Al Gore's campaign against global warming is akin to a religion.
Global Warming does not exist multi-disciplinary scientists and statiticians are aware of the faulty model and not provable statistics.
Dr. Alan Spencer a former NASA scientist and Alabama University climatologist says on a clear day the heat would be 145 degrees from the sun it is the role of clouds that brings cooling.
Gore, Clinton and Obama are pushing this to raise taxes and to get grants for liberal Universities to perpetuate the liberals cause.
All this talk about buying carbon offsets is a big scam for Al Gore and others to make money from Hollywood's push of an pseudo science to increase liberal contributions.
It's all BS and is just an attempt to raise taxes. Since the fall of the Russian empire communists and socialists have gravitated to the green movement to fight free markets and capitalism.
These secularists are worshiping false gods like the earth. God created the earth and He alone shall be adored. These enviro radicals are worshiping the earth with Earth Day and Friends of the Earth night Saturday. As for me I turned on every light in the house and the floods outside and encouraged friends and neighbors to give the finger to Gore and the enviro wackos.
Liberals stop this stuff enough already we live in the greatest nation on earth and Gore flys in private jets while waxing on this issue night and day.This cause of Al Gores is new age psychobabble ranks right up with astrologists and fortune tellers! Jerry White, Springfield, IL

Yer, Al Bore is still raking in millions of dollars for himself in perptetuating the biggest sham ever put over the folks.
Fact: Antartica's temperatues are actually DOWN in recent decades:
http://www.ff.org/centers/csspp/pdf/2-CSPP-antarcticatemp.pdf

Fact: Much of the Northern Hemisphere went through its worst winter since the 1970s. Places in New England, Canada, Midwest, Northwest, Rocky Mountains and Upper Midwest set records in snowfall amounts and saw some of the coldest weather in 25 years. China was devastated by snow and cold this winter.
Fact: Ocean temps have stabilized and even dropped off in the last 5 years. Oceanic temps have more to say about Earth's temps than most anything, except for the sun.
Fact: The Little Ice Age ended in the mid 1800s. Earth's temps have increased about 1 degree C since the Little Ice Age ended.
Fact: IN the past several decades sunspot activity has been higher than normal. Sunspots spew more radiation in the atmosphere, more radiation increases temps.
Fact: The polar ice caps on Mars have been melting too. Scientists say increased sunspot activity is causing the increase of temps on Mars.
Hmmmm, if Mars' temps have increased because of increased solar activity, does it not stand to reason that the same increase in solar activity affecting Mars would do likewise to Earth?
But the global warming enthusiasts love to be brainwashed and slurp up the Brainwash Kool-Aid.
Glug, glug, glug, glug, Loons!

global warming is a myth. Have Gore tame down his lifestyle before telling me how to live

Maybe since he's run out of ideas he should sell his huge waste of space and energy mansion and downsize to something that will help "save the planet".

• 6:45 PM - Al Gore flies in for "lights off" ceremony on private jet, meets Leonardo DiCaprio who flew in on his own private jet. Both get into Escalade Limousine. Two blocks from venue both transfer to waiting Prius.

7:59PM - Al Gore steps up to microphone.

8:00 PM - Al Gore says, "Commence turning off non-essential lights.” Crowd cheers.

9:01 PM - Al Gore says, "Turn all non-essential lights back on.” Crowd cheers. (success!)

9:30 PM - Al Gore and Leonardo DiCaprio get into Prius. Two blocks from venue, both transfer to waiting Escalade limousine.

10:01 PM - Al and Leonardo say goodbye, hug.

10:33 PM - Al Gore's private jet takes off.

10:46 PM - Leonardo DiCaprio's private jet takes off.

global warming is a myth. Have Gore tame down his lifestyle before telling me how to live

Posted by: John D | March 31, 2008 9:27 AM

Somewhat like victory in Iraq. A myth. Iran brokering a cease fire in Iraq......Mission Accomplished! Way to go bone heads.

Wow, these comments show the rationale of the right wing loons who probably believe that the earth was created in 6 days !

I guess they'd rather drive their SUV's and guzzle up all that brew while they rant at the terrors of the "liberals". Yikees.

I hope there are other readers who understand that the Climate crisis is a threat to all life on our precious planet, include their lives and their children's lives and grandchildren's.

Al Gore is a great American, and I, for one, am grateful of his continuing work to stop our earth's meltdown.

Wow, the first posts are so refreshing. Seems as if the "global warming" nonsense and hysteria aren't selling too well with intelligent people after all.

Educate yourself and your family. Please watch and share this video with as many people as possible:

The Great Global Warming Swindle

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9119246014303435741

Global warming - the only branch of "science" that doesn't require experimental design, the experiments themselves, then careful analysis. Just collect observations, some (many) of them questionable, plop the data into a computer model that you or a colleague wrote the program for, and poof - proof of global warming!

