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Blog 9/5/2006 12:01am - Where's the warmth? Today I read a story on CNN that shows a recent core sample from one of the deepest such samples we've ever taken shows that CO2 levels on the last 400 years have increased faster than they ever did before. It then goes on to state very clearly that it's due to human intervention. Of course it doesn't explain why, just uses that catch phrase that everyone knows; "global warming is the fault of human intervention". No, it doesn't explain how temperatures have not risen progressively with the supposed CO2 increase. Nor does it mention that since 1920 average temperatures have actually decreased. No, it's simply a story that "everyone knows it true". How myths become reality! I know, I know. Al Gore has told you that global warming is caused by humans. Wait! Let me say that although I used a politicians name, I am not political. Don't care to be. If you didn't know, I have a background and interest still, in the sciences. In fact I have a lot of friends still heavily involved in the sciences. I studied Astrophysics at the University of Arizona many moons ago (pun intended). But here is where I stand on the matter of global warming. I have read much literature and both sides of the argument and have to say I can't find a shred of evidence that humans have anything to do with global warming or that in fact there is such a thing going on. I know what your thinking. Yes you read about it everywhere, but when has anyone in media ever done anything but jump on whatever bandwagon exists that day? Global warming makes for nice news-fill, but I'd trust the ads around the stories more than the stories themselves on this topic. Somehow we humans think we are so much in control of this planet and that in fact it's here for us, and all the other animals are just that animals that don't have the 'unique' gifts that humans possess. The reality is humans are just a small bucket of sand on this big planet. Take the 6 billion people who live here and give each one a one square-foot area to stand in and every single human (all 6 billion) would fit in the state of Florida. In fact, let's be generous, this is a big planet. Give them two-square feet to stand in and they'd still all fit into the state of Florida. So what's my point? Actually, it's more about marketing, than global warming. From my perspective, I simply can not find enough evidence nor qualified scientists who agree that global warming is a human condition. In fact, outside of computer models, many of the indicators that one would think point to human intervention don't. But look at how marketing has convinced most folks it has, even if they know little about the subject. Now, that's good marketing. Comments (0) Add a comment |