The science is settled

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Sulphate particulates

The project’s researchers may have shed new light on another factor: the effects of sulphur-containing atmospheric particulates.

Burning coal is the main way that humans continue to add to the vast amounts of tiny sulphate particulates in the atmosphere. These particulates can act as condensation nuclei for cloud formation, cooling the climate indirectly by causing more cloud cover, scientists believe. According to this reasoning, if Europe, the US and potentially China reduce their particulate emissions in the coming years as planned, it should actually contribute to more global warming.

But the findings of the Norwegian project indicate that particulate emissions probably have less of an impact on climate through indirect cooling effects than previously thought.

So the good news is that even if we do manage to cut emissions of sulphate particulates in the coming years, global warming will probably be less extreme than feared.

http://www.forskningsradet.no/en/New...p1177315753918

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anthropogenic global warming is a fraud

over geologic history global temperatures and carbon concentrations (ppm) were much higher than today--and there were no humans and Al Gores and celebrities jetting around in carbon spewing aircraft
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http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/Ca...s_climate.html
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Global Temperature and Atmospheric CO2 over Geologic Time


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...alaeotemps.png

[ms maggie]

anthropogenic global warming is a fraud

over geologic history global temperatures and carbon concentrations (ppm) were much higher than today--and there were no humans and Al Gores and celebrities jetting around in carbon spewing aircraft
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http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/Ca...s_climate.html
graph
Global Temperature and Atmospheric CO2 over Geologic Time


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...alaeotemps.png

No humans of course meaning no concern re the rising temps affecting humans. At one time the earth wasn't cooling. Cooling allowed various life forms to emerge and thrive. Temperatures prior to that didn't support mankind!!

[Smokey 1]

No humans of course meaning no concern re the rising temps affecting humans. At one time the earth wasn't cooling. Cooling allowed various life forms to emerge and thrive. Temperatures prior to that didn't support mankind!!

The earth has historically warmed and cooled over periods of time that did include life forms living on the planet including man.

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No humans of course meaning no concern re the rising temps affecting humans. At one time the earth wasn't cooling. Cooling allowed various life forms to emerge and thrive. Temperatures prior to that didn't support mankind!!

not exactly

life was well established during the Carboniferous period when temperatures and carbon concentrations were much higher than today

in fact, cooling caused an extinction

as far as humans, well, evolution hadn't progressed that far, yet...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboniferous

Terrestrial life was well established by the Carboniferous period. Amphibians were the dominant land vertebrates, of which one branch would eventually evolve into reptiles, the first fully terrestrial vertebrates. Arthropods were also very common, and many (such as Meganeura), were much larger than those of today. Vast swaths of forest covered the land, which would eventually be laid down and become the coal beds characteristic of the Carboniferous system.

A minor marine and terrestrial extinction event occurred in the middle of the period, caused by a change in climate.[8] The latter half of the period experienced glaciations, low sea level, and mountain building as the continents collided to form Pangaea.

[ms maggie]

The earth has historically warmed and cooled over periods of time that did include life forms living on the planet including man.

I realize that. But the charts in the OP's post did not relate to those periods. And it misses the point of the situation today--7 billion people, half at least in industialized societies. The idea that this has no affect on the planet defies common sense.

[zenwalk]

Asia is the worst offender. No one wants to rock that boat. Too much $MONEY$ is being made.