a.ashfield <a.ashfi...@verizon.net> wrote: > > I think Jed is attempting to defend the indefensible.
You should at least acknowledge that I am defending the opinions of experts. Educated people may disagree with experts but it goes to far to say this is "indefensible." You, for some reason, imagine you know better than these experts. Given the complexity of modern society and the advanced nature of our science, I think your claim is more extreme than mine. Perhaps you are suggesting that these climate researchers are fakes engaged in a massive conspiracy. That seems far-fetched, to say the least. > But you stated the Chinese pollution problem is due to CO2. It isn't. > If it were just CO2 there would be no smog. I think this may have gotten confused in the discussion here. It is often confused in the mass media. I think everyone here understands that the pollution problem in Beijing is caused by particulates, not CO2. These particulates could be greatly reduced by using scrubbers with coal fired plants. Chinese automobiles also cause particulate pollution. As far as I know the automobile pollution controls are up to U.S. and Japanese standards so I do not think they could easily be improved. They are already about as good as modern technology can achieve. I think I heard on NHK that Chinese gasoline refining standards are not up to our codes, and that is causing problems. Other problems are being caused by CO2, according to experts. These including rising sea levels, extreme temperatures, and damage caused by heat to agriculture and the ecology. This is getting beyond the scope of the discussion. - Jed
