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mackdaddy

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3. I think that the first paragraph is almost Trump-worthy.

Reply to NickB79 (Original post)

Wed Oct 5, 2016, 01:38 PM

Oct 2016

I keep seeing this 2050 quote for 1.5oC. We have been running over 1.2C THIS year 2016! If we did not burn another lump of coal we would go over 2C with what CO2 is and will be in the atmosphere for thousands of years.

A hydrogen economy, yea, that's the ticket.....

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No country on Earth is taking the 2 degree climate target seriously [View all] NickB79 Oct 2016 OP

Moar windmills. Moar nuculars. GliderGuider Oct 2016 #1

That's a heck of a lot better plan than... FBaggins Oct 2016 #4

Also a heck of a lot better than... GliderGuider Oct 2016 #5

How ironic. FBaggins Oct 2016 #6

Glad you enjoyed it! GliderGuider Oct 2016 #9

And thus is the Fermi Paradox solved! n/t Binkie The Clown Oct 2016 #2

I think that the first paragraph is almost Trump-worthy. mackdaddy Oct 2016 #3

Cow Backpacks Trap Methane Gas July 11, 2008 kristopher Oct 2016 #7

Which no one is actually close to doing, but thanks for playing NickB79 Oct 2016 #8

"Which no one is actually close to doing, but thanks for playing" kristopher Oct 2016 #10

"taking it seriously" == "taking action commensurate with the scale and urgency of the problem" GliderGuider Oct 2016 #12

The peanut gallery always think they understand what's happening, but... kristopher Oct 2016 #13

1.5 billion cows would need a shitload of backpacks.... GliderGuider Oct 2016 #11

Cows aren't the problem. kristopher Oct 2016 #14

People are the problem. nt GliderGuider Oct 2016 #15

Are they "the problem" because of bad choices? FBaggins Oct 2016 #16

Reproduction isn't a choice pscot Oct 2016 #17

That's exactly my take on it. GliderGuider Oct 2016 #18