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» in reply to
"I'm curious how is CO2 life threatening."
That first link is extremely good!
ARRELL
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11/10/2007 1:46:56 AM
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A candidate talks sense
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Buck Galaxy
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11/8/2007 6:27:09 AM
The only valid reason why you should reduce your energy consumption is...
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TAFKASE
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11/8/2007 4:50:47 PM
Intellectually lazy people like you are no better than Johannes...
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ARRELL
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11/8/2007 11:43:48 PM
Well then go ahead and make economically irrational decisions.
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 2:39:34 PM
re: Well then go ahead and make economically irrational decisions.
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McFly
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11/9/2007 3:36:28 PM
Yeah I have kids...
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 3:39:51 PM
PS...
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McFly
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11/9/2007 4:10:14 PM
re: PS...
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gbaikie
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11/9/2007 6:43:49 PM
"I'm curious how is CO2 life threatening."
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McFly
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11/9/2007 11:43:21 PM
re: "I'm curious how is CO2 life threatening."
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gbaikie
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11/10/2007 5:17:39 AM
That first link is extremely good!
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ARRELL
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11/10/2007 1:46:56 AM
Ask the Venusians.
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alcaray
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11/9/2007 11:31:26 PM
Why does someone who posts here for years, needs to be told about the habitable zone
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gbaikie
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11/10/2007 4:17:09 AM
get a sense of humor, bub
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alcaray
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11/10/2007 6:42:49 AM
I love the environment.
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 6:38:17 PM
P.S. We need more science and less scare tactics.
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 6:41:25 PM
What good will it do when you gleefully ignore the science?!
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ARRELL
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11/9/2007 7:46:58 PM
re: When people like Al Gore define what is and is not Science then I question the science
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 7:55:24 PM
You SAY that people you dont like politically 'Define the science'
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ARRELL
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11/9/2007 7:59:45 PM
The only thing I flaunt is rational skeptisism...
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 8:04:38 PM
There is NOTHING rational about your worthless posts on this topic
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ARRELL
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11/9/2007 8:30:30 PM
re: There is NOTHING rational about your worthless posts on this topic
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gbaikie
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11/10/2007 9:33:52 AM
Not to argue but...
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 9:09:09 PM
re: Not to argue but...
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gbaikie
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11/10/2007 8:00:33 AM
I will post a response tonight as a new thread, but a preview....
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ARRELL
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11/10/2007 1:16:21 AM
I really wish this was the Flame board.
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Laurie Street
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11/10/2007 12:59:32 AM
The only valid reason... is money.
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alcaray
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11/8/2007 11:03:21 PM
re: The only valid reason... is money.
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TB
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11/9/2007 4:59:58 AM
You don't think people should refrain from burning coal...
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alcaray
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11/9/2007 5:21:49 AM
If coal is burned properly... The only fumes are a CO2+ a little bit of pure C
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 2:43:20 PM
It costs money to burn coal properly, so that would be "economically irrational".
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alcaray
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11/9/2007 11:34:30 PM
Opps I meant to type: If coal is burned properly... The only fumes are a CO2+ a little bit of pure S
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 2:47:49 PM
Now that I think about it...Even the S burns and turns into SO2
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 3:33:33 PM
re: Now that I think about it...Even the S burns and turns into SO2
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gbaikie
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11/9/2007 6:56:53 PM
re: I believe you are correct that the Sulpher emmissions are easily aleviated.
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 7:35:25 PM
Sure they can, but that isnt the issue!
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ARRELL
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11/9/2007 7:45:23 PM
Maybe maybe not.
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 8:03:19 PM
Really? I thought that was Hydrogen-Sulfide.
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 7:18:18 PM
Its like watching 'Dumb and Dumber'!
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ARRELL
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11/9/2007 7:42:41 PM
re: Its like watching 'Dumb and Dumber'!
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gbaikie
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11/10/2007 6:28:22 AM
I used to work in a plant that burned coal for a large part of it's energy.
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 8:10:53 PM
And this is relavent in what way?
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ARRELL
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11/9/2007 8:34:55 PM
Well...
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 9:13:30 PM
What I think has little to do with it.
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TB
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11/9/2007 6:34:01 AM
Don't you think that's a choice that the burner of coal should make for themselves?
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alcaray
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11/9/2007 7:16:46 AM
re: You don't think people should refrain from burning coal...
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gbaikie
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11/9/2007 6:15:24 AM
The energy issue goes way past global warming
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TB
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11/8/2007 10:18:36 PM
Now that you mention near-term solutions.
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Un_Epi_De_Mais
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11/9/2007 12:23:12 AM
I'm gonna get me one of those electric sports cars...
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 3:35:04 PM
re: Now that you mention near-term solutions.
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TB
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11/9/2007 4:46:51 AM
If somebody would make an all-electric SUV... Now that would be nice.
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 3:37:44 PM
re: A candidate talks sense
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TB
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11/8/2007 3:15:09 PM
You actually put in blockquotes...
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Buck Galaxy
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11/9/2007 2:09:53 AM
You're kidding, right?
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TB
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11/9/2007 4:58:08 AM
Oh, wait, there's one oil reserve she's willing to dive into...
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TB
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11/9/2007 5:20:10 AM
Environmentalists need to get back to real issues.
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Lee
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11/9/2007 3:56:04 AM
the problem is...The USA doesn't have a problem with real pollutants.
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TAFKASE
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11/9/2007 3:50:00 PM
What about that hurricane season? I real doozy!
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Lee
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11/9/2007 9:02:06 PM
See TB's link above before flaunting your ignorance further.
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ARRELL
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11/10/2007 8:20:21 PM
"In reality, the preseason forecasts for 2006 and 2007 were not dishonest or inflated. They were simply wrong."
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Lee
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11/10/2007 9:57:53 PM
Environmentalist created toxins.
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Lee
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11/9/2007 8:55:45 PM
Talk is cheap.
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Lee
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11/8/2007 12:26:49 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.