Vasago - What "intelligent" people are you talking about? You must be reading posts from another article because all I see are Retarded Right Wing ramblings and Talking Points that they get from their leaders - Rush and Insannity. Go drink some more Kool Aid and get away from your computer before you hurt yourself.

Seems as if the "global warming" nonsense and hysteria aren't selling too well with intelligent people after all.

Posted by: Vasago | March 31, 2008 10:04 AM

Umm, Vasago, you must be rather new here. If you are looking for intelligence from Jerry "Get Those Darned Kids Off My Lawn" White (he's from Springfield, you know?) and John "Chickenhawk" Dyslin, you are surely barking up the wrong tree.

They are what we in the world of the "Internets" call "Trolls."

Oh, my, Jerry White. I thought for sure Jerry was the only ignorant post, but I see at least three others. I am so embarrased for you...
I hope you live a long, long life to see the impact of your wasteful and ingnorant lifestyles.
I believe Al Gore isn't asking as much from us as he is from the big companies such as the auto industry: higher, more efficient mileage standards. Wouldn't that help all of us in the long run; not just with Global Warming, but with our own pocketbooks- more gas efficient cars, less money we have to spend on gas. At near $4/gallon I believe that's something to embrace if for no other reason than your own greediness or financial idependence.
Otherwise, lets spend the money on education so I never have to read such ignorant babble.

As for personal attacks of Al Gore: he is only asking we decrease our carbon footprint. Either decrease our use of polutants, buy carbon offsets, or both. Whatever suits you and your budget; just make a change.

Let me pose a thought: if Al Gore is wrong about Global Warming, what harm could it do if we stopped depending so much on the Middle East for oil and started driving gas efficient vehicles, or vehicles that use alternate energy? Or walking and biking more often instead of driving? Hmm, let's see: better efficient vehicles means less money on gas; biking or walking more means a healthier body, better quality of life, and less money to be spent on preventable health care costs... sounds like an easy choice to me, but then again, I'm educated and these decisions are rather easy for me to make.

When Al Bore (no typo) scales back his personal lifestyle and moves into a house that truly reflects his "care" for the environment, I will start taking him seriously. In the mean time, I continue to recycle, drive less and walk more, etc. while his huge home remains counterproductive to my efforts....

Sadly enough, these comments seem to prove how people are only worried about what is happening now. We must look to the future of our environment. It is crucial that we take steps to change our ways and show mother earth that we care for her instead of beating her to a pulp because of our own greed.

IF AL GORE really wants to help , he should suppor the only real GREEN CANDIDATE HILLARY CLINTON instead of sitting on the fence and his thumbs , waiting is is tantamount to being irresponsible so when he gets serious about endorsing Hillary I might take his efforts seriously ..because i have been green for 4 decades , and even OF GLOBAL warming were a myth which it is not , the health hazards of pollution, and the energy crisis and gas prices warrant action on a global level regardless of what anyone says or thinks of global warming GET GOING GORE

I just can't help myself... Jerry and other "trolls" with the same mindset just shocked me with their ignorance...
Jerry, you believe God created the Earth. Fine. The "who" that created the Earth and "when" is not the issue here. The issue is waste; Al Gore is pushing for us to waste less oil, electricity, and water. Would God be happy with you to see you wasting what He created? Don't many of the Seven Deadly Sins focus on waste in some form: Glutonny (wasting food), Sloth (wasting your life by being lazy), etc. How is wasting what He created any different? Think about that, if you are able to think.
As for those attacking Al Gore and his rather large energy bill: he buys carbon offsets. He doesn't tell you that's the only way to make a difference. He says buy fuel efficient cars (I doubt he's getting a kickback here- he doesn't own car companies instead petitions them to higher standards which they lobby against), buy less gas (less taxes going to the goverment and less money to the Middle East- again no opportunity for Gore to profit here), use less energy at home (less money going to the already fat pockets of the corporations- again, no opportunity for Gore to profit here).
So, you Right Wing nuts, you have an opportunity to stick it to Gore BIG TIME: stop buying gas and pumping money into the U.S. Goverment and Middle East, stop wasting electricity and water, and buy a fuel efficient or Hybrid vehicle. Gore won't get a penny of your money!!!

Describe or reference a single experiment that would merit global warming being called a hypothesis let alone a theory. Somehow it leapfrogged to "fact".

One of my main concerns with the global warmiong hysteria is that there are pollutants added to our environment every day that don't capture as much attention and which have been proven (experiments combined with observations)to be harmful - things like mercury and PCBs. As people get rich with marketing campaigns and public appearances real poisons enter our air and water.

