > > > emissions. These have been linked to global climate change. > > > > > > > > "When you have an agricultural economy - we have over > > eight million > > > cows in the > > > > Republic of Ireland - you end up producing a lot of > > > > greenhouse gas. It's similar in Northern Ireland," he said. > > > > > > > > More here: > > > > > > > > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/northern_ireland/newsid_66 > > 2000/66239 > > 7.stm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
