tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post9175791002251364869..comments2024-03-22T07:12:47.560-07:00Comments on Pitchpull: Moron Global WarmingGreybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-90669701163834893832008-07-28T12:25:00.000-07:002008-07-28T12:25:00.000-07:00Without optimism, it would be hard to get out of b...Without optimism, it would be hard to get out of bed sometimes.<BR/><BR/>Coincidentally, <A HREF="http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/28/wind.energy/index.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> is a story about Chinese wind production that I just came across. (assuming you can believe them). Sorry, it's a link from CNN.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584533324781365762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-86098141672477191982008-07-28T09:13:00.000-07:002008-07-28T09:13:00.000-07:00Seriously, THANK YOU John, for something we don't ...Seriously, THANK YOU John, for something we don't often hear from AGW folks... (to their detriment because it closes a lot of ears)...<BR/>OPTIMISM!Greybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-11105903431091043202008-07-28T09:01:00.000-07:002008-07-28T09:01:00.000-07:00The article you referenced makes some very valid p...The article you referenced makes some very valid points. The principle problem is exactly what GB said in an earlier post: "Too many people on the sphere." But, there isn't really a way to undo that. <BR/><BR/>I'm not ready to just give up, though. I don't think it is in our nature to not continue to innovate and to try to solve these problems. The technology is getting much better, and quickly. "Free" fuel from the sun and other sources is going to make these options more and more attractive. <BR/><BR/>The Chinese may actually surprise us, though. We've educated an entire generation of their engineers in our universities, and now they have gone home and are teaching engineering and science there. Their rapidly rising need for energy will force them to look at alternatives more quickly than we will here, and they now have the know how to make it happen. I wouldn't be surprised if they beat us on this one.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584533324781365762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-9441394029978833642008-07-28T07:39:00.000-07:002008-07-28T07:39:00.000-07:00I still wanna know how my driving an SUV is making...I still wanna know how my driving an SUV is making the polar ice caps on Mars shrink, as well...caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122159049927843800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-82725567541386067992008-07-27T09:35:00.000-07:002008-07-27T09:35:00.000-07:00And here, as I've said before, is why all this Stu...And here, as I've said before, is why all this Sturm and Drang is a <A HREF="http://www.forbes.com/opinions/forbes/2008/0811/094.html" REL="nofollow">waste of time</A> anyway.<BR/><BR/>"Don't worry. Be happy!"Greybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-82918416176506828592008-07-27T05:31:00.000-07:002008-07-27T05:31:00.000-07:00Yeah John, and then someone comes along and points...Yeah John, and then someone comes along and points out the beautiful food is made of plastic... for display only. Beautifully arranged, but not consumable.<BR/><BR/>Do you suppose Julia and Al Gore knew one another? They're about the same size... he even looks a little like her these days.Greybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-54705654832573156072008-07-26T22:57:00.000-07:002008-07-26T22:57:00.000-07:00So, I see Dr. Spencer has crawled out of Exxon's p...So, I see Dr. Spencer has crawled out of Exxon's pocket long enough to give testimony. You think Sen. Inhofe (R-Exxon), as the ranking minority member of the committee, had anything to do with this? These two have been pals for a while. Follow the money on these guys. Agenda?<BR/><BR/>I especially like <A HREF="http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2008/05/how-to-cook-a-graph-in-three-easy-lessons/#more-567" REL="nofollow">this</A> analysis of Spencer's data by Ray Pierre of RealClimate.org:<BR/><BR/>As Julia Child said, "It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it."Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584533324781365762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-2306576920074246432008-07-26T20:12:00.000-07:002008-07-26T20:12:00.000-07:00Thanks for the link, interesting reading.Thanks for the link, interesting reading.nec Timidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017143602023726206noreply@blogger.com