Gore launches massive effort to combat climate change 6

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   Delay And Deny Posted 8:14 am
   15 Feb 2007

   Most Rockers Failed Science.....and most Gristers as well.   The evidence, published in scientific papers and at academies, not on websites or "panels" is mounting that humans do not cause Global Heating.
   More evidence:
   Antarctic Temperatures Disagree with Climate Model Predictions
   
   
   David Bromwich, professor of geography and researcher with the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University, reported on this work at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at San Francisco.
   "It's hard to see a global warming signal from the mainland of Antarctica right now," he said. "Part of the reason is that there is a lot of variability there. It's very hard in these polar latitudes to demonstrate a global warming signal. This is in marked contrast to the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula that is one of the most rapidly warming parts of the Earth."
   Bromwich says that the problem rises from several complications. The continent is vast, as large as the United States and Mexico combined. Only a small amount of detailed data is available - there are perhaps only 100 weather stations on that continent compared to the thousands spread across the U.S. and Europe. And the records that we have only date back a half-century.
   "The best we can say right now is that the climate models are somewhat inconsistent with the evidence that we have for the last 50 years from continental Antarctica.
   "We're looking for a small signal that represents the impact of human activity and it is hard to find it at the moment," he said.
   
   
   
   
   
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   tplante Posted 1:19 pm
   15 Feb 2007

   ImpressiveI like the line-up. And, I like Al Gore, so I'm on board.
   I'd like more details about the concert in Antartica though. I mean, what band would perform in front of a crowd of penguins and polar bears?

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   Daniel Collins Posted 2:36 pm
   15 Feb 2007

   Antarctica line-upPerhaps Coldplay, The Chill, Ice T, and Snow Patrol.
   
   Blog: Down to Earth

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   Brendan Patrick Posted 10:53 pm
   15 Feb 2007

   I'll ask again...how are people going to show up to these concerts?  How big are the parking lots?  My suggestion is to not have a parking lot at all at any of these concerts, since it will be televised anyway.  That'll send a message.  

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   carpecerveza Posted 4:33 am
   16 Feb 2007

   Funny you should mention failing science...When you seem to be deficient in the basics of reading.  Heres a quote from your article:
   
   "This is in marked contrast to the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula that is one of the most rapidly warming parts of the Earth."
   Instead of vague statements like "The evidence, published in scientific papers and at academies. . ." how about facts.
   Fact:  Human activities are releasing far larger quantities of CO2 than would be released were we not doing things like driving cars.
   Fact:  CO2 acts as a "greenhouse gas," trapping heat from the sun in our atmosphere.
   Therefore, human activities are causing greater quantities of heat to be trapped in the atmosphere than would be if we weren't engaging in those activities.  It's simple, unarguable logic.  The question lies in whether we alone are causing an overall rise in temperature, or whether a natural warming trend is contributing as well.  We don't know what the outcome will be, because we can't tell the future.  We do know, however, that we are having an impact.  To deny so is to deny common logic.  

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   Storm Dragon Posted 7:02 am
   22 Feb 2007

   Excuse me, but...It's an unlikely crowd.  You don't get polar bears in Antarctica.  Good question, though.

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