Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-19 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Horace Heffner wrote: On Jan 18, 2006, at 3:22 PM, Kyle Mcallister wrote: - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vortex-L@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, 18 January, 2006 09:20 AM Subject: Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC I suggest you stop spreading rumors about

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-19 Thread thomas malloy
I wrote: And Jed Rothwell responded 2. CO2 is the big target at the moment. When we switch to hydrogen-fired cars, how long do you bet it will take before there is a big green push to limit H2O vapor emissions? This suggestion (made by someone else) is ridiculous. It is a comic book

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-18 Thread thomas malloy
A few thoughts occur to me on this. 1. I have heard many ultraenvironmentalists sending out this line of If you want to sell books, the best bet is to tell people what they want to hear. The Wager: A. If it turns out that we are truly doomed from what we have been/are doing re: CO2

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-18 Thread Jed Rothwell
thomas malloy wrote: 2. CO2 is the big target at the moment. When we switch to hydrogen-fired cars, how long do you bet it will take before there is a big green push to limit H2O vapor emissions? This suggestion (made by someone else) is ridiculous. It is a comic book caricature of

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-18 Thread Nick Palmer
Terry wrote: For those who did not read any of this, he's selling a book, er, too. g He's about 86 and probably free from commercial pressures... Maybe he's just concerned about the future. Nick Palmer

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-18 Thread Rhong Dhong
--- John Coviello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Global Warming Has Arrived. Get used to it and sell any property that you own in flood prone areas. That reminds me of something I have wondered about. I live in a town on the South shore of Lake Ontario. If global warming results in a rise

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-18 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Rhong Dhong wrote: --- John Coviello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Global Warming Has Arrived. Get used to it and sell any property that you own in flood prone areas. That reminds me of something I have wondered about. I live in a town on the South shore of Lake Ontario. If global

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-18 Thread Horace Heffner
On Jan 18, 2006, at 3:51 AM, Rhong Dhong wrote: That reminds me of something I have wondered about. I live in a town on the South shore of Lake Ontario. If global warming results in a rise in sea-level, will the raging waters travel down the St. Lawrence Seaway, and raise the level of Lake

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-18 Thread revtec
Lake Ontario is 245 ft above sea level. No need to worry. Jeff - Original Message - From: Rhong Dhong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:51 AM Subject: Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC --- John Coviello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-18 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Horace Heffner wrote: On Jan 18, 2006, at 3:51 AM, Rhong Dhong wrote: That reminds me of something I have wondered about. I live in a town on the South shore of Lake Ontario. If global warming results in a rise in sea-level, will the raging waters travel down the St. Lawrence Seaway, and

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-18 Thread Merlyn
Yup! A quick google says Lake Ontario sits at 243' above sea level. If we raise the water that much we are all in trouble. --- Horace Heffner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 18, 2006, at 3:51 AM, Rhong Dhong wrote: That reminds me of something I have wondered about. I live in a town

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-18 Thread John Coviello
- Original Message - From: Rhong Dhong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:51 AM Subject: Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC --- John Coviello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Global Warming Has Arrived. Get used to it and sell any property that you

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-18 Thread Kyle Mcallister
- Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vortex-L@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, 18 January, 2006 09:20 AM Subject: Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC I suggest you stop spreading rumors about environmentalism, and try to stick to critiquing actual statements made by real

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-18 Thread Horace Heffner
On Jan 18, 2006, at 3:22 PM, Kyle Mcallister wrote: - Original Message - From: Jed Rothwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vortex-L@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, 18 January, 2006 09:20 AM Subject: Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC I suggest you stop spreading rumors about environmentalism, and try

Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-17 Thread hohlrauml6d
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article338878.ece Environment in crisis: 'We are past the point of no return' Thirty years ago, the scientist James Lovelock worked out that the Earth possessed a planetary-scale control system which kept the environment fit for life. He called it

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-17 Thread Horace Heffner
Not to worry. There is a last resort escape route: http://mtaonline.net/~hheffner/LastResort.pdf Maybe smoke from all the global warming forest fires resulting from desertification will hold things off a bit. Looks like Iran has opted for nuclear war, so maybe a bit of nuclear winter will

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-17 Thread John Coviello
. - Original Message - From: Kyle Mcallister [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 7:25 PM Subject: Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC A few thoughts occur to me on this. 1. I have heard many ultraenvironmentalists sending out this line of reasoning over the years

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-17 Thread Kyle Mcallister
A few thoughts occur to me on this. 1. I have heard many ultraenvironmentalists sending out this line of reasoning over the years, and have heard them say that they are absolutely sure we are in serious trouble, and that it is all man's fault. Many say they would be their life on it, 100%

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-17 Thread hohlrauml6d
-Original Message- From: Kyle Mcallister A. If it turns out that we are truly doomed from what we have been/are doing re: CO2 emissions, then the ultraenvironmentalists win the wager, and we all die by default. So far, it's just the polar bears. Never liked 'em anyway. Did you

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-17 Thread hohlrauml6d
-Original Message- From: Horace Heffner Not to worry. There is a last resort escape route: http://mtaonline.net/~hheffner/LastResort.pdf Maybe smoke from all the global warming forest fires resulting from desertification will hold things off a bit. Looks like Iran has opted for

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-17 Thread hohlrauml6d
-Original Message- From: hohlrauml6d http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article338878.ece Environment in crisis: 'We are past the point of no return' Thirty years ago, the scientist James Lovelock worked out that the Earth possessed a planetary-scale control system which

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-17 Thread Kyle Mcallister
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, 17 January, 2006 08:51 PM Subject: Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC For those who did not read any of this, he's selling a book, er, too. g Yes, that sort of was disturbing to me. If I had personally found

Re: Gaia Scientist: DO PANIC

2006-01-17 Thread Horace Heffner
On Jan 17, 2006, at 8:44 PM, Kyle Mcallister wrote: I do notice also that the albedo argument has returned: without polar ice reflecting sunlight back into space, the darker arctic water will get hotter. Butthis means more water vapor. Clouds, anyone? Low altitude clouds improve