So what do the right wingers feel about Newt Gingrich and Pat Robertson participating in Gore's effort; in ads with Nancy Pelosi and Al Sharpton, respectively?

You should read Gingrich's recent interview discussing how environmental issues should be of great importance to the Republican base. (Much discussion about our role in protecting God's earth.)

What kind of data base is in place to support this? Before the Space program in the 60's, did we routinely measure atmospheric temperatures to +/- 0.1 F? Are there any CO2 analyzers positioned in the sky? Is our meterological science so good now that we can divine a global climate change? What happened to "The Coming Ice Age" that Time magazine placed on its' cover, circa mid 70's / early 80's?

One year there are numerous Class 4-5 hurricanes, the next year hardly any - making every prognosticator look like me trying to pick a lottery number. There are 310 million, predominately evil Americans. There are 800+ million India citizens. There are more than 1.2 BILLION Chinese. Do they contribute anything to this earth destruction process that us resource-consuming Americans are so intent on?

IF there were Global Warming, other than stopping all forms of industrial and human activity, what the heck are we supposed to do about it? Will the Indians and Chinese stop their economic development activities also for this most noble cause? Do you Global Warming-ists know how much CO2 that would normally be found in the atmosphere? How much SHOULD there be?

There would normally be a serious Scientific Method employed before reaching a conclusion about any "phenomena" that would tend to have an explainable basis. I really have not seen that employed here. Have seen a political guy and a lot of Hollywood people flying around on their private jets though, burning off more than their "share" of hydrocarbons,promoting this peculiar cause, and telling the proletariat how they are supposed to live .

I'm sorry that I would have so many questions. Just a left-brained kind of guitar playing, Math / science guy, not flowing with it. There seems to be a certain fondness for the Dark Ages among the Global Warming-ists that I don't quite share. I DO know the CO2 level in the atmosphere, but can anyone answer any of these other questions with any degree of confidence? I think that I know the answer to that one also. Thank you.

Wow, it's good to see the anti-Global Warming crowd is awake this morning! Most likely living on this flat planet of ours, smoking cancer-free cigarettes, and watching the Sun orbit the Earth. True, a few crack-pots still believe Global Warming is a myth. I hope they're all smoking a couple of packs a day, so they're not around much longer. Wake up and smell the scientific facts! WE created this problem.

Why does this turn into political bashing. Science is Science and does not have a political party. Everyone sounds ignorant when they start talking political parties. Look at what is best for the world. I like what Lisa said about what can it hurt to make some simple changes.

These Republicans are funny. They say, it is ok for Exxon to have a billion dollar campaign for years to fight scientific evidence that shows the existence of global warming, but somehow it is wrong for Al Gore to counter them with much less...even though science, logic, common sense, and the public interest is on Al Gore's side.

Who's exercising blind faith?

I'd like to know where some of the global warming naysayers here got their PhD's and in what journals they publish. In the meantime,those layfolks ,including me,that couldn't pass a 1950's era college science test should defer to the experts.

$300 million ad campaign? You don't think there's billions to be made on this one? The Nobel Prize Committee better reconsider their choice of Gore, who of course invented the Internet. I wonder how many of those billions he and his friends & relatives will eventually pocket?

Oh my gosh, are you kidding me? Global warming as myth? Ok, regardless of whether it's myth or fact, would it really kill us to clean up the planet? Rely on clean energy, stop littering, cleanse the air and water, leave a little something for our kids?

For those of you who think Global Warming is a myth, I hope you enjoyed the severity of this last winter and the severity in years in to come. Don't be ignorant

No one is talking about the roll of Global Dimming.

Per Nova, “New evidence that air pollution has masked the full impact of global warming suggests the world may soon face a heightened climate crisis.”

Check out the web site.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sun/

We should clean up the environment and minimize or eliminate toxins. We should conserve. Al Gore should move he and his wife into a tiny 5,000 square foot house (maybe big enough for their parties), donate those solar panels to five other families, and go away.

To Michael - PhD, Iowa; fellowships, Mayo and Duke; faculty positions, Northwestern among others. Is this OK? As for the new Al Gore commercial with Al Sharpton and Pat Robertson sitting on the couch, did you notice how obvious it was that they were both reading their one or two lines from cue cards? Great to have the support of two people with IQs possibly in the triple digits.

OOOkay.

300 Million so we can be more concerned????

How about using the 300 Million towards actually solving environmental issues.

Give us all a break, and take the 300 million and spend it on medical research and try to eleminate some of these horrible diseases, cancer, autisim etc. The earth has rejuvenated its self for millions of years. We do not need the inventor of the internet to bail us out.

If Gore were concerned, he would spend the $300 Million on that FutureGen plant that was supposed to be such a major step in eliminating carbon dioxide.

