"Carbon dioxide is the single most important gas involved in global warming..."That is a flat out lie!
First let me say that I do believe the globe is warming. I'm not convinced that humans are the primary cause but, even so, I think we should pursue policies related to reducing carbon dioxide emissions because it has so many other benefits. For example, not burning fossil fuels means cleaner air, cleaner water, less dependence on oil from foreign despots, and, if America comes up with the fossil fuel alternative, a massive boom to our economy. That's all a subject for a future post though.
For now, let's get back to the flat out lie being told by NPR and other people who so badly want their agenda paid attention to that they will resort to misinformation if necessary. Again, carbon dioxide is not even close to the predominant green house gas!
This line is taken right from the National Climatic Data Center (note this is a government agency and not some conservative think tank):
"Water Vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, which is why it is addressed here first."What is even more disturbing is that in trying to gather some more information on this topic, almost every organization out there talking about global warming, the vast majority of which are pro-anthropogenic global warming (human caused), don't even mention water vapor as a greenhouse gas! That is amazing to me. How can all of these agencies exclude the main component of green house gases when publishing all of their data?
That last one is a rhetorical question. They do it because it makes their data look a lot more impressive. CO2 has a much bigger impact on global warming if you remove H2O from the equation.
Again, I am all for measures to reduce our country's CO2 emissions because it has so many great side effects. However, let's stick to using real data and not just that which makes the cause look right?
Here's a good one: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8299079.stm
ReplyDeleteI want to know why this is so broadly accepted. People are spewing the pro-anthropogenic global warming as truth when the facts just don't line up. While the earth may be warming, I do not believe it is an excuse for the government to step in and tell us what to drive and how to live our lives. It needs to come down to personal responsibility. Sustainability is great, but only if it is a choice, not a mandate.