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Open mindedness has a half-life shorter than the most radioactive compounds.

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Or possibly more than one venue reported on similar data.

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There. I just used the same sort of junk science tactics that the AGW zealots have been pushing on us.

Where's my million dollar grant ?

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High temps today were 15-20 degrees lower the last couple of days than they were a week or so ago. At this rate, we'll be covered in ice by September.

There. I just used the same sort of junk science tactics that the AGW zealots have been pushing on us.

Where's my million dollar grant ?

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set himself up to be one of the wealthiest from the promotion of this global scam.

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Global scam, lol. Your open minded-ness on this issue didn't last very long, AU.

It's not personal. It's just war.

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So I have to ask Signy, just what exactly did you contribute to society for your healthy 20% gain?

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Do as I say, not as I do. I got it.

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Oh, so now you're telling me there's something wrong with making money???

'Cause in the magic of the free market, I'm sure I created a couple of jobs somewhere by shoving money around from one place to another and keeping some for myself! At least, so sayeth the Wall-Streeters, bankers, and venture capitalists.

I mean, c'mon, you must not believe in your own spiel, because according to you-all I just did a good thing! Aren't you pleased that I did what you've been advocating all along, and WOULD have done if only you'd been smart enough?

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Hey! Wouldn't you like cleaner air, cleaner water?

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Hello,

THIS is selling. This is the way to save everything.

Try also selling energy independence, so that no foreign powers can't hold us over a barrel and we no longer need to go to war to secure energy resources.

And whatever alternative energy costs, we can be 100% certain that it will cost less than fossil fuels in the long run.

This is all saleable, it's all common sense, and nobody has to buy Global Warming if they don't want to.

--Anthony

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

High temps today were 15-20 degrees lower the last couple of days than they were a week or so ago. At this rate, we'll be covered in ice by September.

There. I just used the same sort of junk science tactics that the AGW zealots have been pushing on us.

Where's my million dollar grant ?

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Yes.... in Rappy "logic" a temperature drop in a single day is the exact same thing as years of research around the world by hundreds of scientists.

Does it hurt to be that stupid, I wonder? Probably not, ignorance is bliss, they say.

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BIGDAMN, so it's not what I "did" that bothers you, it's my "motivation"?
Yeah, whatever.

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BTW- if you're so smart, how rich ARE you, exactly?

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How can you continually rail against the capitalists when you are profiting from the fact that some people will no longer be able to afford food?

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

High temps today were 15-20 degrees lower the last couple of days than they were a week or so ago. At this rate, we'll be covered in ice by September.

There. I just used the same sort of junk science tactics that the AGW zealots have been pushing on us.

Where's my million dollar grant ?

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Yes.... in Rappy "logic" a temperature drop in a single day is the exact same thing as years of research around the world by hundreds of scientists.

Does it hurt to be that stupid, I wonder? Probably not, ignorance is bliss, they say.

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Both funny and sad to watch as you harshly react to your holy ox being gored.

There is no Santa Clause either. Hate to break the news to ya, kid.

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And now Science = Santa Claus, in Rappyland.

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Not only do I think global climate shift is occurring, I think that along with population increase is going to make food more and more expensive.

So, I put my money where my mouth is (so to speak): I invested in agricultural futures. As of this point, I made a tidy 20% gain.

Proof of the pudding is in the successful prediction. Gotta ask... how many times have rappy and the know-nothings successfully predicted (or even understood) anything?

Those so-called free-market capitalists should hang their heads in shame for their lack of savvy.

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Showing a distinct lack of American patriotism, Alaskan pollock are reacting to climate-changed warmer waters by swimming northward into Russian territory — potentially endangering both the U.S.’s billion-dollar pollock industry and U.S.-Russia relations. Climate-related pollock migration “will be a food security issue and has an enormous potential for political upheaval,” warns Andrew Rosenberg, former deputy director of the National Marine Fisheries Service. Salmon, squid, and mackerel are also moving northward, but the certified-sustainable pollock fishery is arguably of most concern. Estimates hold that anywhere between 10 and 30 percent of Alaskan pollock now rear their heads in Russian territory. If Russians schlep up 20 percent of the available catch, “do we eat it and reduce our catches to manage conservatively?” frets marine-policy professor Keith Criddle. “If we get to the position where Russians are taking 50 percent of the catch, what are we going to do?”

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I react harshly to idiots who insist their belief trump science, yes. Good catch.

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And now Science = Santa Claus, in Rappyland.

You even make the zealots look mellow sometimes.

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If I believe YOU, and ignore real science

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If I believe YOU, and ignore real science

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What is this 'real science' that you're referring to? Is it right-wing blogs and Daily Mail articles? Would you recognise real scientific literature, if you saw it? Would you recognise propaganda masquerading as 'real science' if you saw it?

It's not personal. It's just war.

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even IF you're right, and man-made global warming IS real, then there's still nothing we can do that'll effectively change much of anything.

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I don't have the time or inclination to refute ALL the wrong-headed wingnut things you post Auraptor

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And as for your question(s), why should I even bother, if you don't even have the time OR inclination to refute my 'wing-nut' views ?

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I say let the free market find what ever solutions, if any , are needed. You can't effectively mandate this sort of stuff, from the top down.

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Well then, if you've dismissed my point of view, out of hand, what ever facts, evidence etc... that I bring to the discussion

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And then there's the claim that , no matter what we do , the amount of impact we can have on undoing what we (allegedly ) have done will amount to a fraction of a degree, in maybe 100 years. Sorry, but spending trillions of dollars for next to no real tangible affect

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There's every bit as much compelling evidence that suggests c02 isn't the driver, but may be the RESULT of high temps.

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If I believe YOU, and ignore real science...

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may I suggest that we leave him to his delusions and work on solving the problem without him?

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How then did we have a Medieval warming period, which took place LONG before the industrial revolution ? If C02 is the CAUSE of global warming, that is, then please explain.

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And if this vicious cycle , which has occurred before, leads to warmer and warmer temps, then why haven't we joined Venus in really cooking things up by now ?

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Despite what Obama says, it didn't just 'happen'.

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:


In just over 2 years I had turned 13k into 15.6k in my Roth IRA. I thought I was the Wall Street Kid.... So when the DOW dropped from around 15k down to 12k, I thought it would be a good time to invest in a name brand like GE. It topped out at about 42 bucks a share and I figured I was getting a bargain at 27 bucks a share. I also spent just about as much on US Bankcorp, which was giving a 5.25% dividend when savings accounts were giving less than 1%. Shortly after about 8k in those 2 purchases, the bottom fell out and I saw my 13k (plus 2.6k) turn into just over 6k in about 8 months. (This was money I'd already paid taxes on and didn't have a company match on either).

I rode it out. I didn't panic sell because I didn't need the money at the time. By the time I sold both of those stocks, they weren't worth as much as I'd paid for them, but they recovered greatly. My other big winners on the side lines helped push my final outcome to 13.2k. 200 bucks interest on 13k isn't too shabby for 4 years in this climate.

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I think he's snarking about Obama having said small businesses don't get created by one person. Not sure, but that's what it sounds like.

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What is this 'real science' that you're referring to? Is it right-wing blogs and Daily Mail articles? Would you recognise real scientific literature, if you saw it? Would you recognise propaganda masquerading as 'real science' if you saw it?

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I think our #1 priority should be to create more efficient energy storage

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