| These Days global warming is a very hot
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| | Catastrophic does not adequately describe
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| topic and little wonder, seeing as the
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| | the ensuing destruction.
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| earth grows hotter with each passing
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| | More than 66% of the world's largest
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| year.
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| | cities would be devastated if even just
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| For a long time now the effect of man's
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| | one of these ice masses disintegrated.
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| industrialization and technological
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| | Though many of the affected low-elevation
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| progress has quietly yet continuously
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| | costal areas are located in Asia, New
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| eked away at the delicate balance of the
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| | York, Florida, San Francisco and The
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| planet's atmosphere and ecosystem, but
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| | Netherlands are also on the list!
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| within the last 30 or so years the pace
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| | Perhaps this disturbing data may explain
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| of this damage has markedly accelerated!
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| | the belated, albeit grudging
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| DOWNPLAYING GLOBAL WARMING
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| | acknowledgement by the Bush II
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| In much the same way that big tobacco
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| | administration that global warming is not
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| once vehemently denied the association
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| | a myth after all and that it won't just
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| between cigarette smoking and lung
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| | affect the poorer regions of the world.
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| cancer, for the longest time a number of
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| | As things stand, experts are predicting
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| multi-billion-dollar-a-year industries
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| | that with current unmodified global
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| have also been questioning the existence
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| | warming trends Greenland may collapse as
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| of global warming and misleading the
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| | soon as 2050.
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| public about its reality.
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| | 2. Lake Chad: Lake Chad used to be the
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| In fact the Bush II years have been
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| | 6th largest lake in the world but due to
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| particular devastating to Environmental
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| | global warming has shrunk to 1/20th of
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| Protection Rights, yet staggeringly
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| | its former size. In fact Chad the country
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| lucrative for those who would profit from
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| | for which it is named after is now more
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| the loss of such protection.
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| | than 60 miles from the water's edge!
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| In what can best be described as an
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| | 3. New Ice Age: The northern hemisphere
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| orgy-fest of self-congratulatory
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| | of the world is located above the equator
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| backslapping, many a heavyweight lobbyist
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| | and constitutes most of the world's land
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| for industries such as oil, coal, mining,
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| | mass as well as almost 90% of the world
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| logging, aviation and auto manufacturers
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| | population.
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| have left the Bush Whitehouse grinning
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| | Though current expert reports on global
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| like the proverbial Cheshire cat because
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| | warming imply that the northern
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| they'd gotten firm assurance that pesky
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| | hemisphere will initially actually
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| environmental laws would never get in the
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| | benefit from the temperature increase
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| way of business as usual!
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| | (unlike the southern hemisphere where
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| An example of how the Bush II
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| | unprecedented drought and starvation is
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| Administration misled the public into
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| | predicted by 2020) what is little
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| believing they were truly concerned about
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| | mentioned is how global warming could
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| protecting the environment was the sneaky
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| | usher in a new Ice Age!
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| way in which they enacted laws such as
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| | Some paradox, huh? Warming leading to
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| The Clean Skies Act.
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| | freezing! Here's a simplified explanation
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| The Clean Skies Act introduced in
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| | of how that comes about:
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| February 2003 apparently appears to
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| | The Gulf Stream current is one of several
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| strengthen already existent environmental
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| | currents that occur in the Atlantic
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| laws such as The Clean Air Act but which
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| | Ocean. The particular importance of the
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| in reality actually weakened and
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| | Gulf Stream Current and its northern
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| undermined them.
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| | extension (the North Atlantic Drift which
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| The Clean Skies Act gave pollutant
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| | flows towards Europe) is that their
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| industries a lot of leeway allowing them
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| | warm-water flow heats up the surrounding
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| to spew an additional 42 million more
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| | air which in turn ensures that the
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| tons of pollution into the atmosphere and
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| | temperature of the northern hemispheres
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| raised caps on greenhouse gas emissions.
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| | does not dip precipitously.
