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UNISYS Water Vapor GOES West Satellite (click title to entry for 12 hour loop - thank you)
There is no quick fix here. Scientists began to tell governments about this over fifty years ago, but, Republican wealth politics stopped the progress that was needed to PREVENT this.
PREVENT IT. There is no fixing it.
The continued use of carbon as fuel is the biggest joke in the world. The natural gas industry will have everyone believe they emit far less CO2 than coal.
So what?
The population continues to grow. Simply substituting a less dense form of carbon dioxide emission over another isn't going to matter as the population grows.
Let's just say Coal is the highest polluting carbon agent of all forms of fuel. So, we'll assign it 100% polluting of CO2.
Let's say 100% of the population uses coal. So the saturation of CO2 emissions is as high as it gets.
Then comes along natural gas claiming they are 50% less CO2 emissions than coal. Right?
So, 100% of the population converts to natural gas for energy. The entire CO2 emission is 50% of what it is with coal. But, the population keeps growing and there is now 50% expansion of CO2 emission before 100% is reached again. That means 50% of the population can increase before the emissions are back at 100%, but, it does not end the problem.
Converting to natural gas from coal or oil is only "Kicking the Can further down the Road."
The idea human beings can continue to emit greenhouse gases if the density of the emission is lower per Joule of energy is the worst measure of reduction in dangers to the climate. Each Joule of energy may emit less CO2, but, that does not solve the problem.
Each Joule of energy produced for human consumerism has to have a goal of 0% greenhouse gas emission in order to actually solve the problem.
In addition to the complexity of the energy circumstances of First World nations is the reality Third World nations have no financial resources to change their methods of energy. Heck there are some tribes still using slash and burn.
But, that isn't all of it. Earth is in a negative feedback loop. The high temperatures, loss and stressed carbon sinks and the melting ice caps are causing other dynamics emitting methane from what was frozen beds.
The emitting of CO2 and greenhouse gases has to stop.
Just that simple. It is too late to think and debate it anymore. It is unfortunate it is not a good political strategy.July 7, 2012
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Weather Channel Global Pacific Satellite Image
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The Weather Channel Mexico Satellite Image
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The Weather Channel Tropical Atlantic Satellite Image
