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  2 + 2 = 5..

  Joseph,  I appreciated your article in Salon.com and enjoyed this commentary on Hansen's new paper, but when I finished reading your comments I found myself laughing and it took me a bit to understand my own response.

  You're desperate. (We all are, but unfortunately most of the world doesn't realize that yet.)  So you are desperately shouting No! NO! NOOOO!!! 2+ 2 equals 5.5 possibly 5 but it can't equal 4!!!!  We don't have enough political will for 2 + 2 to equal 4!!!!

  You hoping that Science (assuming Hansen's new 350ppm figure is correct science) will bow to the foibles of Human Nature and admit that the Laws of Nature are wrong so that Humanity will have the time to save itself from itself.  HA!!!!  

  And your right!!  At least I agree it will be virtually impossible to muster the political will and world consciousness necessary to keep from reaching 450ppm C02 let alone 350ppm!  350ppm is truly an insane target, even if it is accurate...  Unfortunately, no matter how we kick and scream or pray, 2 + 2 will always equal 4.

  Bill McKibben in converstion with Michael Krasny on Forum (KQED) said really, it's all a Hail Mary pass from this point on.  But, besides our ameobic like understanding of the world, (despite the fact that we're so proud that we are the brightest bulb on the planet), we have this other enduring quality of not giving up.  I have never seen a football game when the losing team had a chance to win and didn't in the closing seconds of the game throw up a Hail Mary pass..  So we will throw up our Hail Mary efforts to stave off the catastrophic affects of Global Warming, but our chances are I'm afraid many thousands of times worse that than losing foot ball team's chance to win.  Think SuperLotto or MegaLotto!! But hey Joe, I still buy an occasional ticket.  So.. Let's give it a try anyway.

  Best to you and all of us,  wayne roth On Get back to 350 ppm or risk an ice-free planet posted 1 year, 6 months ago 3 Responses