Myron Ebell Takes On the E.P.A.

Re:Myron Ebell Takes On the E.P.A. by toomuchtodo on Sunday November 13, 2016 @12:02PM (#12944259)

Because its a fuzzy target. Much better to target a reduction of carbon emissions to zero. That can be measured.

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Re:Myron Ebell Takes On the E.P.A. by joggery on Sunday November 13, 2016 @02:40PM (#12945198)

Here's one existing measure of temperature:

http://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/global-temperature/

Two decimal places looks pretty sharp to me!

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Re:Myron Ebell Takes On the E.P.A. by joantune on Saturday November 19, 2016 @10:30AM (#12993858)

Yes they are, because throughout most of history, variations were very low, as you can see there, because, you know: It's a graph!

If you notice, the graph is not distorted, it's linear. 1 Celsius degree changes our climate in a mix of predictable and unpredictable ways that you don't want for our planet.

Plus: there's the added problem that the changes can be exponential after a while, melted Ice melts other ice more easily, permafrost defreezing releases methane that is worse than CO2 to the atmosphere, Ice changing color, etc.

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