If Gore were concerned, he would have condemned those now in Bangkok at yet another conference on global warming, where they pumped thousands of tons of CO2 into the air flying to their conference.

If Gore were concerned, he would spend some of that $300 Million moving weather monitoring stations away from parking lots and runways and putting them in places that replicate their locations 100 years ago.

If Gore were concerned, he would demand that the US do what Iran is doing, replacing oil-fired plants with nuclear.

To MarkRG: Spending 300 million bucks to inform people about our environment IS helping solve issues. The more people who know about these problems and what we can each do to help remedy what we've each done to dirty-up the earth, the better.

Someone before said that what does it matter whether you believe in global warming or not, learning to live with less and learning to live more concientiously is a good idea for everybody.

My 3 year old even understands that our garbage goes in a hole in the ground and that by recycling and using less, we can make the hole fill up a little less slowly.

All you naysayers souldn't be so afraid of a little common sense.

Lisa everybody wants clean air and clean water but, this is the greatest nation on earth and we need smart growth. We need to drill for oil using high tech machines available now and increase refineries your Jimma Carter idea of when it gets cold put on a sweater and turn down the thermostat is not practical and conservation only goes so far. We need drilling in the Gulf and Alaska. Communist China is drilling in the gulf as we write these words. Alternative energy like ethanol is only raising food prices it is a poor substitute for oil also created by God. There is a myth that oil is depleting there is plenty all over our nation and on government lands. If the Sierra Club would be told to but out of all these discussions we would solve our problems without buying from angry Jihadists. Environmental wackos should be controlled so we can get back to making our citizens satisfied with oil and gas they need. If you meet a politician ask him or her if she takes money from enviro radicals like Sierra Club, Greenpeace and ELF if they admit to it. Don't give them a dime politicans of both parties need to approach the environment with common sense. The earth does not have a fever, it is not in crisis, God made the earth stronger than we are. If Al Gore's movie an Inconvenient Truth and all the drivebys publicity and his Nobel Prize didn't give him enough PR why does he have to spend $300 million in propaganda to succeed. It's because it is all a lie and it is not proven science! By the way drive any kind of car, SUV or truck you want forget about hybrid vehicles they look funny. Jerry White, Springfield, IL

Lisa, Javi, Violet, etc. – Do not equate global warming with conservation, pollution, energy independence, health, etc. They are NOT the same. You can support the environment without believing in global warming. It’s all a matter of what the real issues are, and how they should be handled.

I promised myself I would post no more on this topic, but couldn't help it...

Gore is saying, "Global Warming is dangerous and can be prevented." He suggests (based on facts) we do the following to decrease our CO2:
1. Take a slightly cooler shower than normal.
2. Lower our thermostats by a few degrees (certainly when we're not home).
3. Drive less and/or drive fuel efficient vehicles. Walk or bike whenever possible.
4. Replace our light bulbs and appliances with high efficiency or energy efficient ones.
5. Turn off the lights when leaving a room.
6. Don't leave the water running when not in use.

This list could be mistaken for ways to save money, because the tips are the same for both. So, if you don't believe in Global Warming, that's fine. However, I'm sure you would like to save money- especially considering the volatile market and the de-valued U.S. Dollar. Let's go through the list again and name the impact of these changes that DO NOT involved Global Warming:
1. A cool or even warm shower instead of a hot one is better for your skin. Money will be saved on water heating costs.
2. Lots of money saved on heating costs.
3. Less money spent at the pumps by driving a fuel efficient car. Lose weight or tone muscle for walking or biking- a healthier you. Less money spent on diseases that can be prevented or postponed by exercise (heart disease, cholesterol, diabetes, etc.)
4. Again, more money saved.
5. More money saved. See a pattern?
6. Wouldn't you know it, more money saved here too!

Now let's put Global Warming back into the discussion. If Gore is right, and all the literature I've read says he is, we save money and provide our children with a better place to live. If Gore is wrong, I will still have a lot of money saved. For those who don't believe and won't research for themselves Global Warming and refuse to make such EASY and minor lifestyle changes, please don't be upset when I'm using my saved money for fun trips, pretty furnishings, or delicious food and drink.

Al Gore is about as much of a scientist as he is an inventor. He's a paid celebrity and his science is no more compelling than that found on an overnight infomercial.

Regarding his segment on 60 minutes last night, I caught one word of his talk in India and that was "monsoon". You think man-made global warming causes monsoons, Al? Prove it.

At least Stahl brought up the fact that he got rich on the Google friends and family IPO (so very Republican).

I wonder how Mr. Gore would respond when asked to reconcile North America's latest winter and his global warming theories.