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| Soon after Bush II came to power the
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| | These two currents are saline (salt)
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| situation got so bad, that after decades
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| | based. If a huge mass of fresh water
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| of effective service, two of the most
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| | (such as a melting body of ice the size
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| senior enforcement officials in the EPA
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| | of Greenland) was to dilute these
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| (Environmental Protection Agency)
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| | currents, in effect that would shut down
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| resigned citing an agency that was
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| | the Gulf Stream Current!
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| pursuing contrary goals to that of
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| | Once the Gulf Stream Current shuts down
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| actually protecting the environment.
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| | temperatures are going to drop
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| Former US vice president Al Gore is no
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| | precariously in the United States, Europe
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| stranger to these tactics. As perhaps the
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| | and other nations located in the northern
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| most widely recognizable face in the
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| | hemisphere. When that happens those
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| fight against global warming he has been
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| | regions will deep-freeze into another Ice
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| scoffed at and ridiculed by the same
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| | Age!
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| individuals who would have us believe
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| | GLOBAL WARMING AND THE CO2 WARS
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| global warming is nothing more than a
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| | The following figures illustrate the CO2
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| myth!
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| | emissions from the various regions around
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| Recently in 2007 several scientists have
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| | the globe:
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| gone on public record citing claims of a
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| | USA: 30.3%
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| gestapo-like environment of intimidation
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| | Europe: 27.7%
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| to produce figures and reports that
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| | Russia: 13.7%
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| belied the true extent of global warming!
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| | South East Asia: 12.2%
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| CAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING
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| | Japan: 3.7%
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| The unprecedented super-accelerated rate
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| | South America/Central America: 3.8%
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| of global warming happening today is due
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| | Middle East: 2.6%
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| to the amount of greenhouse gases being
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| | Africa: 2.5%
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| spewed into the atmosphere.
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| | Australia: 1.1%
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| The most notorious greenhouse gas is
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| | These figures amply illustrate how
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| carbon dioxide (CO2) because it so
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| | Western Europe and the United States are
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| happens to be the biggest single
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| | by far largely responsible for the
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| contributing factor to global warming
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| | effects of global warming we are seeing
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| (CO2 comprises more than 75% of all
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| | today.
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| greenhouse gases). So what's spewing all
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| | Contrastingly the regions least
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| that CO2 in the air? Simply put--mankind
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| | responsible are the ones that will bear
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| and his toys!
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| | the brunt of those effects (initially at
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| Some of the biggest greenhouse gas
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| | any rate, until such time that the
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| pollutants include automobiles;
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| | process progresses to an ice age then the
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| electricity production; planes; shipping
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| | situation will reverse).
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| and the various manufacturing industries
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| | However, with the two mega economies of
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| dotted all over the globe.
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| | China and India expanding rapidly (each
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| SCIENCE OF GLOBAL WARMING
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| | boasting a population in excess of 1
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| This article is intentionally not an
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| | billion) soon their greenhouse gas
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| in-depth treatise of the process of
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| | emissions may surpass those of the U.S.
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| global warming, but having said that,
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| | A series of meetings held in Washington
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| here's a brief explanation:
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| | in early 2007 had American legislators
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| The rays from the sun are comprised of
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| | demanding that developing nations be held
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| shortwave solar radiation which pass
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| | to the same greenhouse-gas-emission
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| through the atmosphere and are then
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| | accountability as the developed nations!
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| absorbed by the earth thereby warming it.
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| | Not unexpectedly there were worldwide
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| Part of that absorbed energy is reflected
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| | outcries and accusations of shameless
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| back to the atmosphere as long wave
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| | hypocrisy leveled at the United States.
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| infrared radiation which is mostly
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| | With the not unreasonable contention that
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| trapped by the greenhouse gases. This
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| | they have the right to develop and
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| trapped heat ensures that the earth is
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| | advance in the same manner that both
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| approximately warmer by 33 degrees
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| | Europe and America have enjoyed over the
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| Celsius than it would otherwise be.
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| | past forty years these two looming
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| This trapped heat is actually good for
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| | economical giants are not about to be
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| us, for were it not for those greenhouse
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| | cowed by Washington.
