tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post474627308697465087..comments2023-11-06T11:31:25.673-08:00Comments on Activist Teacher: Is the burning of fossil fuel a significant planetary activity?Denis Rancourthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743375141824505606noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-21205319840339800492014-05-10T03:42:36.993-07:002014-05-10T03:42:36.993-07:00biomass including water or carbon mass equivalent ...biomass including water or carbon mass equivalent of biomass/co2?<br /><br />not that I believe in global warming, just like it precision..<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-73607623876271223102012-11-05T09:32:08.537-08:002012-11-05T09:32:08.537-08:00Nice article!Nice article!Rathnakumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210284108325303514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-54175039057804157242011-12-22T11:35:32.028-08:002011-12-22T11:35:32.028-08:00hi volaar:
As it cannot be measured, especially n...hi volaar:<br /><br />As it cannot be measured, especially not historically, mean regional temperature is virtually never used as an evaluation of regional climate. At best, it is "inferred" to please opportunistic science authors.<br /><br />Rather, regional climate indicators include such things as length of growing summer period, frequency of droughts, time of spring melt, etc., as Denis Rancourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743375141824505606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-81650946361606171812011-12-22T08:44:07.103-08:002011-12-22T08:44:07.103-08:00I noticed something odd in your essay:
towards c...I noticed something odd in your essay: <br /><br />towards conclusion: "Historic climatologists and climate statisticians who have published on the topic have concluded that recent weather and regional climate changes are not out of statistical norms."<br /><br />Yet, in the prior paragraph you state: <br /><br />"The change in name [from global warming to climate change] appeared volaarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-89083123772584160002010-11-11T10:30:24.736-08:002010-11-11T10:30:24.736-08:00My understanding is that, in the UK, teachers are ...My understanding is that, in the UK, teachers are slowly but surely refusing to teach the AGW propaganda.<br /><br />Good!JohnofEnfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00956357754029961499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-19610464414213601312010-10-09T00:41:31.000-07:002010-10-09T00:41:31.000-07:00In South Africa it was called Apartheid. In Canad...In South Africa it was called Apartheid. In Canada the "homelands" are called reservations. Same purpose, different name. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada has a budget of $ 7.3 billion. Lots of lawyers and tribal chiefs get rich, the average "Indian" pays the price.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-22792564686638738192010-09-21T09:26:19.465-07:002010-09-21T09:26:19.465-07:00Actually, if hydrocarbons tend to poison our plane...Actually, if hydrocarbons tend to poison our planet's thin surface, then humans are fulfilling an invaluable niche role, truly a miracle of evolution.<br /><br />Aside from that, I think it's likely we're not as important as we think we are, but there is probably a good reason for us to think so.<br /><br />It's hard for me to accept that humans are so far divorced from all other Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-54232252847011563702010-09-21T03:10:05.859-07:002010-09-21T03:10:05.859-07:00Kevin: So that is approximately 2 decades ago and ...<b>Kevin</b>: <i>So that is approximately 2 decades ago and we have yet to see any unprecedented warming. </i><br /><br />Hansen's results <a href="http://www.skepticalscience.com/Hansen-1988-prediction-basic.htm" rel="nofollow">show</a> "that the true climate sensitivity parameter is within the range accepted by the IPCC."Zachrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11268229653808829377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-38403165715408401732010-09-20T18:01:20.353-07:002010-09-20T18:01:20.353-07:00John Marshall: They insist that CO2 can 'store...<b>John Marshall</b>: <i>They insist that CO2 can 'store' heat which the 2nd law says is impossible. </i><br /><br />No. Rather, it's like a blanket. The temperature under the blanket increases. As the temperature increases, it causes an increase in radiative energy. The body then comes back into equilibrium, but at a higher temperature.Zachrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11268229653808829377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-13003552178083077742010-09-20T17:43:55.746-07:002010-09-20T17:43:55.746-07:00"Roughly, observed warming is in line with pr..."Roughly, observed warming is in line with predictions of the effect made decades ago."<br /><br />Care to back that up?<br /><br />Hansen's 3 projections GISS-A(88), GISS-B(88), GISS-C(88) which were made in 1988 (hence the (88) in the projection names)have not been met. 'A' was his highest prediction up until 2010 where 'B' slightly overtakes the predicted high. Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-13131496310255914512010-09-20T17:10:13.093-07:002010-09-20T17:10:13.093-07:00Is even the presence of humans significant on the ...<i>Is even the presence of humans significant on the rough and diverse thin surface of this planet? </i><br /><br />Of course humans are significant. Humans have stripped forests, polluted air, streams and rivers, transferred invasive species, and significantly increased carbon in the atmosphere. The impact is such that there is a mass extinction occurring. <br /><br /><i>INSIGNIFICANCE OF FOSSILZachrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11268229653808829377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-44822178915125399722010-09-20T09:54:21.947-07:002010-09-20T09:54:21.947-07:00This essay is a bit confused. The CO2 budget is kn...This essay is a bit confused. The CO2 budget is known quite well, and the rise in CO2 is due mostly to fossil fuel burning. It doesn't really matter if the amount of CO2 is small relative to the atmosphere. It is the effect that counts, and the physics is good enough to calculate the basic minimum effect.<br /><br />Since basic science tells us CO2 will have an effect, all the doubts you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-29970069188608506352010-08-26T22:28:32.840-07:002010-08-26T22:28:32.840-07:00To understand the futility of Man-made Climate Con...To understand the futility of Man-made Climate Control have a look at this video<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy0_SNSM8kgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-23259849197992699482010-08-23T17:48:22.938-07:002010-08-23T17:48:22.938-07:00@DocForesight
