Comments on: French “Supreme Court” Says No to Carbon Tax

By: deowll

deowll — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:35:54 +0000

If we weren’t so far into the red I’d say having a go at knocking an asteroid off course before we need to do it for real or seriously bad things happen might be a good thing to try and do.

I think the last I heard NASA has stopped looking for bad news rocks because Congress needs to build monuments for Teddy Kennedy, bridges to nowhere, hospitals in places without patients, take working trips to vacation hot spots, or some such.

By: LOWER CASE SCREEN NAME

LOWER CASE SCREEN NAME — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:13:36 +0000

Hmmm…

On second thought, it was a NASA a-hole who was first caught lying about AGW, and now NASA says we have nothing to fear…

Dammit, now I’m getting worried…

By: LOWER CASE SCREEN NAME

LOWER CASE SCREEN NAME — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:11:24 +0000

I’m sure those of you who actually worry about AGW are now resting a lot easier knowing the Russians are on the job and will save us from Apophis:

NASA says collision unlikely, as Russia considers asteroid mission
December 30, 2009 14:22 EST

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s space chief is considering a space mission to knock away an approaching asteroid, though NASA officials don’t consider the giant rock a threat to Earth.

When the 885-foot asteroid was discovered in 2004, astronomers gave it as much as a 1-in-37 chance of hitting Earth in 2029. But scientists have been lowering their estimates ever since. Now, a NASA astronomer says the space rock isn’t “anything to worry about.”

Yet, the Russian space chief tells Golos Rossii radio that he’s heard the asteroid is getting closer to a possible impact in about 22 years. He adds that, “People’s lives are at stake.”

He says Russia’s space agency will hold a meeting on the topic soon. He says that, if an asteroid deflection mission is finalized, NASA would be among those invited to join.

By: pedro

pedro — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:08:51 +0000

#31 It’s specially for you. Your brainless posts (all of them) deserve just few lines for scorn.

The smaller the better. Unlike your empty drivels that go on and on saying the same vacuous drivel.

By: Phydeau

Phydeau — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:46:38 +0000

#30 Back to your twittering ways I see little pedro… old habits die hard, don’t they?

By: pedro

pedro — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:31:05 +0000

#22 Might as well. I doubt you would’ve gotten anything afterwards.

#29 I doubt that you’d more amused than us watching you warmers in full blown dementia yelling “the sky is falling”

By: Phydeau

Phydeau — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:40:02 +0000

#5 Sad but true Greg. I’m bemused that global warming has become such a hot button for wingnuts. Looks like a case of “follow the money”… all the powerful interests that would be harmed if AGW was proven true are working with the wingnut leaders (Beck, Limbaugh, etc.)

And #1 was a good point too, studiously avoided by the wingnuts… reminds me of the Onion article:

Powerful Rest And Fluids Industry Influencing Doctors’ Treatment Of Colds

http://theonion.com/content/news/powerful_rest_and_fluids_industry

Damn those tree-hugging, quiche-eating global warming believers, with their countless billions of dollars swaying the debate in their favor! Or not.

By: algoreisacrook

algoreisacrook — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:50:50 +0000

carbon tax is just a ploy to separate liberals from their money.

By: jccalhoun

jccalhoun — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:49:34 +0000

Thank goodness. After a week or so without anti-climate change story I was starting to worry if Dvorak was dead or something…

By: testtubebaby

testtubebaby — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:38:45 +0000

#21 has a brain

By: testtubebaby

testtubebaby — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:37:02 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_whaling

By: Mr. Fusion

Mr. Fusion — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:31:30 +0000

#23, Animby,

Very carefully.

By: Animby

Animby — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:22:07 +0000

# 14 testtubebaby said, “Did you know that live whales where once the source of fuel?”

I just know I’m going to regret this: Okay TTBaby – tell me how “LIVE” whales were used as fuel. Not dead, harpooned whales that have had their blubber melted down, “LIVE” whales.

By: Dallas

Dallas — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:49:10 +0000

re: “this global warming stuff”…

That’s all I had to read.

By: Father

Father — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:26:29 +0000

When human Mad Cow (BSE) first took off in Britian, I made predictions from current data that showed everyone in the UK would be dead in 10 years.

Just because there is a trend in the data, that doesn’t mean you can predict the future.

AGW is worth study, and monitoring, but it will take centuries of data collection to see a trend.