MORE PROOF : Anthropogenic GLOBAL WARMING is real !

The amount of time by which mankind could delay or accelerate global warming would best be measured in minutes, maybe even seconds or nanoseconds. We are that insignificant compared to the influence of the sun overall as the furnance which heats the earth. All man can do is very slightly affect the R value of the insulation (atmosphere) that retains the heat of the earth. Given that insulation (atmosphere) is not homogenous in nature and that weather constantly alters, moves, stirs, and percolates that insulation (atmosphere), any measurement or alteration of that R value is only minimally effective at best. Changes in the sun's output and alterations in the earth's orbit that takes it either nearer or further from the sun are the only things that really affect the temperture of the earth in a meaningful way. Honest scientists have been saying this for probably 100 years. Yes, I now think the scientists advocating man made global warming is real are intellectually dishonest and liars. Tornadoes! I live 8 miles from a town that got hit. I live 15 miles from a town that was destroyed. There is a small amount of debris such as housing insulation, roofing tiles, and office files here and there on my property. Given the nearest destroyed house is 8 miles away I found this surprising. Apparently, tornadoes can blow wreckage a long ways away.

I wouldn't call our effect insignificant, but I don't believe it's ANYWHERE close to what the environmental activist would like us to believe. Like in many debates with two oposing sides the truth probably lies somewhere in between. Of course for the activist to get any attention they have to greatly exagerate anything. I say we should take "reasonable" steps to minimize our effect on the climate. If it buys the earth another 5 years the people living during those 5 years would greatly appreciate it. We don't however need to go nuts about it.

The weather really is getting weirder, isn't it? This winter, it was the first time I heard about a snowstorm in California! It was also the first time I heard about tornadoes occurring during winter!

You are right that in the final analysis, no one knows.

Actually plant food is called fertalizer. If there aren't enough plants due to deforestation then we'll be up to our necks in "fertalizer". Your right though , most of those greenies are fanatics & end up causing more harm than good.

The problem lies in the fact that there has to be balance. If we're producing more of it then the plants transform back it builds up. Eventually that build up becomes toxic to us. Ever heard of the expression "too much of a good thing"

Actually plants take in CO2 and release O2 in a process called photosynthesis... in other words they live one carbon dioxide and release oxygen which is exactly opposite from animals and humans. Just as we breathe oxygen, plants breathe carbon dioxide... so there is no way it can be called a pollutant, or even a greenhouse gas... because it is necessary for our mutual survival... it feeds the plants which in turn feed us.

I grew up in southwest Michigan, Kalamzoo. So, I know its cold where you are.

Well, I might be over this global warming garbage now, but I definitely was not earlier in the day. I got sucked into one more thread as someone said people were stupid who did not think there was 'man made' global warming. I utterly failed to get the man to understand there are plenty of intelligent reasons to not buy the man made global warming arguement. I give up. As to everything else you say in this response, it looks about right to me. Thanks, for responding.