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Our atmosphere is actually STARVED of CO2
November 20 2008
"CO2 for different people has different attractions. After all, what is
it? - it's not a pollutant, it's a product of every living creature's
breathing, it's the product of all plant respiration, it is essential for
plant life and photosynthesis, it's a product of all industrial burning, it's
a product of driving - I mean, if you ever wanted a leverage point to
control everything from exhalation to driving, this would be a dream. So it
has a kind of fundamental attractiveness to bureaucratic mentality." -
Richard S. Lindzen, Ph.D. Professor of Atmospheric Science, MIT
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is not pollution and Global Warming has nothing to do
with pollution. The average person has been misled and is confused about
what the current Global Warming debate is about, greenhouse gases. None of
which has anything to do with air pollution. People are confusing Smog,
Carbon Monoxide (CO) and the pollutants in car exhaust with the life
supporting, essential trace gas in our atmosphere, Carbon Dioxide (CO2).
Pollution is already regulated under the Clean Air Act and regulating Carbon
Dioxide (CO2) will do absolutely nothing to make the air you breath
"cleaner". Regulating Carbon Dioxide (CO2) through either 'Carbon Taxes' or
'Cap and Trade' policies will simply make energy (electricity, gasoline,
diesel fuel, propane, heating oil ect...) much more expensive and severely
cripple the economy.
"CO2 is not a pollutant. In simple terms, CO2 is plant food. The green world
we see around us would disappear if not for atmospheric CO2. These plants
largely evolved at a time when the atmospheric CO2 concentration was many
times what it is today. Indeed, numerous studies indicate the present
biosphere is being invigorated by the human-induced rise of CO2. In and of
itself, therefore, the increasing concentration of CO2 does not pose a toxic
risk to the planet." - John R. Christy, Ph.D. Professor of Atmospheric
Sciences, University of Alabama
"Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant but a naturally occurring, beneficial
trace gas in the atmosphere. For the past few million years, the Earth has
existed in a state of relative carbon dioxide starvation compared with
earlier periods. There is no empirical evidence that levels double or even
triple those of today will be harmful, climatically or otherwise. As a vital
element in plant photosynthesis, carbon dioxide is the basis of the
planetary food chain - literally the staff of life. Its increase in the
atmosphere leads mainly to the greening of the planet. To label carbon
dioxide a "pollutant" is an abuse of language, logic and science." - Robert
M. Carter, Ph.D. Professor of Environmental and Earth Sciences, James Cook
University
"Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant. On the contrary, it makes crops and
forests grow faster. Economic analysis has demonstrated that more CO2 and a
warmer climate will raise GNP and therefore average income. It's axiomatic
that bureaucracies always want to expand their scope of operations. This is
especially true of EPA, which is primarily a regulatory agency. As air and
water pollution disappear as prime issues, as acid rain and
stratospheric-ozone depletion fade from public view, climate change seems
like the best growth area for regulators. It has the additional glamour of
being international and therefore appeals to those who favor world
governance over national sovereignty. Therefore, labeling carbon dioxide,
the product of fossil-fuel burning, as a pollutant has a high priority for
EPA as a first step in that direction." - S. Fred Singer, Ph.D. Professor
Emeritus of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia
"Carbon and CO2 (carbon dioxide) are fundamental for all life on Earth. CO2
is a colorless, odorless, non-toxic gas. CO2 is product of our breathing,
and is used in numerous common applications like fire extinguishers, baking
soda, carbonated drinks, life jackets, cooling agent, etc. Plants'
photosynthesis consume CO2 from the air when the plants make their
carbohydrates, which bring the CO2 back to the air again when the plants rot
or are being burned." - Tom V. Segalstad, Ph.D. Professor of Environmental
Geology, University of Oslo
"To suddenly label CO2 as a "pollutant" is a disservice to a gas that has
played an enormous role in the development and sustainability of all life on
this wonderful Earth. Mother Earth has clearly ruled that CO2 is not a
pollutant." - Robert C. Balling Jr., Ph.D. Professor of Climatology, Arizona
State University
"Many chemicals are absolutely necessary for humans to live, for instance
oxygen. Just as necessary, human metabolism produces by-products that are
exhaled, like carbon dioxide and water vapor. So, the production of carbon
dioxide is necessary, on the most basic level, for humans to survive. The
carbon dioxide that is emitted as part of a wide variety of natural
processes is, in turn, necessary for vegetation to live. It turns out that
most vegetation is somewhat 'starved' for carbon dioxide, as experiments
have shown that a wide variety of plants grow faster, and are more drought
tolerant, in the presence of doubled carbon dioxide concentrations.
