Mr. Courtney, thanks for your long and thoughtful posts. They distill information I’ve used to dissuade people from buying into the millenialist-type global warming fear-mongering. It’s undeniable that humans have an effect on the weather, the question is the degree.
I have a question for advocates of global warming alarmism: Credible sources estimate humans account for .28% of greenhouse effect. (see Water Vapor Rules the Greenhouse System) What percentage of greenhouse effect do YOUR sources estimate is anthropegenic? All of it? Haven’t warm periods happened before naturally?
If humans account for .28% of greenhouse effect, how many human deaths would be acceptable to lessen that .28%? How many trillions of dollars is it worth? Ending all carbon emissions immediately would surely result in crippling the world economy and starving many. The world hunger we see from growing food for “cleaner” ethanol fuel is only the beginning of dislocations this alarmism will result in.
And remember, every dollar we spend on global warming alarmism, is a dollar we won’t spend on protecting species, countering real pollution, saving habitats, health care, poverty, etc.. To waste significant resources is to waste lives.
