Greenhouse Gas Hypothesis Violates Fundamentals of Physics
I must have spilled some super glue on my soapbox - clear evidence of my stunning ignorance - so while I'm stuck here, I'll ask for the board's indulgence and attention to this latest extract, link below, which sheds more light on the supposed role of CO2 in any hypothetical global warming.
...there is as yet no incontrovertible proof either of the greenhouse effect, or its connection with alleged global warming.
This is no surprise, because in fact there is no such thing as the greenhouse effect: it is an impossibility. The statement that so-called greenhouse gases, especially CO2, contribute to near-surface atmospheric warming is in glaring contradiction to well-known physical laws relating to gas and vapour, as well as to general caloric theory.
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A second source of misconceptions about the relation between temperature and the CO2 content of air arises from an erroneous explanation of conditions on the planet Venus. The Venutian atmosphere is 95% CO2, and its near-surface temperature is approximately 460oC ... What climatologists overlook is that atmospheric pressure at the surface of Venus is 90 bar, and that it is this colossal pressure that determines the temperature.
Strict application of physical laws admits no possibility that tiny proportions of gases like CO2 in our atmosphere cause backradiation that could heat up the surface and the atmosphere near it.
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Commonly held perceptions of the climatic relevance of CO2 and other so-called greenhouse gases rest on a staggering failure to grasp some of the fundamentals of physics. Correct interpretation of the Second Law of Thermodynamics and sound appreciation of the necessary physical conditions for emission of radiation by gases lead to the understanding that within the troposphere no backradiation can be caused by so-called greenhouse gases. Therefore it is not at all correct to speak of a thermal effect of these gases on the biosphere.
Contribution to the discussion about Climate Change, by Dipl.-Ing. Heinz Thieme
Beyond the petition discussed in the parent of this thread, one can find on the web numerous credible objections to the theory of man-made global warming. In fact, there are so many, it's reasonable to wonder how this idea ever gained traction.
Then one remembers the power of the mainstream media.
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