It seems to me Big Global Warming says:
-If its warmer than normal its due to global warming
-If its colder than normal its due to either a Republican conspiracy or the data must be wrong (because Gore never is)
-If we have a drought it its due to global warming drying out the planet
-If we have flooding, it is caused by storms generated from a warmer (i.e. more powerful) atmosphere

Hi C'mon People- I did not say we should clean up the planet. I said we should lessen the use of those items that lead to Global Warming. Using less gas is both conservation and lessening our personal addition to the causes of Global Warming. The others (health, less pollution, etc.) are bonuses. What we can do to reverse Global Warming, or at least slow it down, is beneficial to many causes as I've pointed out. So, if you don't do it for Global Warming reasons, do it for conservation, do it for a less polluted place to live, do it to save money. It doesn't matter, just stop the waste of gasoline, energy, etc. that is causing Global Warming. Perhaps you mean to say we should use much less than what is needed (ie. stop more than just the waste), and that I agree with. I just don't think anyone at this point would make that drastic of a change. Baby steps.

Jerry, I never said our oil is depleting (that I haven't researched since the supply is not the issue). I said we should use less of it (by using less gas, which comes from oil). I would agree with your comment "Environmental wackos should be controlled so we can get back to making our citizens satisfied with oil and gas they need" if we truly need much as we say we do. We don't "need", it's a "want". We currently use more than we need. We don't need to drive four blocks for an errand, we can walk. We don't need to heat our house to 70 degrees (especially when we're not home), it can be 68. We don't need to drive a vehile with the fuel efficiency of a tractor everyday, it's a want. I am not denying your want, but admit that it's a want and not a need. Continue to drive whatever it is that gives you 8 highway mpg, continue to heat your home to 70 degrees when you're not there to enjoy it. When your home is foreclosed because you were paying for all of your wants instead of needs, I hope I'm there to buy it out from under your ignorant feet.

Don't know if it's relevant, but the reactionists have posted first, now more level-headed people are adding logic as the day wears on.

The fact is the earth is getting warmer. Yes, that is a fact. The warming curve (long-term temperature/time) is not a smooth curve, but the trend is unmistakably "up".

There is a large amount of evidence that some of the warming is due to carbon, methane, and NO2 that humans have been putting in the atmosphere in larger and larger amounts since about 1850, causing at least some of the warming due to the greenhouse effect. The scientific phrase for this is "anthropogenic climate change", or "anthropogenic global warming" otherwise known as AGW.

AGW is not a fact, it is a theory. Like all scientific theories, it is supported by evidence, tons of evidence in this case. In fact AGW is one of the most studied fields of science ever. The problem for us lay-people is that it is a very very complicated issue and therefore hard to discuss in our sound-bite culture.

There are many websites filled with information about AGW. The Earth Policay Institute is probably the least partisan: http://www.earth-policy.org/index.htm

Please, please try to actually learn about this issue before chiming in with your input. This issue could well be the most important issue of our time.

Sounds like some of these "global warming is a myth" posters need to apply another layer of tin foil to their heads. Careful boys, someone may be reading your thoughts!

A good way to clean up toxins would be to eliminate the liberal party. The toxicity caused in the US by this group will lead to the destruction of the US.

global warming is a myth. Have Gore tame down his lifestyle before telling me how to live

Posted by: John D | March 31, 2008 9:27 AM

That's really what it's about for you people, isn't it? You don't like people "telling you how to live." Never mind that the "way you live" doesn't occur in a vacuum. Your selfish, short-sighted attitudes are typical of the rabid right.

I'm an environmentalist and do not believe in made made global warming. We need to reduce our pollution because we are poisoning ourselves. We need to change the message to this than asking people to reduce their pollution based on a theory that is practically proven to be flawed.

I think the fight against global warming is important, but why the heck didn't he do anything while he was vice president?

Hi J.O., Gore has been working on this issue since the 1970s. He has been working to raise awareness of the issue, increase mpg standards for US auto makers, and he did pass the Carbon Emissions Act (or something titled very similar) while he was VP.

Robert: "practically proven to be flawed" ? What do you base this statement on? Nearly every major scientific association, group, government body, and organization in the world agrees the world has a fever. Please state your source.

AGW is not something a person "believes in". We who accept the theory of AGW don't "believe in" the science behind it. We trust science.

The science supports the theory of AGW.

If you do not accept the science, be more efficient simply because it will save you money.

If you think national security is a more important issue, be more efficient so we are less dependent on foreign oil.

If you think the economy is a more important issue, support the "green economy" which is attracting the interest of an increasing number of venture capitalists.

Forget about Gore: save money, increase our national security and help the economy by being more efficient! Buy and use a set-back thermometer, carpool once in awhile, replace those horribly inefficient light bulbs with compact fluorescents.

I don't see any downside to taking these actions, and they don't put any money in Gore's pocket.

