Re:2015 “smashed” 2014’s global temperature record
by nostromo on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @06:10PM
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I'm no expert here. I'm simply parroting what the scientists at the Nuclear Energy Agency have reported.
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Re:2015 “smashed” 2014’s global temperature record
by guscost on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @06:19PM
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OK, but remember that the experts said the same thing about oil and natural gas, and were wrong in that case. Here the estimate of ~10 megatonnes assumes that seawater extraction will never be economically viable, one possible source of error.
If you're interested in the history of "peak resources" here is a good book about Paul Ehrlich's famous bet with Julian L. Simon:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Bet-Ehrlich-Julian-Earth%C2%92s/dp...