Re:An ode to wankery (Score 2)

Read the works of Prof. Richard Lindzen of MIT. He has proved (using data as opposed to arcane arguments) that radiation from the earth into space follows black body radiation theory. One of the global warming disaster arguments was that heat radiated from the earth is reabsorbed in the "contaminated" atmosphere providing a feedack that would rapidly heat the earth--it is not an accurate model. Also, geological data lets us know that centuries ago the earth was much warmer--and-- centuries ago we had a mini ice age. So major climate changes on the earth have happened in the past, long before our civilization produced so-called greenhouse gases. Finally, "A Global Warming Primer" has a chart of geological data related to the timing and length of previous ice ages and warming periods. A look at their data suggests that we are within a few tens of years or so of going into a cooling peroid. For experimental confirmation that the earth is not warming a great amount, stick your thumb out the window. This past December the USA recorded a long listing or record low temperatures.