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I have seen no actual proof that Al Gore is correct. Don't tell me I am wrong, show me that I am wrong. Noone has done that yet! Why has the temperature not increased in the last 10 years and why is this not front page news? Who caused the global warming while the dinosaurs roamed the earth or brought on the ice age? Too many things don't add up to the conclusions that Al Gore has come with.

I've read the Inconvenient Truth. It is anything but scientific. There are gross mischaracterizations of data, like comparing costs of environmental cleanup form the 1950's and 1990's without an inflation adjustment.

"Consensus" offered as proof is a good example of popular-must-be-right fallacy.

I highly recommend Gore study statistics, philosophy and scientific method. Next time maybe he won't start with the conclusion and manipulate the data to fit.

If you want to look at this scientifically, you look for cause and effect, and predictability.

For starters, to deny that humans have had an effect on Earth’s temperature, you need to deny the greenhouse effect. The cause and effect relationship there is well researched.

The sunspot theory is interesting, as the Sun clearly has a major role to play in our climate. The research on that is not nearly as complete. The difference in brightness between the high point of a sunspot cycle and its low point is less than 0.1 percent of the sun's total output. How could that have the effects we have seen? The causal relationship is not well understood, nor do we understand how other kinds of solar output might affect climate. Sunspots may play a role, but putting anything more than a minor emphasis on them looks more like wishful thinking, than wanting to understand the situtation.

The relationship between human and natural changes and climate are very complex and not well understood yet. As more research is done more surprises are due.

But currently and historically, the relationship between the amount of CO2 and temperatures is well understood.

To consider the global warming discussion a result of a conspiracy is even more far-fetched than when Hillary Clinton blamed the attacks on her husband to a conservative conspiracy.

It's been happening for decades. We aren't the only contributing factor, but we are part of the problem.

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries...
(posted before Gore)

The question now is what are we going to do about it?

Even If global warming causation can not be atributed to the activites of burning carbon fuels combined with the other use of environmentaly harmful chemicals and compounds, it might still be a good excuse to stop using them.
We already know they are harmful to our physical health, maybe mental too.
Hydrogen exists in water which is in oceans full of abundance. It is cleaner and renewable when used in fuel cells. There are ways of producing it using solar and wind, then it becomes as portable as gasoline so long as your not dumb enough to try to transport it in ballons. Yes I have heard of the Hindenburg. We have other options that are better for national security, If we don't make the change to new technologies then others in the world will. Then what happens when they begin to weaponize them? Will we be setting here like native americans holding flint tipped spears? Its time to begin the transition to the future while still using oil and coal, just less of them. Using hydrogen powerd systems may help calm the storms and help to replace the ice on the icecaps by creating a cleaner, cooler atmosphere. I think it is something worth trying for many reasons but most of all I think it is time to stop riding the "Fool Cycle".

Nothing seems to bring a quicker wave of skeptical comment on this and other blogs than any positive mention of Global Warming, usually posed by "Anonymous" in all his glory.

It's so convincing to me when a scoffer is afraid to even use an alias. Oh, and it's the fault of the liberal communists? I knew that. Just like Fluoridated water. Does fluoridated water cause Global Warming?, Does it cause the conviction that there is no Global Warming?

Does anybody on the Right notice that John McCain is one of the strongest warning voices against Climate Change?

I could go on, but why bother? Some people will not believe in Climate Change until their hats start floating, although they will gladly believe in the Rapture, the Gay Agenda, The Reconquista, the Black UN Helicopters and the Jack Booted Lesbian Storm Troopers come to take their guns away.

Carry on guys, have a few cigarettes while you are scoffing. Those are good for you too, and only a liberal communist would deny their health benefits

Climate Change is an issue liberals use to send people to the polls this year. It's just a way to campaign for the Democratic party indirectly.