Posted on 10/21/2011 11:02:39 AM PDT by MoJoWork_n
I say be skeptical of EVERYTHING. I am especially skeptical of any research touched by government money.
One of the early studies about the effects of CO2 was funded by the British Government. Margaret Thatcher was interested in finding political weapons to use against the union controlled coal industry and in favor of nuclear energy.
My biggest beef is not about the science, which is scandalous, but with the proposed SOLUTIONS that are being proposed by politicians.
A. science shows draconian measures to reduce CO2 production will have very little effect on temperature according to their models.
B. Any theoretical benefit is massively overwhelmed by the cost of complying with CO2 regulations
C. It would give governments a totalitarian grip on the economy and so on us.
I have been following the research about the per-Colombian American population. Some estimates I have read are up to 90% of the population was wiped out. Staggering to think.
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