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Vattel

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4. It does matter what is causing it!

Reply to randome (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 24, 2014, 03:09 PM

Jan 2014

What we should do to save ourselves depends on what is causing it. If burning fossil fuels is not a cause, for example, reducing the burning of fossil fuels won't help to save us.

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Startling Number of Scientific Papers Disputed Human-Caused Global Warming Last Year [View all] sharp_stick Jan 2014 OP

I would love to see a little "global warming" this afternoon in northern Florida. ... spin Jan 2014 #1

It doesn't matter what is causing it so don't get sucked into playing that game. randome Jan 2014 #2

It does matter what is causing it! Vattel Jan 2014 #4

Disagree. Reducing fossil fuels is an immediate way to stem the problem. randome Jan 2014 #7

but the only justification for stemming fossil fuels is the fact that they geek tragedy Jan 2014 #10

Oy. Kind of like how treating a disease doesn't require knowing what causes it? geek tragedy Jan 2014 #6

What causes a heart attack? Diet? Weight? Indolence? randome Jan 2014 #8

no, they want to steer us away from the obvious answer: cutting carbon emissions nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #9

The article is not accurate. Vattel Jan 2014 #3

Actually the article is accurate Progressive dog Jan 2014 #5

Um, I pointed out the inaccuracy. The problem is not the research Vattel Jan 2014 #11

Sorry, I misunderstood your point Progressive dog Jan 2014 #13

no problem. cheers. Vattel Jan 2014 #14

Amazing is right. Octafish Jan 2014 #12