Climate Debate.

This across my desk this morning. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Okay, here's the bombshell. The volcanic eruption in Iceland, since its first spewing of volcanic ash has, in just FOUR DAYS, NEGATED EVERY SINGLE EFFORT you have made in the past five years to control CO2 emissions on our planet – all of you.

Of course you know about this evil carbon dioxide that we are trying to suppress – it’s that vital chemical compound that every plant requires to live and grow, and to synthesize into oxygen for us humans, and all animal life.

I know, it's very disheartening to realize that all of the carbon emission savings you have accomplished while suffering the inconvenience and expense of: driving Prius hybrids, buying fabric grocery bags, sitting up till midnight to finish your kid's "The Green Revolution" science project, throwing out all of your non-green cleaning supplies, using only two squares of toilet paper, putting a brick in your toilet tank reservoir, selling your SUV and speedboat, vacationing at home instead of abroad, nearly getting hit every day on your bicycle, replacing all of your 50 cents light bulbs with $10.00 light bulbs...well, all of those things you have done have all gone down the tubes in just four days.

The volcanic ash emitted into the Earth's atmosphere in just four days - yes - FOUR DAYS ONLY by that volcano in Iceland, has totally erased every single effort you have made to reduce the evil beast, carbon. And there are around 200 active volcanoes on the planet spewing out this crud any one time - EVERY DAY.

I don't really want to rain on your parade too much, but I should mention that when the volcano Mt Pinatubo erupted in thePhilippines in 1991, it spewed out more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than the entire human race had emitted in its entire YEARS on earth. Yes folks, Mt Pinatubo was active for over one year – think about it.

Of course I shouldn't spoil this touchy-feely tree-hugging moment and mention the effect of solar and cosmic activity and the well-recognized 800-year global heating and cooling cycle, which keep happening, despite our completely insignificant efforts to affect climate change.

And I do wish I had a silver lining to this volcanic ash cloud but the fact of the matter is that the bush fire season across the western USA and Australia this year alone will negate your efforts to reduce carbon in our world for the next two to three years. And it happens every year.

Just remember that your government just tried to impose a whopping carbon tax on you on the basis of the bogus “human-caused” climate change scenario.

Hey, isn’t it interesting how they don’t mention “Global Warming” any more, but just “Climate Change” - you know why? It’s because the planet has COOLED by 0.7 degrees in the past century and these global warming bull artists got caught with their pants down.

And just keep in mind that you might yet have an Emissions Trading Scheme – that whopping new tax – imposed on you, that will achieve absolutely nothing except make you poorer. It won’t stop any volcanoes from erupting, that’s for sure.

PS: I wonder if Iceland is buying carbon offsets?

Chooky I'm not gonna vote. Don't wanna upset you and your corporate line. Trouble is mate I've watched the climate change markedly in the last decade or two and have trouble blaming anything other than we bloody humans...

Lez

Mate...not a problem, vote away, thats why I set it up.

Regardless as per the outcome....I know I'm right [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

You rampant old conservative you.

I tell you for a dyed-in-the-wool socialist who virtually grew up on the Freo Docks, going to a boarding school full of f%$#ing rich farmers and other blue bloods was hell.

I voted before I read Chooks 'pasted' post and Lez, you still have the gang hook hanging out ya gob mate. Better check to make sure you aint got the sinker in ya somewhere

Meteorological records hardly go back far enough for these funding starved 'scientists' to be able make any substantive claims.

Funding starved?? Remember the oil crisis, AIDS? Do we ever hear about the Ozone layer and CFC's? Sure we banned CFC's (did the third world??). And it was actually never scientifically proven to be CFC's as the cause of the thinning. Could it have been another cyclic thing? Every decade there's a new scare/threat.



"The human race likes to give itself airs. One good volcano can producemore greenhouse gases in a year than the human race has in its entirehistory."

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See Chook. No reasoned response. He knows we're right.

SK wrote: [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

and this is???

lez wrote:

SK wrote: [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

and this is???

Hoping to get a bute....and not getting one

a beaut what?

Fuck!! It was dark and I was in a hurry and the letters u and i are next to each other.

Still just looking for distractions and no credible arguement....??

SK wrote:Still just looking for distractions and no credible arguement....??

Not me [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Spelling mistakes aside.....I rest my case