Robert makes a good point. This fight should not just be about climate, but pollution in general. Take plastic for example. Have you seen the research being conducted in our oceans??? Plastic does not decompose it only breaks down into smaller pieces and those pieces are now floating around in our oceans at shockingly massive amounts. And those tiny pieces of plastic are being found in the tissues of marine animals which means it is working its way up the food chain. We are poisoning ourselves! http://www.algalita.org/index.html

Next time you are at the grocery buying your favorite fish to feed to your family chose paper instead of plastic!

There are a lot of people who are against global warming here. Is it really that much effort to turn off the lights while not in use, drive your car a little less or use public transportation. Seems like those who are against the idea of global warming do not want to change their wasteful lifestyles. And those who think that humans do not have ability to change global climate, look at CFCs. Something as simple as aerosol sprays depleted our ozone layer and now the occurrence of skin cancer has gone from 1 in 5000 in the early 20th century to 1 in 5 now.

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Fact: Antartica's temperatues are actually DOWN in recent decades:
http://www.ff.org/centers/csspp/pdf/2-CSPP-antarcticatemp.pdf

Posted by: John D | March 31, 2008 9:26 AM
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Geographically Ignorant Dumb Dumb Little Johnnie Dyslin, "the Joseph Stalin of Streamwood", if the Antarctic is enjoying colder temperatures in recent years, how do you explain a chunk of ice the size of Rhode Island breaking off and falling into the ocean?

Heat softens and melts ice, cold doesn't.

Lisa – You’re focusing on household tips for saving money and energy. If Al wants to send us a friendly reminder (without fear-mongering) about lifestyle changes to consider, then fine. I would be the first to agree that a lot of the earth’s resources are being wasted unnecessarily.

The real dispute is about the role of government: Kyoto, regulations, tax dollars, research, technology incentives, free-market opportunity, drilling in Alaska, etc. This is where disagreements lie, individual rights are tested, and major economic decisions might be made that affect the masses. Does the theory of global warming help the cause, or serve as a major distraction?

Its good to fight for what you believe. I personaly want future generations of humans and other species to be able to live on this planet.

Jerry, so you don't think that God is everywhere? God is everywhere in this univere, including this planet, yourself, and your family. If you love and care for God, please care for your planet Earth! The same goes for everyone.

Paul @ 3:16 p.m.

I did make the effort to take a look at some anthropogenic climate change data. The graph of temperature change versus century showed the general trend that you stated, with some fluctuations. My question for the GW experts however, would be: What happened in the 15th Century to significantly drive the temperature down? Even more strangely, what happened in the 12th Century to drive it up? These centuries would seem to pre-date a high level of industrial activity. There is also some amount of "scatter" to this data that has been curve-fitted, that may or may not be significant.

Analyzing raw data is not for novices. Would not want to entrust this to the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Julia Roberts, George Clooney - the usual trend-driven suspects. Jackson Browne is my kind of guitar guy. Love that Jackson Browne. Don't want him doing any curve-fitting statistical analysis either.

When politicians like Al Gore start talking about things like "carbon credits" and the like, I see that as a lead-in for "here's a new reason for us to tax you", and you is me, and this tax is not going to solve a damn thing. When there is one country in particular that is the evil culprit for everything wrong in the world, well, I get that picture very clearly.

I don't argue with science. It is waaaay smarter than I am. Just needs to be good science, without a pre-set agenda. Thanks.

Yes, how do you explain the contribution of manmade global warming to the reduction of an Antarctic glacier that never sees temperatures above freezing? EVEN IF global warming increased the temperature from -20 C to -5 C, that is still below freezing. Can you think of something else that might - or must - be the cause?

Im surprised how many people think just because Al Gore was able to raise enough money to launch a campaign, that they must be up to no good. He's not out there looking to profit from it, he's doing it for the benefit of mankind.
He's been profiting/ making a living by working hard to be educated and a Senator/ VP, not a fat slob like some of you people. -Keep scarfin down your BigMacs while watchin American Idol, maybe youll die faster.

PS, John D., youre an idiot.

yes, there is global warming...much of the earth was once covered by glaciers and now most of them are gone...so this has been happening for thousands of years. NOT caused by humans. Go away Al and all the idiot liberals that believe anything you and the slanted media say.

You dont throw garbage- toxic or not- around your house and leave it like a slob, do you? So why would you do the same thing to your planet??

You dont throw garbage- toxic or not- around your house and leave it like a slob, do you? So why would you do the same thing to your planet??

"BC", your assertion that in the Antarctic a "chunk of ice the size of Rhode Island ... broke off and fell into the ocean" is a lie on so many levels I don't know where to begin.

If this is an example of global warming "truth," no wonder Al Gore always ducks debates with his opponents.

