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[–] Agedwithaview ago 

For what it's worth:

During the '70's, the published forecasts on the rate of global warming suggested that it would take as long as 500 years before all polar ice would be gone. I have watched these forecasts shorten periodically for 40 years. (As a side note, I own property in central FL about an hour west of Daytona; have fingers crossed that I might live long enough to see my back yard become beach property and the current gator population replaced with saltwater crocodiles.)

An article that sheds light on the "confusion" about global warming is a press release showing that the oil industry (specifically Exxon) knew of the impact of CO2 on climate as early as 1981. This is the time frame of the start of funding of "denier science" research.

http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/fossil-fuel-company-deception-climate-warming-exxon-0511#.VasKp2xRFol

Another interesting observation, I was watching a show on the science channel (may have been one of the history channels) talking about the future colonization of mars. One topic, simplest way to heat up environment of mars, showed an experiment using a couple of clear 2 liter soda bottles. Both bottles were filled about a third with plain water and placed in direct sunlight. After short time temp was taken showing that both bottles had identical temp. CO2 was then added to one of the bottles - if memory is correct, they used one of those carbonation tablets - bottle with increased CO2 was returned to position next to untouched bottle. After short period, temp was taken again, CO2 bottle was now 10 degrees F warmer than the untouched bottle. (The show went on to discuss how little robots could be sent to mars to create CO2 from the existing soil on the planet.)

Lastly, you may want to do some research on why CFC's were banned in the late 70's - early 80's as the propellant gas in most non food spray items. CFC's and other chemicals still in use take a very long time to break down.... I am guessing that most of the readers were born with there always being a "hole" in the ozone layer. There was a time when this was not the case.

My punch line - the current generation will have to face the errors of prior generations. Consider, if you were forbidden from having any of the waste that you produced leave your property - including waste gasses - how long before you would have to move?

Ask yourself, why, when oil prices have dropped significantly, is the O&G industry fighting so hard to find and exploit every drop of oil and natural gas quickly when the smarter business sense would be to slow drilling until crude prices increase?

Draw your own, but my opinion is that they know their industry has a time limit..