| You have to admit that Mother Nature has a | | | | absence of sun spots (like 2009 to a large |
| great sense of humor! The big Copenhagen | | | | degree), it gets colder here on the 3rd planet. |
| Summit was to be the BIG EVENT that would | | | | While history and geological studies have shown us |
| solve our global warming problems help nurture | | | | that we had massive global cooling in the past due |
| Mother earth back to health and TX the hell out | | | | to volcanic activity, no one is now considering |
| of all the polluters to pay for it all. A funny thing | | | | what's currently taking place. Remember that it |
| happend on the way a bill signing. | | | | was the Toba super volcano that blasted the |
| The world FROZE! | | | | planet some 70-73,000 years ago that started |
| Yep, everywhere one looked COLD was | | | | the ice age which didn't end until about 10,000 |
| happening and setting big records in so doing. It | | | | years ago. I know, it was before your time; |
| wasn't just us Houstonians who were shivering in | | | | however, today is OUR time and here's the data. |
| extended sub-freezing weather for days, but the | | | | From 1997 to 2007 there were only 2-5 major |
| whole danged PLANET! How does Al Gore SELL | | | | erupting volcanoes per year! |
| his global warming program when everyone is | | | | In 2008 things started heating up with 12! Count |
| freezing and can't pay their heat bills? Fair | | | | em! Three times the average of the previous ten |
| question? | | | | years. Ah, but then we have 2009 wherein that |
| Well, maybe we've found the answer to global | | | | number DOUBLED to 24 eruptions. And? |
| warming. In fact, there are at least two answers; | | | | Volcanoes throw all manner of junk into the |
| we're assuming that there is such a thing as global | | | | atmosphere that partially blocks out the sun. Thus |
| warming and not galactic warming going on here. | | | | we're seeing a COOL DOWN, not a WARM UP. |
| Let's be up front about that. I have previously | | | | When a volcano erupts it means things are |
| written that the BIGGIE to put a damper on | | | | moving and shaking down deep which is usually |
| global warming theorists has been the absence of | | | | accompanied by earthquakes around the globe. |
| sun spots. The last I checked, scientists still | | | | Can you say Haiti? Maybe global warming was |
| believe we get our HEAT from the sun. | | | | better for us than we knew- if it was really a |
| When sun spots flare, it pushes more heat and | | | | carbon footprint problem. I wonder HOW Al Gore |
| energy into the solar system. When there an | | | | is doing these days? |