I didn't deny anything, I question the veracity of the science, a reasonable thing to do.
I also observe that the climate is a never static thing, it is constantly changing, as ample scientific evidence would prove.
Given that we are still coming out of an Ice Age which ended some 10,000 years ago, is is not reasonable that the climate would be getting warmer?
Anyway, there was a period in the Earth's history in which there were no ice caps at the poles at all, in fact there were dinosaurs and ferns growing there, according to fossil evidence (in fact both covered the entire planet). Also in this evidence was that the temperatures and CO2 were higher then than it is even now.
That's the first big mistake of AGW deniers - they point to earlier such times when the planet was hotter than it is now, and use that to claim that it must be part of a natural cycle...
...and that's flatly wrong. EVERY great change in our atmosphere and in our planet's temperature has had an identifiable cause, whether it was volcanism or an asteroid strike or
other causes...and not a single one of those other causes applies with the recent spike in global temperatures - and remember, a spike that occurs over several decades is a very sudden spike indeed when it comes to geologic time.
If you really are worried about green house gasses, then you'd have to concede that methane is about 20 times the green house gas impact of CO2 (actually that's a fact). Also a fact is that the greatest source of methane is animal husbandry, specifically beef cattle. You gonna mandate fart collectors for all the cattle?
First off, being a lover of BBQ, I'm a meat eater - but being aware of both climate change, and of the growing indication that animals are much more aware than we ever gave them credit for, I'm very much looking forward to the day when we have affordable vat-grown meat.
But for all the methane from cow farts (which is more due to the corn and grain they're fed - grass-fed cattle don't fart nearly as much), this is a relative drop in the bucket compared to all the vehicles, planes, factories, ships, and other sources of CO2 around the world...all of which comprise the metaphorical 800 lb. gorilla in the center of the room.
Lastly, there is another not often discussed source of green house gasses: Human population itself. With each exhale, more CO2 is emitted into the atmosphere. The human population has double in the last what? 15 / 20 years? Really any surprise that there's more CO2 in the air?
That's the wrong comparison. Why? Because for all the humans that live today, we've got many millions fewer bison, buffalo, wildebeest, and just about every other herd animal that's ever existed...all part of what's being called the "
sixth mass extinction". There might be a lot more humans, but there's apparently a LOT less of a total animal biomass...which means less CO2 output in the aggregate...but our CO2 level is still rising. Why? Look in your garage.
Agree or not, or agree to disagree, this science of climate change, and the 'solutions' that it keeps proposes, also keeps missing these significant 'other' factors, the uncomfortable and possibly politically incorrect, ones to discuss, and it's kinda hard to take it more seriously until it does so on a regular basis.
There are other significant groups around the world that deny AGW...but they're relatively few and far between. It's
only in America that it's truly a major political issue - because in most other nations (with the possible exception of Australia), the issue is mostly considered as settled and proven, and the only real discussion is not whether or not AGW is true, but what can or should be done about it without adversely affecting the nation's economy. Unfortunately, too many people seem to think that what other nations believe or don't believe is of no consequence...as if global warming is only something that would affect other nations, and not us.
