The Global Warming Debates Aren’t Over. (Part 5 in a 10-part series) » The Foundry

Without fully understanding how or why the earth is warming or cooling, do we really want to embark on a policy that will extract trillions from our economy to reduce the earth’s temperature too small to ever notice?

Canadian Blue Lemons: Proof That Al Gore Doesn't Even Believe Himself . . .

Want proof that Gore isn't too worried about his 20 foot sea level increase promise?
His building is in one of the areas he expects to be claimed by the sea.

Wait a minute: Polar bears naturally emit the evil pollutant CO2, the stuff that causes tsunamis, kitten population explosions, kidney stones, etc?!

One analysis estimates how much of the carbon in the exhaled carbon dioxide is actually carbon-thirteen (13C). This is a stable isotope of carbon; unlike a radioactive isotope, it does not readily break down (thus the term “stable” isotope). 13C is slightly heavier than regular carbon and is present in small amounts in most things. The carbon in exhaled carbon dioxide comes from digested food – and, the amount of 13C in carbon dioxide will be slightly different if a polar bear is breaking down its own fat stores for energy than if a polar bear is digesting a seal it has killed. Once our collection bag is full of exhaled breath, we take a small sample of the breath and inject it into an airtight container for stable isotope analysis back at the University of Wyoming.