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Waba · 03-07-2010, 02:35 PM

[QUOTE=hapax legomenon;709020]Al Gore's recent book provides an excellent up-to-date introduction about green technology. It's really not that political. http://www.amazon.com/Our-Choice-Sol.../dp/1594867348

Actually it is highly political... I was in a book store with my Dad who is a nuclear PhD... He said the section on nuclear power was politically motivated, dated nonsense.

I paged through to a section I'm experienced with, wildfire, and A.G. said recent large forest fires in NA are due primarily to climate change... Absolute nonsense, the large fires are due almost exclusively with stupid humans putting them out for 100 years. Fuel loads and dead trees have been increasing for 100 years due to human intervention.

Whether or AGW is real or not I don't know... I've worked with building models or natural phenomena my entire career. And I know for a fact anyone who says they can model something as complex as the global climate is full of it.

And I have ZERO trust in our glorious leaders to be able to do anything but tax and wage [ridiculous] wars.

03-07-2010, 02:35 PM	#23
Waba Groupie Posts: 154 Karma: 368 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Polson, MT Device: Kobo Aura HD, PRS-350/950, HP Touchpad, Kindle Keyboard	[QUOTE=hapax legomenon;709020]Al Gore's recent book provides an excellent up-to-date introduction about green technology. It's really not that political. http://www.amazon.com/Our-Choice-Sol.../dp/1594867348 Actually it is highly political... I was in a book store with my Dad who is a nuclear PhD... He said the section on nuclear power was politically motivated, dated nonsense. I paged through to a section I'm experienced with, wildfire, and A.G. said recent large forest fires in NA are due primarily to climate change... Absolute nonsense, the large fires are due almost exclusively with stupid humans putting them out for 100 years. Fuel loads and dead trees have been increasing for 100 years due to human intervention. Whether or AGW is real or not I don't know... I've worked with building models or natural phenomena my entire career. And I know for a fact anyone who says they can model something as complex as the global climate is full of it. And I have ZERO trust in our glorious leaders to be able to do anything but tax and wage [ridiculous] wars.