[Geology2] Re: your opinions

Plimer is wrong about a lot of things. See http://www.theguardian.com/environment/georgemonbiot/2009/dec/16/ian-plimer-versus-george-monbiot

There is a good site that answers all the common questions about global climate change and is always kept up to date. I've learned a lot from it about the issues. Take a look:

http://www.skepticalscience.com/

--- In geology2@yahoogroups.com, "Roger Steinberg" <roger.steinberg@...> wrote:
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> I was sent this and would appreciate your opinions
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> "Some say he is a "nut" but may be it is the "kings New Clothes Syndrome" he
> could have some thing I have heard a lot of it before and you only get money
> from big business and government if you are doing research into PROVING that
> global warming exists not the opposite.
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> Author's credentials:
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> Ian Rutherford Plimer is an Australian geologist, professor
> emeritus of earth sciences at the University of Melbourne, professor of
> mining geology at the University of Adelaide, and the director of multiple
> mineral exploration and mining companies. He has published 130 scientific
> papers, six books and edited the Encyclopedia of Geology.
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> Born
> 12 February 1946 (age 67)
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> Residence
> Australia
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> Nationality
> Australian
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> Fields
> Earth Science, Geology, Mining Engineering
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> Institutions
> University of New England,University of Newcastle,University
> of Melbourne,University of Adelaide
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> Alma mater
> University of New South Wales,Macquarie University
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> Thesis
> The pipe deposits of tungsten-molybdenum-bismuth in eastern
> Australia (1976)
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> Notable awards
> Eureka Prize (1995, 2002),Centenary Medal (2003), Clarke
> Medal (2004)
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> Where Does the Carbon Dioxide Really Come From?
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> Professor Ian Plimer could not have said it better!
> If you've read his book you will agree, this is a good summary.
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> PLIMER: "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 kids "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 cent 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 - 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
> at 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 the Philippines in
> 1991, it spewed out more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than the
> entire human race had emitted in all its 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 keeps
> 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'
> Anymore, 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."
>




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