Fertilization of the global atmosphere with the extra CO2 that mankind's
activities have emitted in the last century is believed to have helped
increase agricultural productivity. In short, carbon dioxide is a natural
part of our environment, necessary for life, both as 'food' and as a
by-product." - Roy Spencer, Ph.D. Meteorology
"I am at a loss to understand why anyone would regard carbon dioxide as a
pollutant. Carbon dioxide, a natural gas produced by human respiration, is a
plant nutrient that is beneficial both for people and for the natural
environment. It promotes plant growth and reforestation. Faster-growing
trees mean lower housing costs for consumers and more habitat for wild
species. Higher agricultural yields from carbon dioxide fertilization will
result in lower food prices and will facilitate conservation by limiting the
need to convert wild areas to arable land." - David Deming, Ph.D. Geophysics
"Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant. It is a colorless, odorless trace gas
that actually sustains life on this planet. Consider the simple dynamics of
human energy acquisition, which occurs daily across the globe. We eat plants
directly, or we consume animals that have fed upon plants, to obtain the
energy we need. But where do plants get their energy? Plants produce their
own energy during a process called photosynthesis, which uses sunlight to
combine water and carbon dioxide into sugars for supporting overall growth
and development. Hence, CO2 is the primary raw material that plants depend
upon for their existence. Because plants reside beneath animals (including
humans) on the food chain, their healthy existence ultimately determines our
own. Carbon dioxide can hardly be labeled a pollutant, for it is the basic
substrate that allows life to persist on Earth." - Keith E. Idso, Ph.D.
Botany
"Atmospheric CO2 is required for life by both plants and animals. It is the
sole source of carbon in all of the protein, carbohydrate, fat, and other
organic molecules of which living things are constructed. Plants extract
carbon from atmospheric CO2 and are thereby fertilized. Animals obtain their
carbon from plants. Without atmospheric CO2, none of the life we see on
Earth would exist. Water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide are the three most
important substances that make life possible. They are surely not
environmental pollutants." - Arthur B. Robinson, Ph.D. Chemistry
Carbon Dioxide
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is a natural part of Earth's Atmosphere (NASA)
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere have risen from 0.028% to
0.038% (380ppm) over the past 100 years (IPCC)
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is not toxic until 5% (50,000ppm) concentration
(Source)
- Any detrimental effects of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) including chronic exposure
to 3% (30,000ppm) are reversible (Source)
- OSHA, NIOSH, and ACGIH occupational exposure standards are 0.5% (5,000
ppm) Carbon Dioxide (CO2) (Source)
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol is a treaty to regulate 'Greenhouse Gases' only:
- Carbon dioxide (CO2)
- Methane (CH4)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) (Laughing Gas, Nitrous, NOS)
- Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
- Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
- Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)
Car Exhaust
Car Exhaust consists of:
Harmless:
- Carbon dioxide (CO2)
- Nitrogen (N2)
- Water vapor (H2O)
Some Pollutants:
- Carbon monoxide (CO) *
- Hydrocarbons or Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) *
- Nitric oxide (NO) *
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) *
- Particulate matter (PM-10) *
- Sulfur dioxide (SO2) *
* Your car's Catalytic Converter removes about 95% of these pollutants by
converting them to Water and Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Smog
Smog consists of:
- Ozone (O3) * (formed from the photochemical reaction of Nitrogen dioxide
(NO2) + Hydrocarbons)
- Particulate matter (PM-10) *
- Sulfur dioxide (SO2) *
* Air Pollution is already regulated in the: 1970 Clean Air Act (Amended:
1977, 1990)
SUVs
- Since the mid-1970s, the fuel economy of SUVs and light trucks has
improved by nearly 60%. (Source)
- Today's SUVs are 50% more efficient than cars were a generation ago.
(Source)
- The emissions from a new midsize SUV are cleaner than those of the average
passenger car built just three years ago. (Source)
- All the cars and light trucks in the U.S. make up only about 2% of all
man-made greenhouse gases worldwide. (Source)
Air Quality in America
- The United States has sharply reduced air pollution levels, despite large
increases in nominally "polluting" activities (Source)
- Air pollution affects far fewer people, far less often, and with far less
severity than is commonly believed. (Source)
- Areas in the United States with the highest pollution levels have improved
the most (Source)
- Air quality in the United States will continue to improve (Source)
- Regulators and environmental activists exaggerate air pollution levels and
obscure positive trends in the United States (Source)
http://www.populartechnology.net/2008/11/carbon-diox
ide-co2-is-not-pollution.html
Warmest Regards
Bonzo
"bnozo" <b...@...com> wrote
> "CO2 for different people has different attractions. After all, what is
> it? - it's not a pollutant, it's a product of every living creature's
> breathing,
Shit for different people has different attractions. After all, what is it?
It's not a pollutant, it's a product of every living animal's digestion.
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