Ducking debates is the exact opposite of true science, which by definition features open inquiry and debate.

I never knew that "science" needed an advertsing campaign. Did Thomas Edison have a marketing guru?

No matter how much lipstick you put on the pig, you still have a pig.

Ol' Al Gore ought to just lose some weight and do a NutriSystem commercial.

Arch,

Do some economic analysis and then you will know what this Psuedo-science will cost our economy.

I think the idea that we have created global warming is insane. That does not mean that we should not use our resources wisely.

1. That said the hybrid vehicles do not get the mileage they state unless you drive them in a specific manner (which most people don't understand). Ethanol is a bad idea as it drives food cost up and it takes 3/4 gallon of fossil fuel to create it. So you say I am greedy and don't want to pay more for food tell that to the humanitarian efforts that now can't buy the quantities they used to and people in developing countries begin to starve.
2. Did anyone notice the carbon offset hedge fund Al Gore has? Hmm money maker I bet.
3. Why didn't Al and Bill sign the Kyoto treaty when they had the opprotunity?
4. Did you know if you stop eating meat you can reduce your carbon foot print more then if your stopped driving a hummer? Why does Gore not encourage a vegetarian lifestyle.
5. Did you know some of the tree planting happening to offset our carbon footprint kicks people off their land in africa. Oh and they are not planting the proper trees after they displace these people.

Again while I think we should use our resouces wisely and I want clean air and water don't lie to me and tell me false hoods as though I am a sheep that will just follow.

Mr. Gore is, well, nuts.

Science has yet to decide on the issue of global warming, if it really is an issue and whom, if anyone, is at fault.

Yes, we see some very slight warming. This warming has happened during a very small period of time. Natural weather changes would indicate this.

Man's contribution to the greenhouse gases is so small we couldn't change the climate if we tried.

To quote some of my friends in science, this will be a joke five years from now just as global cooling was a joke. Maybe you remember the cooling scare, I was working on my masters at that point. Many of us laughed ... but science was convinced it was a real problem. No, the media was convinced and some of us in science, who wanted the ride the money train, got on board.

This is all a combination of misinterpreted and misguided science and much media hype all for the sake of socialist politics. (At least that is what I think is the reason for all of this)

Water vapor is responsible for 95 per cent of the greenhouse effect, an effect which is vital to keep the world warm. Without the greenhouse effect the planet would be at minus 18 deg C but because we do have the greenhouse effect it is plus 15 deg C, all the time.

The other greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen dioxide, and various others including CFC's, contributed only five per cent of the effect, carbon dioxide being by far the greatest contributor at 3.6 per cent.

However, carbon dioxide as a result of man's activities is only 3.2 per cent of that, hence only 0.12 per cent of the greenhouse gases in total. Human-related methane, nitrogen dioxide and CFC's etc made similarly minuscule contributions to the effect: 0.066, 0.047 and 0.046 per cent respectively.

This ought to be the end of the argument.

You add the ever changing warming and cooling of the sun and ever changing weather patterns and that should end all this hype.

Nature as more to do with warming as is changes in temperatures on this planet have occurred throughout millions of years. Example, the Great Lakes were formed from melting glaciers. Not too many SUV's at that time!

One big source of CO2 that rivals industrial input are forest fires. But isn't that primarily CO2 that the trees initially took out of the atmosphere to grow? As opposed, that is, to CO2 from carbon that's been sequestered underground for millions of years.

Yes, Which is the same reason why BioFuels are considered CO2 neutral.On the other hand, the release of HUGE quantities of sequestered CO2 from raging forest fires can't be ignored either. While OVER TIME, the forests will regrow and that CO2 will be removed, that is a LONG time period. Further, keep in mind that each year the EARTH outgasses significant quantities of CO2 (far greater than man) and significant quantities are sequestered (some permanently, some semi-permanently, some temporarily) We ONLY guess at the CO2 cycle of the planet, where it all comes from and where it all goes is BEYOND our ability to measure.

One thing we all need to remember, nature has far greater power then man and that power has yet to even be close to be measured by man.

To think we, as human beings, can have the impact that is being suggested by some is naive.

Sure, we do have some impact. Our impact, however, is small. In addition, the last time I checked ... man is part of nature.

No matter what power of nature we talk about, forest fires, solar activity, etc, this power by nature is huge and our ability to control is nil.

Best Wishes,

Dr. Robert Weed
PhD, Atmospheric Sciences
MA, Meteorology
MA, Geology

i think it is scary to think that some of these readers actually think that global warming is a myth. wake up people. it is a reality. did you read the story about the northwest passage opening for the first time in history? how about all the crazy climatic weather all over the world? you can learn a lot by reading some fo the facts on http://www.greenloghome.com some of the statistics will scare you, all true and researched.

