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Of the 186 billion tons of carbon from CO2 that enter earth's atmosphere each year from all sources, only 6 billion tons are from human activity. Approximately 90 billion tons come from biologic activity in earth's oceans and another 90 billion tons from such sources as volcanoes and decaying land plants.
At 380 parts per million CO2 is a minor constituent of earth's atmosphere-- less than 4/100ths of 1% of all gases present. Compared to former geologic times, earth's current atmosphere is CO2- impoverished.
CO2 is odorless, colorless, and tasteless. Plants absorb CO2 and emit oxygen as a waste product. Humans and animals breathe oxygen and emit CO2 as a waste product. Carbon dioxide is a nutrient, not a pollutant, and all life-- plants and animals alike-- benefit from more of it. All life on earth is carbon-based and CO2 is an essential ingredient. When plant-growers want to stimulate plant growth, they introduce more carbon dioxide.
O2 that goes into the atmosphere does not stay there but is continually recycled by terrestrial plant life and earth's oceans-- the great retirement home for most terrestrial carbon dioxide.
Originally posted by Kingbreaker
reply to post by unityemissions
chill out dude,
Would you surrender all your freedoms to save a planet that DOES NOT need saving?edit on 10-5-2011 by Kingbreaker because: (no reason given)
reply to post by unityemissions
All of you morons who are saying that "this is a tool of the left" are out of your mind. This transcends political ideology.
Originally posted by mudbeed
reply to post by XRaDiiX
You would have to be an idiot to make such claims. Climate change has been happening right in front of us (man made or not)
Freaking North Pole doesn't even have ice anymore.
You can look all around, whether it is the warming of the oceans or the dissolving of the Ozone layer and see some bad stuff is going on.
Is it man made? There is a lot of proof.
Read the thread and create a counter- argument before spouting rhetorical non-sense.
Is it a natural cycle? There is possibility of this as well.
Either way, it is happening and I can promise that man is not helping the situation.
My 2 cents.
Of the 186 billion tons of carbon from CO2 that enter earth's atmosphere each year from all sources, only 6 billion tons are from human activity. Approximately 90 billion tons come from biologic activity in earth's oceans and another 90 billion tons from such sources as volcanoes and decaying land plants.
Of the 186 billion tons of carbon from CO2 that enter earth's atmosphere each year from all sources, only 6 billion tons are from human activity. Approximately 90 billion tons come from biologic activity in earth's oceans and another 90 billion tons from such sources as volcanoes and decaying land plants.
At 380 parts per million CO2 is a minor constituent of earth's atmosphere-- less than 4/100ths of 1% of all gases present. Compared to former geologic times, earth's current atmosphere is CO2- impoverished.
CO2 is odorless, colorless, and tasteless. Plants absorb CO2 and emit oxygen as a waste product. Humans and animals breathe oxygen and emit CO2 as a waste product. Carbon dioxide is a nutrient, not a pollutant, and all life-- plants and animals alike-- benefit from more of it. All life on earth is carbon-based and CO2 is an essential ingredient. When plant-growers want to stimulate plant growth, they introduce more carbon dioxide.
O2 that goes into the atmosphere does not stay there but is continually recycled by terrestrial plant life and earth's oceans-- the great retirement home for most terrestrial carbon dioxide.
whatever plans the globalists, TPTB, and whoever else have cooked up, one thing
remains the same: Its got to be funded somehow.
One plan
so if this per mile tax at the going federal gas tax rate of 18.4 cents per gallons was
translated to miles: rounding down, 18 cents at 40 miles ( round trip for me to and from work) is $7.20 for that day. $216 per month. Now factoring in the tax in gallons. spending $60 a week for a month is $240 a month. that $60 not only gets me to work, but to where ever else i go. now add additional miles with the original 40...
Also see Ecotax or Ecological taxation
tis a sham, and aside from apple products tracking you, so to would the government. not that they don't already
Originally posted by filosophia
The question for al Gore is are you smarter than a 5th grader because that's the age when you learn plants take in carbon dioxide and breath out oxygen.
Of the 186 billion tons of carbon from CO2 that enter earth's atmosphere each year from all sources, only 6 billion tons are from human activity. Approximately 90 billion tons come from biologic activity in earth's oceans and another 90 billion tons from such sources as volcanoes and decaying land plants.
The fact is, when the warming of other planets was discovered, it was discussed openly. Most of the above articles date from the mid 90's onward. I've noticed that as time passes, there are more and more theories developing PER PLANET as to why global warming is happening there. I think it's ridiculous. EVERY Planet and in some cases moon his suffering from the same thing we are. I don't even know why this is an issue..
Shall we tell the Martians to stop driving their transports and convert to "green" energy? By making people believe that we caused a problem on Earth, there's a whole new market created for "environmentally friendly", "organic", "green", alternatives. Sadly, since the development of the industrial age, we have in truth forgotten how to live WITH the Earth, not OFF of it. For thousands of years, people have used wood to heat their homes.. now we're told not to because of the carbon emissions. People can no longer save their seeds, in some places it's illegal to grow your own food.
This scenario reminds me of how people in the past must have prayed and made sacrifices to their gods when the last ice age happened. Are WE really that ignorant?