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| gases and other constituents in the
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| | Furthermore considering the suspicious
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| atmosphere that trap heat, the earth
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| | manner with which the U.S. justified its
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| would be as cold as Mars which has for
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| | invasion of Iraq, few these days are
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| all intents and purpose no atmosphere to
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| | inclined to believe a word that
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| speak of.
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| | Washington says.
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| Over the past century the earth has
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| | Compounding this climate of distrust and
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| gotten warmer by approximately 0.7
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| | suspicion are the many questionable
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| degrees Celsius. This may not seem like
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| | prerogatives the U.S. claims. These
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| much until you consider that the
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| | include:
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| difference between the average earth
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| | 1. Not subscribing to the Kyoto Protocol
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| temperature of today and another ice age
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| | (Treaty on Global Warming)
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| is a mere 5 degrees Celsius!
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| | 2. Seeking the right to pre-emptive
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| EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING
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| | strikes (Bush II)
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| Drought! Flooding! Disease! Hurricanes!
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| | 3. Demanding to be exempted from The
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| Starvation! Unbearable Heat!
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| | Geneva Convention (Bush II)
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| Any of these words seem to you to be
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| | 4. Not a participant of the World Court
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| appearing much more often in the news
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| | 5. Biggest contributor to global warming
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| than before?
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| | but doing the least to rectify the
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| Do you remember the 2004 Indian Ocean
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| | situation.
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| tsunami that claimed more than 200,000
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| | In a world where America demands
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| people? Remember hurricane Katrina that
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| | exclusive rights to pre-emptive strikes,
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| claimed more than 2,000 lives? These are
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| | perhaps then it is not too far fetched to
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| the better documented horror stories.
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| | understand if India and China harbor a
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| The less well documented global-warming
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| | degree of paranoia that the U.S. may one
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| related stories are often dismissively
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| | day set its targets on them.
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| written off as ethnic conflicts in a
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| | After all for a country that so
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| region (Africa) where supposedly little
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| | conveniently and magically connected two
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| else can be expected.
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| | totally unrelated events to one another
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| CATASTROPHIC ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS CAUSED
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| | as an excuse to pursue its ultimate goal
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| BY GLOBAL WARMING
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| | (U.S. invasion of Iraq after 911), it is
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| 1. Larsen B Ice Shelf: In 2002, a 500
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| | not unconceivable that the U.S. could one
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| billion ton chunk of ice that was 220m
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| | day claim that the greenhouse gas
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| thick and covering a surface area of
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| | emissions from the Asian giants are
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| 3,250 sq km disintegrated in 35 days!
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| | threatening the very existence of its
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| What was especially alarming was that the
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| | coastal cities and hence amount to an act
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| experts expected this ice shelf to still
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| | of war!
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| be around for the next 100 years even
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| | For their part the Asian giants already
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| after factoring in current global warming
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| | suspiciously view Washington's demands
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| trends.
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| | concerning greenhouse gases as a thinly
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| Yet more alarming still is that there're
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| | veiled attempt to restrict their
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| two other MUCH, MUCH BIGGER ice masses
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| | economical development.
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| that are exhibiting the same global
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| | That said, China and India are hardly
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| warming related disintegration
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| | Iraq! These are two countries which both
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| characteristics!
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| | boast formidable nuclear arsenals that
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| These endangered ice masses are Greenland
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| | are quite capable of reaching the U.S.
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| and the West Antarctic Ice Shelf which
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| | Besides if the U.S. were to take any
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| was previously thought to be stable.
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| | drastic action it is unlikely that the
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| Since these ice masses are land based
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| | slumbering Russian bear would continue
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| (unlike the Larsen B Ice Shelf) if either
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| | dozing for much longer.
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| one of them goes they could raise sea
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| | World wars have erupted over much less
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| levels by 20ft apiece!
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| | and in the heated climate of today it
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| If both of them disintegrate around the
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| | only takes one more little spark to set
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| same time, sea levels could rise by 40ft!
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| | everything off!
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