climate change

[oneoff]

Anyone who thinks there could be no possible effect of releasing a good portion of the stored CO2 from fossil fuels and coal reserves within the last couple generations is probably missing some important facts.

Remember it took tens to hundreds of millions of years to sequester that carbon; and it is effectively being released in the equivalent of an instant.

[bduke]

Oneoff... This earth has been sequestering and releasing carbon for
millions... probably billions... of years.

When lightening strikes caused fires in forests and on grasslands carbon
was released.... before human development.

Our prairie region had very few trees until it was settled and fires were
controlled.

The issue is not the releasing of carbon but the capacity of this earth to
store it..... over and over.

Remember nitrous oxides were blamed for destroying the ozone.

Climate change was obviously the cause and reversal of ice ages.

I doubt the reptilian period used any petroleum products.

The huge..and IMHO overpopulated ..seaboard regions are the pollution
problems.

We all pay for California regulations.... and the seaboard cities keep
growing.

Hollywood and politics... talk about a financial black hole!

Cheers... Bill

[mustardman]

Nice to see we have contributors with such a great intellect in science.

I suspect some articles to be soon published in Scientific American heh boys?

[freewheat]

Way off topic for sure, but bduke, your
explanation of the carbon cycle, reminds
me of the time I shocked two phD types I
was sitting with one time. They were
concerned we were about to run out of
water on this planet. I casually
mentioned we will never run out of
water. EVER. They were dumbfounded when
I explained we will always have the same
amount of water on this earth. When they
offered their disbelief, I asked them
where it went exactly. The gears started
turning, they fell silent, and the DUMB
FARMER had to catch his plane and leave
them sitting their with their letters
behind their names in shock. Shock at
the failure of our education system to
allow for outside the box thinking. LOL

[Hopperbin]

Not really off topic but there is some people paying big time I thinks. I checked air miles to fly from Saskatoon to Kathmandu, basically one can fly in either direction from here. The fuel sure charge for 2 people is an extra 1500 dollars to fly east over Europe than to fly west. Flying east involves landing in London or Frankfurt. West is Japan, China or Hongkong. Interesting not much fuel sure charge there.

[derek75]

Connect out of an American airport and you won't
pay a fuel surcharge. I use aeroplan, fly out of the
states internationally or use an international
carrier other then air Canada out of Canada, no
fuel surcharge. amazing what a little completion
will do.

[Hopperbin]

That is also true about us air lines cheaper fuel charge. But the Air Canada fuel charge Sask to Vancouver to Japan china etc is also minimal.

[derek75]

Last time I checked, air Canada 250.00$ fuel
surcharge per passenger each way. Going east
or West, no difference. Fly any other carrier and
you'll save.

[Hopperbin]

I just thought the fuel extra charge for travelling through Europe was rediculous. Rediculous, we here do not need that, like were not taxed enough already.

[Hopperbin]

In a sense if you have to fly an extra one thousand miles just to avoid Europe's fuel charge kinda defeats the purpose.

[mustardman]

Are you sure they are flying to London or Frankfurt to get to Katmandu? Seem like a longer route.
Flew east to Toronto and Over the Arctic to land in Hongkong on way to Katmandu. Came home from Hong kong to Vancouver to Stoon.
Have fun