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lawgator1 said:
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You do understand your cartoon works exactly the opposite, right?
 
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The question has to be asked again: who is denying climate change?

The skepticism is over whether or not man's activities are affecting the climate a little, a lot, or not at all.
 
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MG1968 said:
The question has to be asked again: who is denying climate change?

The skepticism is over whether or not man's activities are affecting the climate a little, a lot, or not at all.
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Your faux skepticism is really only stage 2 climate denial. Some on this board have literally denied the existence of the greenhouse effect and/or change in global temperature, but most of you have at least moved on to stage 3.

From AR5:
Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have increased since the pre-industrial era, driven largely by economic and population growth, and are now higher than ever. This has led to atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide that are unprecedented in at least the last 800,000 years. Their effects, together with those of other anthropogenic drivers, have been detected throughout the climate system and are extremely likely to have been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century.
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“extremely likely” meaning >95% chance
 
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BartW said:
Your faux skepticism is really only stage 2 climate denial. Some on this board have literally denied the existence of the greenhouse effect and/or change in global temperature, but most of you have at least moved on to stage 3.

From AR5:

“extremely likely” meaning >95% chance
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"faux skepticism"? No, it's real, and it tells me that you're as FOS as Al Gore. Especially when you pretend to support "market based" solutions like cap and trade.
 
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MG1968 said:
"faux skepticism"? No, it's real, and it tells me that you're as FOS as Al Gore. Especially when you pretend to support "market based" solutions like cap and trade.
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You have to understand that according to Bart, if you question anything about climate change then you're a science denialist. That means you're also a supporter of big tobacco.
 
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MG1968 said:
"faux skepticism"? No, it's real, and it tells me that you're as FOS as Al Gore. Especially when you pretend to support "market based" solutions like cap and trade.
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Was Ronald Reagan 'as FOS as Al Gore'? After all, the Reagan administration invented cap-and-trade to curb lead pollution. Reagan also signed the Montreal Protocol. His successor, Bush, implemented cap-and-trade to fight acid rain. The GOP didn’t flip-flop on cap-and-trade until Obama got elected. Why the hate for cap-and-trade?

Personally, I would prefer a revenue-neutral (heck, revenue-negative) carbon tax swap. Cut capital gains and payroll taxes, put a price on pollution. It’s simple. It's sensible. It could be part of a broad tax reform. Conservatives should get behind this
 
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China Announces Climate Target for Paris Deal

Top carbon polluter China confirmed it will try to cap its rising emissions before 2030 while the U.S. and Brazil pledged to boost renewable energy sources in a series of announcements Tuesday in anticipation of a global climate pact in Paris.

South Korea, Serbia and Iceland also presented climate targets for the deal that's supposed to be adopted in December as part of a U.N. effort to protect the planet from global warming.

Countries representing more than half of global emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases have now announced their targets, leaving India as the only major polluter that still hasn't come forward with a pledge.

In a submission to the U.N., China repeated an earlier pledge to achieve a peak in emissions around 2030 and promised its "best efforts" to make it earlier. Beijing, which releases more than one-quarter of the world's CO2 emissions, also confirmed it will try to increase the share of "non-fossil fuels," meaning renewable and nuclear energy, in its energy mix to 20 percent by 2030.

In a new element, China pledged to reduce its carbon intensity — emissions per unit of gross domestic product — by 60-65 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels.
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BartW said:
Western Heat Wave Enters History Books

Scientists in South Asia struggle to understand heatwave

I've been baking in the New Mexico desert the past two weeks -- hard to believe it's even hotter back in Washington right now. Be careful out there folks. Heat is one of nature's silent killers...
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New England is so far having their coldest year on record


http://agrinews-pubs.com/Content/News/Markets/Article/Weather-challenges-corn-but-outlook-good-/8/26/12759

GENESEO, Ill. — For corn growers throughout the Corn Belt, cool and damp weather presents concerns with their emerging crop.
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BartW said:
Was Ronald Reagan 'as FOS as Al Gore'? After all, the Reagan administration invented cap-and-trade to curb lead pollution. Reagan also signed the Montreal Protocol. His successor, Bush, implemented cap-and-trade to fight acid rain. The GOP didn’t flip-flop on cap-and-trade until Obama got elected. Why the hate for cap-and-trade?

Personally, I would prefer a revenue-neutral (heck, revenue-negative) carbon tax swap. Cut capital gains and payroll taxes, put a price on pollution. It’s simple. It's sensible. It could be part of a broad tax reform. Conservatives should get behind this
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The Reagan administration invented cap and trade? Do tell? You know if cap and trade is free market then why do we need government?
 
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