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WildRose · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 1020

I, for one, am reading everything that I can find on the effects the tar sands operations are having on the boreal forest in Alberta and the increase in C02 emissions. My intention is to be as vocal with what I learn as possible. I hate what's happening to northern Alberta, and the effects will be felt far from this province as well.

Not all Albertans are happy with this boom economy, either; it doesn't benefit everyone as cost of living rises and apartments are harder to find. I think an area of the country where the economy is more stable over the long haul and is more diversified would be a preferable place to live.

Aaron

Troyboy1208

And who says the first and worst effect of GW is just weather? What if GW spawns the spread of disease, human or plant, which devastates the health of billions?

LOL i had to read this a few times to realize your talking about Global Warming not George W

Graeme

Video of the Week: Sachs--State of the Planet Opening Address

MrMambo · Heavy Crude Joined: Jul 22, 2005 Posts: 163

Maybe it was an interesting video, I'm not finding out because I wont install that crappy player.

Why the Fark must people make those realplayer files when there are tons of other formats available where you dont need that stinky realplayer program.

Mesuge

very interesting at all accounts with the exception he claims we are not facing fossil fuel shortagy and all the peak oil books are wrong..
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Graeme

Mesuge, He's referring to unconventional oil, natural gas and coal. If we burnt most of it, we would wipe out nearly all of the biosphere including ourselves.
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Doly · Expert Joined: Dec 03, 2004 Posts: 4031

Graeme

Doly, It's nice to have someone so positive! I doubt whether humans could survive in a Jurassic climate. Actually, I'm referring to the runaway greenhouse effect. Some think that it may already be occuring with melting of Siberian permafrost, and recent dramatic rises in CO2 . Hansen thinks we have about 10 years until tipping point. Still others think it won't start until after 2050. This far from an exhaustive review. The severity of climate change will depend on what we will do about it.

The solutions that Sachs suggest to bring us back to a sustainable path are perhaps not too surprising. Decarbonizing energy for instance. He also talks about technological solutions to provide food and better health for a growing world population. He says these are global problems that require cooperation from all nations. No one nation can do this alone. Anyone got any further comments?
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Ayame · Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:16 pm Post subject: Ozone hole is 'biggest on record'

This year's Antarctic ozone hole is the largest on record, according to US government scientists. The "hole" is a severe depletion of the ozone gas layer in the upper atmosphere that protects life on Earth by blocking ultraviolet rays from the sun.

From 21-30 September, its average area was 27.4 million sq km (10.6 million sq miles) - bigger than North America. It is caused mainly by human-produced compounds that release chlorine and bromine gases into the stratosphere.

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NEOPO

This cant be right.
Computer models did not predict this!
BBC is pro communist and anti american!
Its ok as if it is true there are many many technologies that can be applied such as a giant shield made of cow hide which we will get from good ole american texas longhorns - made in america!
I wish all of these pseudo scientists would get a haircut and a real job in a decent field like say petroleum geology Wink

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nth · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Feb 24, 2005 Posts: 1973

This article does not mention that ozone layer is thicker outside of anarctica and that the banned agreement is working beautifully. It would have been better if we stopped pollution earlier, but we are lucky that the ban went into effect early enough to save the ozone.

rockdoc123 · Light Sweet Crude Joined: May 16, 2005 Posts: 1667

NEOPO

I think you need to read posts more carefully. The models predicting behavior in the ozone are not in wide disagreement. I think most accept that aerosols are the main variable aided and abetted by seasonal climate variation, although some have argued for other variables.

Don't confuse this with a CO2 induced climate change argument which it is not. I'd have to find the exact reference but I think in a paper he wrote back in the late nineties Hansen stated that based on the forcing attributed to ozone that if the holes were repaired the stratosphere and troposhpere temperatures would tend to equalize.

Graeme · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:51 am Post subject: The Thirteenth Tipping Point

The Thirteenth Tipping Point