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Breathing Earth April 24, 2012 1:43 am Vitruvius

Thought you guys might want to see this.

It still amazes me how many more people are born than those who die. It also amazes me how much damn CO2 we pump into the air.

  • What amazes me is how some people are more concerned about the growth of the budget deficit than they are ... by ER 2012-04-24 09:54:54
    • In the Cambrian Period, the CO2 level was about twenty times what it is right now. by TB 2012-04-24 11:40:59
      • No, but corn didn't grow in Iowa, either. by ER 2012-04-24 12:45:13
        • You mentioned Venus. I didn't. by TB 2012-04-24 12:52:23
          • Did you actually read my last sentence, or did you just shoot from the hip again? by ER 2012-04-24 13:22:25
            • "We have every reason to believe it won’t be as high as Venus." I read snark and hyperbole. But you can explain ... by TB 2012-04-24 13:43:50
              • You know perfectly well I have always rejected the idea of a runaway greenhouse effect on earth as untenable due ... by ER 2012-04-24 13:51:23
                • Then why bring up Venus at all? by TB 2012-04-24 14:17:46
                  • We have every reason to believe it won’t be as high as Venus. by ER 2012-04-24 14:33:04
          • Now, now, TB might just be joking. Right, TB? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-24 12:47:45
            • TB knows exactly what I was saying, but for ideological reasons, he must reflexively ridicule any mention or discussion of global ... by ER 2012-04-24 13:26:33
              • You may be wrong, you stated that: “As the earth heats up from the effects of the sun, there is only ... by johannes 2012-04-26 17:29:56
                • "According to TB’s politics, we’re supposed to do nothing about it until it can be definitely proven. Unfortunately, there’s only ... by TB 2012-04-24 13:59:14
                  • You're not trying to avoid unnecessary surgery. Your posts on this thread prove you can't tolerate anyone even suggesting ... by ER 2012-04-24 14:16:38
                    • The only thing the doctor has been waving at me is a machete. When he puts it away, we'll talk. by TB 2012-04-24 14:19:02
                      • Go talk to your machete-waving doctor, then, if you even know who he is. It ain't me. I don't ... by ER 2012-04-24 14:24:11

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