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Off Topic » in reply to Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate

Affect yes, but not control.

ER — 11/22/2007 1:10:34 PM (archived)

"Control" implies we know what we're doing, and that our changes are deliberate and planned and have a specific purpose.

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The whole thread (18 posts)

The Royal Society on climate change - McFly - 11/21/2007 6:44:22 PM
- Just the first paragraph is a lie: - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/24/2007 4:47:31 AM
- U.N. climate change update - TB - 11/22/2007 7:56:54 PM
- TB should look at point 3 - ARRELL - 11/22/2007 6:04:49 AM
  - I noticed that. - TB - 11/22/2007 5:32:59 PM
    - re: I noticed that. - gbaikie - 11/22/2007 11:26:54 PM
      - re: I noticed that. - gbaikie - 11/22/2007 11:58:24 PM
  - re: TB should look at point 3 - gbaikie - 11/22/2007 10:13:17 AM
    - Btw - gbaikie - 11/23/2007 1:06:38 PM
- Now THAT is fascinating. Thanks a lot. (n/t) - Bowser - 11/21/2007 10:56:31 PM
- Great artlicle! Thanks for posting. (n/t) - Eri - 11/21/2007 7:49:34 PM
- It looks like the R.S. has been reading GBaike's mail. (n/t) - ER - 11/21/2007 7:09:03 PM
  - re: It looks like the R.S. has been reading GBaike's mail. - gbaikie - 11/22/2007 3:47:12 AM
    - Face it, GBaike. They got a hold of your playbook. - ER - 11/22/2007 4:24:55 AM
      - re: Face it, GBaike. They got a hold of your playbook. - gbaikie - 11/22/2007 6:58:50 AM
        
        Oh - gbaikie - 11/22/2007 7:05:04 AM
  - Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate - Socrates II - 11/21/2007 9:37:05 PM
    - Affect yes, but not control. - ER - 11/22/2007 1:10:34 PM

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