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PhilipShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-01-07 11:13 PM Original message |
AP Wire: Warming 'likely' man-made, unstoppable |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-01-07 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. "Likely," like evolution, the Big Bang, a heliocentric model? |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 06:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. 'very likely' = more than 90% likekihood |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
47. Wonder why the AP didn't include those facts. nt |
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twylatharp (81 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-01-07 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
2. The administration has tried to supress research on global |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-01-07 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. Man, I hate to hear "unstoppable", |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 12:36 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I'm afraid they already have interpreted it that way... |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 12:48 AM Response to Reply #7 |
68. One said that the world could reach a tipping point of |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 08:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
17. We don't solve problems |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 01:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
42. Same here... it makes me so mad. |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-01-07 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. we are so screwn! |
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Harper_is_Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
5. Change your light bulbs now. Don't lose hope. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
6. if we make input to the problem, we can make outsuck to get the gases out of the atmosphere as well |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 06:56 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. That has actually been proposed |
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Morgana LaFey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 02:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
51. longterm deposits |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. No, they're thinking of impermeable domes |
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Morgana LaFey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 03:43 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. My comment was meant to |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 02:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
54. We have men, we have rockets, we have Saran Wrap ... FIX IT! |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 11:25 AM Response to Reply #6 |
33. There IS a method of carbon sequestration that involves production |
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Porcupine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 05:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
62. Terra Preta, Terra Preta, Terra Preta...... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 12:01 PM Response to Reply #62 |
69. That's it! I knew I wasn't imagining this. |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
8. It may not be able to be stopped, but we can at least mitigate it. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
9. This is the spin the Right Wing wants on this issue now |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 02:58 AM Response to Original message |
10. Paging Al Gore. |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 10:20 AM Response to Reply #10 |
25. Yes, you do make sense... |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 05:05 AM Response to Original message |
11. GWing will depopulate the world down to about 1 Billion, the Reich will be able to control better |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 11:32 AM Response to Reply #11 |
35. but think, they will be losing "customers" |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
14. "Unstoppable for centuries" means it's stoppable. nt |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 07:50 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Not to you or me... |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 07:54 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I hear ya. |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
18. Bullshit! Never say never! If we can put men on the moon, we can scrub the |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 09:45 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Just want to say that I think the solution is going to be a "chaos theory" |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 10:01 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. We have to pick one, we can't have everything |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #22 |
34. kestrel's nutshell summary: As ecosystems increase in complexity, |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 09:56 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Seems like it'll get us into more trouble |
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Taoschick (391 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 01:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
40. What would be the secondary |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 01:58 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. Ah, unintended consequences |
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Shoelace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-04-07 01:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
80. Amen to that! The ideas are out there, we need to will to capture them now |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
19. So, what they are saying is ; "If you are going to hit the wall anyway- |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
20. We have lost 6 critical years in dealing with this issue... |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
21. Good News!!!!! |
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cain_7777 (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
26. Another sugar coated report |
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JPZenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
27. "That will only reduce warming by 0.6 degrees" |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
28. NYT: Panel Says Warming Caused by Humans |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 10:51 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. we better get ready for the consequences for our actions. |
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Gato Moteado (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 10:51 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. but rush limbaugh, sean hannity, dennis miller, michael crichton.... |
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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-04-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #30 |
82. Actually, Pat Robertson has come over to the environmentalists' side. Fuck the others. |
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PinkTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 10:51 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. This is tantamount to hearing the Earth is spherical in shape. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
32. Our local talk radio fascist shill, Bill Handel, did his AM rant today |
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Celefin (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 11:36 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. "...whether GW existed, or was caused by man." |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 06:47 PM Response to Reply #36 |
64. Well that would be the OTHER GW i was referring to, lol |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
37. Dupe |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
38. And yet people come onto DU and try to tell us why they |
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Taoschick (391 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Great |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #41 |
59. I rest my case |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 09:54 PM Response to Reply #59 |
66. Made the vehicles robustly enough that metal fatigue wasn't a problem. |
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Taoschick (391 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #59 |
72. Well, Gee... |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #41 |
71. No. you must do exactly what someone else tells you to do |
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ItNerd4life (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
39. Unstoppable? What horse manure is this? |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Well, sadly, that's not true--we may have gone past the tipping point |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 01:47 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Have you seen the graphic of projected precipitation changes on page 20? |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 01:50 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. it depends |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 02:03 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Link to the full report in PDF format |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. We can reduce the amount of CO2 and CH4 we put into the atmosphere |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-03-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #44 |
70. Current CO2 levels are already off that chart |
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ponthedge (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
49. More information... |
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Morgana LaFey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
52. Just how bad could it be??? |
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Altean Wanderer (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Yes, especially when you consider that... |
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Morgana LaFey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Yes, thanks for the context |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
58. Ms. Mother Nature put an exclamation mark on it this morning. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
60. Bolivia's only ski resort faces a snowless future |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
61. And from Denial River in Freeperville.... |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
63. The only bright spot is that the idiots Pugs like Bush, Cheney, etc. |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
65. I hope they don't accept the $10000 AEI is offering scientists to change their report |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-02-07 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
67. Bush to ask Congress for $245 B I L L I O N...... |
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Matilda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-04-07 02:16 AM Response to Reply #67 |
74. We don't need a War President right now, |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-04-07 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
73. Kick. |
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PaulaFarrell (840 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-04-07 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
75. UN delivers definitive warning on dangers of climate change |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-04-07 02:16 AM Response to Reply #75 |
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PaulaFarrell (840 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-04-07 02:16 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. 6.4 degrees Celsius = about 12 F |
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dethl (462 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-04-07 02:16 AM Response to Reply #77 |
79. My bad....I used google to calculate it... |
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Taoschick (391 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-04-07 02:16 AM Response to Reply #75 |
78. Could occur? |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-04-07 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
81. It doesn't matter because Jesus is comin back in a week or 2! |
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