Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a natural phenomenon caused by volcanoes

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Climate change 'sceptic' Ian Plimer argues CO2 is not causing global warming

Professor Ian Plimer, a geologist from Adelaide University, argues that a recent rise in temperature around the world is caused by solar cycles and other "extra terrestrial" forces.

He said carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, widely blamed for global warming, is a natural phenomenon caused by volcanoes erupting.

"We cannot stop carbon emissions because most of them come from volcanoes," he said. "It is a normal element cycled around in the earth and my science, which is looking back in time, is saying we have had a planet that has been a green, warm wet planet 80 per cent of the time. We have had huge climate change in the past and to think the very slight variations we measure today are the result of our life - we really have to put ice blocks in our drinks."

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Prof Plimer said the world has experienced three periods of cooling since 1850 and furthermore carbon dioxide was increasing during many of those cooler periods.

"If we had only had warming, then there would be a connect between co2 and temperature, there is not," he added.

Prof Plimer has come under attack as a "denialist poster boy" whose theories are in danger of stopping the world from tackling the grave dangers of climate change.

But he said the scientists "frightening people witless by following the party line" are motivated by politics and research funding.

"They are taking advantage of the current situation. That is understandable. In previous times people got wonderful research grants in a war against cancer and they achieved a lot of money for that. Now we have a war on climate change and we have a huge number of people out there who have their career staked on it and are beneficiaries of this process."

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A number of "climate change sceptics" will be giving talks in the run up to a key UN Summit in Copenhagen in December when the world is expected to agree an international deal to stop global warming.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews...al-warming.html

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Nope sorry. He disagrees with the church, therefore he is not a scientist.

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Adelaide University?

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Adelaide University?

I rest my case.

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The University of Adelaide is one of Australia's most research-intensive universities. Check out news and information about our latest research.

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/

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The University of Adelaide is one of Australia's most research-intensive universities. Check out news and information about our latest research.

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/

"one of Australia's"? Nuff said Australian higher-ed is a joke.

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The University of Adelaide is one of Australia's most research-intensive universities. Check out news and information about our latest research.

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/

"one of Australia's"? Nuff said Australian higher-ed is a joke.

I rest my case.

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There, I beat him to it.

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The whole global warming debate is silly. It may or may not be happening, but the earth can only handle so much pollution before it starts screwing up the environment so lets be proactive & start taking better care of our environment with cleaner energy sources (not to mention there is a finite amount of fossil fuels available).

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Nice editing of the article, Bill.

I suggest people read the parts Bill did not include in his OP post.

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What ended the last two ice ages?\

the left + science = fail

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The thread is about volcanoes and CO2, not your diarrhea.

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Nice editing of the article, Bill.

I suggest people read the parts Bill did not include in his OP post.

Why? We already know what the "consensus among scientists" is for this decade. I can't wait to see what it will be next decade, or perhaps, next month...

Edited November 13, 2009 by Lone Ranger

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Nice editing of the article, Bill.

I suggest people read the parts Bill did not include in his OP post.

Why? We already know what the "consensus among scientists" is for this decade. I can't wait to see what it will be next decade, or perhaps, next month...

Not really, although the actual science being conducted in tandem suggests quite the contrary conclusion to what Dr. Plimer suggests. Now arguing based on non-scientific lines of thought (politics and grant funding) are open to discussion. On those lines we've covered the political aspect... and I think it would be the first time I remind these threads that research grants do not line the pockets of the PIs that apply for them.

Government grants? Open to public scrutiny. Private grants? Open to strict accounting practices by the grantors.