Good read. Boy! the Neo-nazi republicans are desperate. No wonder the fixed news people are so stupid just look at their shrub in the WH.

Wow.. the ad homenim in the first few posts is breathtaking.

And Terry (old friend).... since when does technological innovation and next-generation industry "cost our economy". Your entire premise is a boondoggle. Green technology is already proving itself to be an economic boon. Clean energy is the investment opportunity of our lifetime. Don't be a dinosaur.

Wow.. the ad homenim in the first few posts is breathtaking.

And Terry (old friend).... since when does technological innovation and next-generation industry "cost our economy". Your entire premise is a boondoggle. Green technology is already proving itself to be an economic boon. Clean energy is the investment opportunity of our lifetime. Don't be a dinosaur.

Terry,

Thomas Edison = "inventor of light bulb".

Al Gore = "destroyer of light bulbs."

BTW, several have posted that Gore buys carbon credits - he "buys" them from his own company, Generation Investment Management. He's just buying stock, not credits. Their biggest holding is GE. Go figure...

Welcome back Dr. Weed, with the same post you have put on several other sites. I gently suggest reading over recent data that proves our contribution to global warming.

Start with the ice cores from the antarctic that clearly show the level of CO2, Methane, and NO2 are higher than they have ever been in the last 800,000 years, and have reached these levels in just the last 200 years or so. Right about the time humans started burning coal in large quantities.

Water vapor is now understood to contribute no more than 70% to the greenhouse effect and carbon somewhere between 10 and 25%.

In one of your posts you state "unless we drop 300 nukes all over" revealing that in fact you do agree that we have the potential to change the climate. 300 nukes would release far less energy than we have sent into the atmosphere in the last 150 years.

But the real issue is the rate of increase in carbon and other greenhouse gases is far higher than at any point in the last 800,000 years. This is simply not sustainable. The largest carbon sink (absorber) is the oceans and they are already showing signs of reduced rates of absorption, creating a feedback loop that will only accelerate unless we reduce the amount of carbon we put into the atmosphere.

I still do not understand why people are skeptical. Who do you think will benefit enough from this supposed "hoax" to spend so much money perpetrating it? Who wins if there is in fact no climate problem? If you name just a few people then they must be powerful people indeed to have convinced so many other people to spend so much time, money, and effort to create and sustain this "hoax". They must also be quite old since this "hoax" was "created" in the early 1970's!

One has to wonder why those who wave the banner of tolerance are in fact the least tolerant of all. There is plenty of good scientific evidence that challenges the theory of global warming, yet the left will not allow any discussion that challenges their views. What are you afraid of?

Joe,
Please state the evidence you refer to, with references.

In almost all cases your references will turn out to be retired scientists siting out of date data or people who are in some way affiliated with the petroleum industry.

I am afraid of being too late in dealing with this issue and therefore forcing my kids to deal with a situation we created.

You did not answer my question, but let me rephrase it:

Who loses if there is no climate problem?

Certainly not the economy. The economy stands to win because of investment money that is already flowing into "green" research and development.

Should Global Warming be changed to Regional Warming since China had its worst winter in 100 years and Colorado had record snowfalls not to mention NPRs look at the ocean temp monitoring.
Gores hypocrisy is evident by the house he lives in. Check SNOPES!!!
Lower links tell it all.

http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/video/argo_animVideo.mov

http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=88520025&m=88552249

Al Gore is now pushing a Global carbon tax on US citizens, I knew that was coming. Barack Obama has submitted his communist manifesto , The World Poverty Tax, to the senate with his signature on it, when it passes and it will, there will be two major taxes on our backs, this is what was supposed to happen, this was planned and its working, we will be slaves to the state. I would like to know where Global comes in since America seems to be the only one paying , we also pay the bulk of the UN dues so why is global always added to any payouts? in 1987 the UN hired 2,000 sicientists to examine the climate changes, naturally they found we were headed to hell in a handbasket, they would lose their grants and their paychecks if they didn't, the same amount of disputes have been filed by non UN scientists, its all nonsense, all to get a carbon tax. I don't beleive in wasting anything, my mother used to water her plants and garden with left over dish water, I do the same, I don't like wasting water either or electricity, mainly because I have to pay for it. I beleive in a certain amount of conservation and not wasting our resources, where do the millions of illegal aliens who use all of our resources come in on this? They are welcome and we pay, something is wrong with this picture. Do they even care? I don't know about anyone else, I am not paying a carbon tax unless everyone else pays for it in other countries, especially China, and when they can prove to me it exists, and what about HAARP? how can you discuss global warming without talking about the weather stations? I wish Al Gore would get a real job, he needs to work for a living and see what its like. He just won't go away.