Watts Up With That?

[Wullie]

A realistic take on global warming.
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/10/15/m ... more-26452

[Reservoir_Dog]

Good article. Well written. Although it's a shame he didn't think it through a little more. I was genuinely surprised when I saw that it was in a newspaper published at MIT. The editor must have had a headache when he let that one slip through.
Seriously, is sticking our heads in the sand and ignoring the problem really sound like a good idea?

[Buzz]

Fix your stupid sig. It's breaking the margin.

[Reservoir_Dog]

What's your rez.....600 x 200?

[Reservoir_Dog]

Shit. I just checked on Chipz's rig at 1024 x 768 and it is bustin' the margin. I'll go make it smaller. Thanks for the heads-up Buzz.
I can't believe no one has mentioned this before. Everyone else must use higher rez.

[Wullie]

Shit. I just checked on Chipz's rig at 1024 x 768 and it is bustin' the margin. I'll go make it smaller. Thanks for the heads-up Buzz.
I can't believe no one has mentioned this before. Everyone else must use higher rez.

1680 x 1050

I hadn't noticed

[Wullie]

Good article. Well written. Although it's a shame he didn't think it through a little more. I was genuinely surprised when I saw that it was in a newspaper published at MIT. The editor must have had a headache when he let that one slip through.
Seriously, is sticking our heads in the sand and ignoring the problem really sound like a good idea?

My take on it is that one nation can't stop the trend. So why force that nation into bankruptcy or put it at an economic disadvantage trying to stop the inevitable. The "civilized" ( for lack of a better word of choice at the moment) are already doing more than the rest of the world put together. Take flourocarbons for example. R-12 was removed from our choice of refrigerants many years ago. However, "third world" countries that we now contract to make electrical components use TONS of it to was circuit boards after production. We decided to quit using it so they can spew it into the atmosphere with impunity.

I doubt that auto air conditioning systems in Canada are that big a deal. Here in TX, an R-12 system will freeze your balls off on a 110° day sitting dead still at idle in traffic, whereas an R-22 system will barely keep up unless the vehicle has a good supply of air across the radiator.

BUT, we can feel better knowing that R-22 is not depleting the ozone layer while we sweat our asses off and pay three times as much money to stay half as cool.

[Reservoir_Dog]

So why force that nation into bankruptcy or put it at an economic disadvantage trying to stop the inevitable.

Yes, 1.8 percent of the United States GDP by the year 2100 would be a slap. But we're talking about it happening over 90 years. And if you know it's coming, you can start measures to correct it now.

As well, the author dose not take into consideration what a 3 - 7 degree rise in temperature will do to this planet. It will be pretty hard for low lying factories to produce anything when they are sitting in 4 feet of water.
The author also doesn't take into consideration that latest estimates show that the world will run out of oil in 45 - 50 years. Then what? Do we start using bio-fuels and building solar panels and wind turbines AFTER we run out of oil? Or do we start building them NOW and have them already in place when the oil runs out?
He also doesn't take into consideration political and military events that will take place when oil starts to get low.

[CUDA]

I doubt that auto air conditioning systems in Canada are that big a deal. Here in TX, an R-12 system will freeze your balls off on a 110° day sitting dead still at idle in traffic, whereas an R-22 system will barely keep up unless the vehicle has a good supply of air across the radiator.

R-12 hasen't been used in Automobiles since the Mid 1980's. today Automotive AC units use R-134. it SOOO much better for the environment than R-12.

R-12 only breaks down the Ozone. While R-134 attacks the central nervous system. its a MUCH better product.

R-22 is commercial and residential AC if memory serves

[Buzz]

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