HEAT OF THE MOMENT (Scientist: Cap and trade will hurt Earth - CO2 expands plant growth - DUH!)

WND ^ | 10/09/09 | Chelsea Schilling

[Libloather]

HEAT OF THE MOMENT
Scientist: Cap and trade will hurt Earth
Warns more CO2 needed to sustain, expand plant growth
Posted: October 09, 2009 12:00 am Eastern
By Chelsea Schilling
WorldNetDaily

Carbon dioxide emissions are good for Earth and don't cause global warming, a noted geologist and best-selling author is warning Congress

**SNIP**

Steward, member of a nonprofit group called Plants Need CO2, plans to meet with several lawmakers this week.

Proponents of the global warming debate claim the planet is warming due to greenhouse gases produced primarily from fossil fuels.

Steward was one of many scientists who accepted that idea.

But now he is bringing Congress "a mountain of studies and scientific evidence that suggest CO2 is not the cause for warming," according to the report.

Not only does Steward argue that carbon dioxide does not cause warming, he says CO2 levels are already too low and that more, not less, is necessary to maintain plant growth.

Steward told U.S. News & World Report's Washington Whispers he believes a cap-and-trade plan to reduce emissions would mean considerable and unnecessary taxes for American taxpayers.

He also told the magazine that reduced CO2 levels would mean slowed food production. Plants grown at elevated CO2 levels produce larger fruit and take in less water, he said.

The scientist also declares CO2 is harmless to humans.

[Libloather]

It has nothing to do with global warming - it's all about leftist power and greed.

[Man50D]

CO2 may expand plant growth but it doesn’t expand government growth!

[donhunt]

Do you mean that some of these scientists actually know something?

[AussieJoe]

I have CO2 injection in my planted aquarium and my greenhouses. Growth rates cane be astronomical when correctly managed, and I for one welcome increased co2 levels.

[OneWingedShark]

...a scientist who WASN’T asleep in the fifth grade! AMAZING.
[/cynic]

[FrankR]

"more, not less, is necessary to maintain plant growth. "

I learned all about that in grammar school...waaaaayyyyy back in the 50's.

Plants breathe in CO2, and breathe out oxygen.

That's why everyone was against the clearing of the rain forest, for cryin' out loud.

The more we dumb down the schools, the more whacko's are coming out of the woodwork...I think I see a correlation there.

[Foolsgold]

Now if algore and holdren and Carol Browner would stop breathing maybe, just maybe we can cure this problem

[FreeManWhoCan]

I couldn't help but posting this link to the South Park episode featuring "The Heat of The Moment"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNW4lwFSH1g

[Sender]

Oh my God...are you saying that CO2 is a green thing? Why didn’t scientists know about this? I hear orchids laughing.

[SuziQ]

CO2 Ping!

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !