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Topic: Will the planet recover from our abuse? |
Liamj
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Forum: Environment Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:14 am Subject: Re: Will the planet recover from our abuse? |
Indeed you're closer to right than i was Doly, couldn't quickly find a more recent figure than below ..
http://www.gcrio.org/CONSEQUENCES/winter96/article1-fig6.html |
Topic: Will the planet recover from our abuse? |
Liamj
Replies: 59
Views: 6991
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Forum: Environment Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:29 am Subject: Re: Will the planet recover from our abuse? |
| The planet wont be bothered by its heat rash, these things pass. Life in some form will also almost certainly survive anything less than a planet-cracking impact. Everything bigger than ?a mouse howev ... |
Topic: THE American Congress Thread (merged) |
Liamj
Replies: 290
Views: 3651
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:07 am Subject: Re: Congressional rightwinger quits on child sex charge |
Religion’s link to sex crimes
Sexual offenders with strong religious backgrounds are more likely to have younger victims and to offend more often. That’s the unexpected results of a study of convic ... |
Topic: THE American Congress Thread (merged) |
Liamj
Replies: 290
Views: 3651
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:08 am Subject: Re: Congressional rightwinger quits on child sex charge |
"Wide-ranging investigation"? This could get ugly..
Heads are gonna roll...
Maybe, but the Republicans have been sheltering paedophiles for many years (http://www.armchairsubversive.com/
for a ... |
Topic: peakoildebunked retires |
Liamj
Replies: 194
Views: 18042
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:54 am Subject: Re: peakoildebunked retires |
| .. I also believe that if you engage in a war, you must fight to win. Bush is a bit soft on that score. .. So are you, obviously, or have you already done time killing gooks oops enemy combatants for ... |
Topic: Earth warmest in at least 400 years, panel finds |
Liamj
Replies: 42
Views: 4364
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:29 am Subject: Re: Earth warmest in at least 400 years, panel finds |
| Zardoz, there is every point in debating it. Disengagement is effectively apathy and supports the status quo. You think climate change will disappear when Exxon admits they knew all along? Did lung ca ... |
Topic: Earth warmest in at least 400 years, panel finds |
Liamj
Replies: 42
Views: 4364
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:14 pm Subject: Re: Earth warmest in at least 400 years, panel finds |
Could you point to past long/short cycles in this figure?
http://www.bom.gov.au/info/climate/change/gallery/images/40.jpg[url=http://images.google.com.au/images?q=tbn:PUawLJJDq4W3rM:http://www.bom. ... |
Topic: THE US Elections Thread (merged) |
Liamj
Replies: 1242
Views: 8091
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Forum: Americas Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:26 pm Subject: Re: 2008 U.S. national election: Will we blow it again? |
| Does anyone here from other countries know if their countries will take in Americans who are seeking political asylum? And if so, what their countries can do to protect political refugees from e.g. ... |
Topic: Personal Carbon Allowance Rationing(TEQs) |
Liamj
Replies: 39
Views: 4933
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:24 pm Subject: Re: Personal Carbon Allowance Rationing(TEQs) |
| The Oil Drum thread is [url=http://uk.theoildrum.com/story/2006/8/4/163554/8625#comments]here, interesting in the comments is dadeby and others discussing the critical failings of the similar scheme ... |
Topic: Personal Carbon Allowance Rationing(TEQs) |
Liamj
Replies: 39
Views: 4933
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:44 pm Subject: Re: Personal Carbon Allowance Rationing(TEQs) |
| ...Food needed energy inputs to produce and ship, but how much TEQs do you charge for it? ... I think Mr Fleming proposes 1 TEQ = 1kg CO2 equivalent. Make with renewables - cheap; make with fossil fue ... |
Topic: Personal Carbon Allowance Rationing(TEQs) |
Liamj
Replies: 39
Views: 4933
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:29 am Subject: Re: Personal Carbon Allowance Rationing(TEQs) |
Not being American, not being Republican or Democrat, being a fiscal conservative, social liberal, and capable of free thought not linked to party politics, I am able to ...
And your TEQ scheme has s ... |
Topic: Personal Carbon Allowance Rationing(TEQs) |
Liamj
Replies: 39
Views: 4933
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:07 pm Subject: Re: Personal Carbon Allowance Rationing(TEQs) |
| ...But in any case, I have no problem with neo-liberalism, democracy, market forces, free trade because I see the alternatives as worse. I have to disgree with wikopedia that this excludes environmen ... |
Topic: Personal Carbon Allowance Rationing(TEQs) |
Liamj
Replies: 39
Views: 4933
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:02 pm Subject: Re: Personal Carbon Allowance Rationing(TEQs) |
..If it is allocated for free to those that do nothing then it is simply a gift. ... It is simply unearned income.
Only if you never buy energy. If you sell your TEQ as soon as it arrives, yes i ... |
Topic: Personal Carbon Allowance Rationing(TEQs) |
Liamj
Replies: 39
Views: 4933
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Forum: Economics & Finance Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:36 pm Subject: Re: Personal Carbon Allowance Rationing(TEQs) |
| I certainly did read it, and carefully, and your points do not make sense. any carbon trading system as suggested means that 'energy is allocated per person' and then either individuals can choose to ... |
Topic: All plankton fuel posts |
Liamj
Replies: 110
Views: 17023
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Forum: Energy Technology Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:25 am Subject: Re: All plankton fuel posts |
... Sure, just like every other energy tech that hasn't been totally shown to be bogus, it has potential. Do I believe I'm ever going to fuel my car off plankton. Nope.
I think it has potential, no w ... |
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