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2. Of course that's what they prefer.

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 10:33 AM

Jul 2013

Man is not so much sapient as self-deluding. Homo deludensis does not do uncomfortable facts.

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James Hansen and the Three Categories of the Runaway Greenhouse [View all] GliderGuider Jul 2013 OP

The real problem Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #1

Of course that's what they prefer. GliderGuider Jul 2013 #2

You could also suggest a timeline of human nomenclature . . . hatrack Jul 2013 #4

Why convince them? Javaman Jul 2013 #5

That's not a pretty picture... truebrit71 Jul 2013 #3

We could re-tune the coefficients on our hyperbolic discount functions phantom power Jul 2013 #6

This assumes no check on fossil fuel production happyslug Jul 2013 #7

General agreement except for the relative priority of AGW GliderGuider Jul 2013 #8

I think Peak Energy will save us, despite out efforts otherwise happyslug Jul 2013 #10

Don�t count on �Peak Energy� to save us OKIsItJustMe Jul 2013 #13

But the issue is how much beyound the 2 degrees will the world go happyslug Jul 2013 #14

Yes, but� OKIsItJustMe Jul 2013 #15

Thanks OKIsItJustMe Jul 2013 #9

Thanks, that leads to an even more fascinating page: joshcryer Jul 2013 #11

Thank You, lots of information linked from that page, ... CRH Jul 2013 #12