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nanoprobe
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Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize Speech claim of an Ice free Pole "could happen in as little as 7 years. Can you hear ol Alibi now? 
In 1969 I took an oath to defend and protect the U S Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and Domestic. There was no expiration date.
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David Autumns
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nanoprobe
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David Autumns
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Sea Ice at the North Pole now bigger than China
----------------------------------------China 9,640,011 sq km Sea Ice North Pole 9,737,140 sq km http://www.ijis.iarc.uaf.edu/en/home/seaice_extent.htm Think about the poor Polar Bears where will they live? The Horror [Edit 1 times, last edit by David Autumns at Nov 20, 2013 7:26:05 AM] |
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David Autumns
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 2005 was going to be the new baseline with it only getting worse 2005 was the "new normal" on account of the 0.039366% CO2 [Edit 1 times, last edit by David Autumns at Nov 21, 2013 10:58:45 AM] |
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David Autumns
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http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-n...of-blackouts-8954468.html
----------------------------------------We have been here before but the risks are clearly higher than this time last year. During the past year we have seen about 7,500 megawatts of generation shut down, while new build is just 700 megawatts of wind,” he said. The closures are largely as a result of new laws on power station emissions and economic pressure to mothball old gas-fired power stations. “Investors in new generators are waiting for clarity and surety and they don’t have it,” said Holliday, adding they were being put off by “short-term interventions”. [Edit 1 times, last edit by David Autumns at Nov 21, 2013 4:09:34 PM] |
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GeraldRube
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The green energy policy in the United States which requires blending gasoline with ethanol produced from corn has expanded the corn fields to the detriment of prairies. According to AP, more than 1.2 million acres of grassland were lost to the federal requirement of blending gas with 10 percent ethanol, soon to be 15 percent ethanol. These former prairies are now planted with corn and soybeans.
----------------------------------------The unintended consequence of this green energy policy is the release of more carbon dioxide naturally locked in the soil when the virgin grasslands are plowed, the sky rocketing of corn prices, the scarcity of corn in countries where it is the main staple, food riots and famine resulting from such shortage in third world countries. Moving to 15 percent ethanol will clog and destroy car engines. http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/59388#.Uo4AKu4BskM.gmail  |
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David Autumns
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Like our lack of electricity reserve it's genius stupidity Gerald
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David Autumns
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With 10,096,924 km2 of Sea Ice at the North Pole, it is now bigger than Canada - the 2nd largest country after Russia, ignoring the whole frozen continent of Antarctica.
----------------------------------------Canada = 9,984,670 km2 North Pole Sea Ice = 10,096,924 km2 In just one day's increase (138,871 km2) more than a whole Greece was added to the pile of ice Whatever they tell you on the news and science documentary's the North Pole, although just a shade down on the averages seen through monitoring by satellite for just 34 years, is in rude health. With more area yesterday than the last 4 years and greater in size than 7 of the years in the last 12 The average of the last 12 years for yesterday is 10,047,408 km2 data here http://www.ijis.iarc.uaf.edu/seaice/extent/plot_v2.csv Yesterday was 10,096,924 km2 despite it's natural up's and down's, It is not disappearing Dave |
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David Autumns
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/21/us-...val-idUSBRE9AK0G620131121
----------------------------------------I simply cannot wait until they build a new similar device in the UK MMM mmm bring me more of that lovely Uranium to my home land and pile it concentrated together in one hot spot What could possibly be more safe and more environmentally friendly ? |
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David Autumns
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25067180
----------------------------------------ongoing costly fiasco Should knocked on the head Why argue over what we are going to do about a warming world .... when it isn't The money this has cost and the time and effort put into shoring up this whole follied edifice could be better spent on improving the life experience of everybody on this beautiful Planet We don't need these people to get together and act like Children in a Playground every 6 months |
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