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Exactly what they’re looking for in the arctic, actually. Antarctica is also a continent, not ice flows, and while U.N. treaty protects it for now, oil companies, and other mineral companies, still want access.
In last week’s New York Times, David Brooks (criticizing President Obama’s squandering money on renewable energy) pointed out that we have an unlimited supply of fossil fuel. Do you want to fire those hard-working American dinosaurs who are producing more fossil fuel than we consume every year?
Natural cycle of warming? Is this why there is more ice in other parts of the globe? Liberals, feel free to give all the money you want to ‘fix’ the global warming scam but don’t raise the price of airline tickets or demand I pay for your GW false religion.
“As of October 15, sea ice extent stood at 5.18 million square kilometers (2.00 million square miles). This is 3.49 million square kilometers (1.35 million square miles) below the 1979 to 2000 mean for this time of year and 70,000 square kilometers (27,000 square miles) below the same date in 2007. Although it is still at record low levels, extent is climbing fast.” -National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Uhm… You do know Greenland isn’t actually “free” atm, and any attempts to move in from other countries would be going against Denmark (which is same reason they can lay claim to the north pole).
I love the conservative wackos posting here that global temps stopped rising 16 years ago! Facts are completely irrelevant to their fantasy world. Note to the clueless: 2012 so far is the hottest year on record. That doesn’t happen without temperatures rising. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_temperature_record
It is really sad that a magazine like Forbes misses the point of a scientific study. The growing ice in Antarctica is part of a bigger problem. The Ozone hole over Antarcica is causing a cooling effect in that area, the melting ice in the Arctic is putting more moisture into the air, hence the Antarctic ice is growing at an unstable rate. It is actually further proof of an unstable environment aggravated by human activity. Long term consequences – as ocean temperatures begin to rise, larger ice flows break off from the Antarctic ice shelf. If the ozone hole grows again (it began to shrink, but has since remained about the size of North America), possible radical climate changes in the southern hemisphere could begin drying out the rainforests. Please stop using articles that cherry pick sentences out of scientific research, just read the actual research.
Don’t forget the “poor” bankers who through derivative trading monopolized the oil futures markets and as JP Morgan’s 100 billion market hedge proved can lose 7+ billion and not blink an eye because they will push the price back to where they protect their investments regardless of what their actions do to the global economy.
Initially I wanted to make fun of you, but thinking about it… I’m not sure if it would change much, the earth does “wobble” quite a bit anyway (2.3° right now), and has been since it’s formation (changing in long cycles), so it probably would be no biggie. The loss in albedo on the other hand really has me concerned…
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cjr53 said, 7 months ago
Yes, with a finite supply of oil down below that can be pumped out. Why the race to use it up?
dtroutma
said, 7 months ago
Exactly what they’re looking for in the arctic, actually. Antarctica is also a continent, not ice flows, and while U.N. treaty protects it for now, oil companies, and other mineral companies, still want access.
Radish
said, 7 months ago
If we lose to much ice on the north pole will the earth become unstable and start shaking?
narrowminded said, 7 months ago
New report that global temps. Stopped rising 16 years ago, as emissions continued to rise. Yet the hoax continues.
Michael wme said, 7 months ago
@cjr53
In last week’s New York Times, David Brooks (criticizing President Obama’s squandering money on renewable energy) pointed out that we have an unlimited supply of fossil fuel. Do you want to fire those hard-working American dinosaurs who are producing more fossil fuel than we consume every year?
Chillbilly
said, 7 months ago
I have a feeling the impoverished socialist country of Greenland will return to its colony status very soon. Just a gut feeling.
Ms. Ima said, 7 months ago
Natural cycle of warming? Is this why there is more ice in other parts of the globe? Liberals, feel free to give all the money you want to ‘fix’ the global warming scam but don’t raise the price of airline tickets or demand I pay for your GW false religion.
cdward said, 7 months ago
@ScottPM
“As of October 15, sea ice extent stood at 5.18 million square kilometers (2.00 million square miles). This is 3.49 million square kilometers (1.35 million square miles) below the 1979 to 2000 mean for this time of year and 70,000 square kilometers (27,000 square miles) below the same date in 2007. Although it is still at record low levels, extent is climbing fast.” -National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Tue Elung-Jensen said, 7 months ago
@Chillbilly
Uhm… You do know Greenland isn’t actually “free” atm, and any attempts to move in from other countries would be going against Denmark (which is same reason they can lay claim to the north pole).
zoidknight said, 7 months ago
@Michael wme
Well, we do have to do something with all those fat democrats.
ARodney said, 7 months ago
I love the conservative wackos posting here that global temps stopped rising 16 years ago! Facts are completely irrelevant to their fantasy world. Note to the clueless: 2012 so far is the hottest year on record. That doesn’t happen without temperatures rising. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_temperature_record
Fourcrows said, 7 months ago
@ScottPM
It is really sad that a magazine like Forbes misses the point of a scientific study. The growing ice in Antarctica is part of a bigger problem. The Ozone hole over Antarcica is causing a cooling effect in that area, the melting ice in the Arctic is putting more moisture into the air, hence the Antarctic ice is growing at an unstable rate. It is actually further proof of an unstable environment aggravated by human activity.
Long term consequences – as ocean temperatures begin to rise, larger ice flows break off from the Antarctic ice shelf. If the ozone hole grows again (it began to shrink, but has since remained about the size of North America), possible radical climate changes in the southern hemisphere could begin drying out the rainforests.
Please stop using articles that cherry pick sentences out of scientific research, just read the actual research.
DrCanuck said, 7 months ago
@ScottPM
“31,487 American scientists signed this petition, including 9,029 with Ph.D.s”
What, exactly, is a non-Ph.D. “scientist”?
Dycel
said, 7 months ago
@Michael wme
Don’t forget the “poor” bankers who through derivative trading monopolized the oil futures markets and as JP Morgan’s 100 billion market hedge proved can lose 7+ billion and not blink an eye because they will push the price back to where they protect their investments regardless of what their actions do to the global economy.
MortyForTyrant said, 7 months ago
@Radish
Initially I wanted to make fun of you, but thinking about it… I’m not sure if it would change much, the earth does “wobble” quite a bit anyway (2.3° right now), and has been since it’s formation (changing in long cycles), so it probably would be no biggie. The loss in albedo on the other hand really has me concerned…