To print a blog post from a PC:
1) ...@DocForesight<br />To print a blog post from a PC:<br /><br />1) Click the title of the desired post to show only that post and its comments.<br /><br />2) Click anywhere on the body of the post text (to correctly locate the cursor).<br /><br />3) Type Ctrl-A to select all text.<br /><br />4) Type Ctrl-C to copy all selected text.<br /><br />5) Paste into Word and take out the parts you don'tDenis Rancourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743375141824505606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-44038402089945949072010-08-23T17:05:35.974-07:002010-08-23T17:05:35.974-07:00Mr. Rancourt It's not
10 000 000 000 000 with...Mr. Rancourt It's not <br />10 000 000 000 000 with 13 zeros<br /><br />10^13 = a one with 13 zeros<br />or 10 trillion or 10 000 000 000 000<br />http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=10%5E13Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-57694421952434248792010-08-23T14:20:19.064-07:002010-08-23T14:20:19.064-07:00Denis, is it possible to add a "printer frie...Denis, is it possible to add a "printer friendly" function to your posts? For those of us who would like a hard copy to review, highlight or ..., that would be helpful. Thanks.DocForesightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-64006404757364928162010-08-23T09:52:02.392-07:002010-08-23T09:52:02.392-07:00@Morocco Bama
"You can't get from your pr...@Morocco Bama<br />"You can't get from your previous argument to the aforementioned conclusion. You haven't proven that case, in fact you haven't even argued it, you merely posited a conclusion only tangentially related to your original argument that is decidedly unsupported by the facts and reasoning you have heretofore provided.<br /><br />Therefore, that bolded statement is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-70950154135170007352010-08-23T09:04:16.066-07:002010-08-23T09:04:16.066-07:00Whereas humankind has relatively little impact on ...<i><b>Whereas humankind has relatively little impact on the quantity and diversity of life in the biosphere</b>, humankind is the main determinant factor in the welfare and health of humans and human communities. The health and welfare of human communities in turn are the main factors that determine the extent to which humans destroy the environment.</i><br /><br />You have made a broad leap withMorocco Bamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-9743360689434683672010-08-23T08:29:31.106-07:002010-08-23T08:29:31.106-07:00greg, greg, greg...
You make four numbered points...greg, greg, greg...<br /><br />You make four numbered points in your last comment:<br /><br />1) Nowhere is my article do I state or imply or suggest that any planetary warming could be due to heat production on the planet. It is a basic and non-disputed law of physics that, barring internal redistribution and inhomogeneities, planet temperature is determined by (solar) radiation in versus Denis Rancourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743375141824505606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-65977495751193117162010-08-23T08:12:23.991-07:002010-08-23T08:12:23.991-07:00@Morocco Bama
"Dualism a lot, do you? It appe...@Morocco Bama<br />"Dualism a lot, do you? It appears so."<br /><br />Either there's progress or there is no progress.<br /><br />I found people don't like dualism because in order for progress to occur they need to take risks, from which they are fearful. But if they don't take risks then they do not progress, and that makes them feel useless and not good inside. So, they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-27550856560201171232010-08-23T02:51:34.199-07:002010-08-23T02:51:34.199-07:00Despite our small contribution to GPP the alarmist...Despite our small contribution to GPP the alarmists still insist that we are a problem. They have to look again at their theory of greenhouse warming and GHG's. Their theory violates the laws of thermodynamics so cannot work. They insist that CO2 can 'store' heat which the 2nd law says is impossible. <br />Even greenhouses do not get warm due to the GH theory of warming.John Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-6107909178269467272010-08-22T23:17:28.212-07:002010-08-22T23:17:28.212-07:00Hello. The deforestation and elimination of large ...Hello. The deforestation and elimination of large continents commenced 40K years ago and ended about 8K years ago. This white man crying thing has gone on way too long.patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-85482328336954905182010-08-22T21:04:08.736-07:002010-08-22T21:04:08.736-07:00getting back to the discussion at hand (ahem)...
...getting back to the discussion at hand (ahem)...<br /><br />here is some quick feedback i received on this article (from someone who has studied the science a fair bit). anyone care to comment:<br /><br />i) Straw Man fallacy A ... climate change is due to retention of solar energy, not heat production;<br /><br />2) Straw Man fallacy B ... the problem is the NET, not the GROSS. eg the water in agreg macdougallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-33942831280357952922010-08-22T20:01:29.262-07:002010-08-22T20:01:29.262-07:005:28, what a sad world you've created for your...5:28, what a sad world you've created for yourself when that's an either/or proposition for you. It's not either/or for me, both are attainable concomitantly. Dualism a lot, do you? It appears so.Morocco Bamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-418581095311857454.post-67167622688316115932010-08-22T17:28:22.086-07:002010-08-22T17:28:22.086-07:00@Morocco Bama
"Is Chuck an example of the su...@Morocco Bama<br /><br />"Is Chuck an example of the surgeon sufficiently reading Rousseau and Foucault prior to operating? So much for that theory."<br /><br />Chuck can defend himself. But I would like to address your insinuation that Rousseau and Foucault (i.e., any politically-oriented material) are irrelevant readings for a surgeon.<br /><br />I think it is always better and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com