On mySimon: LEGO Taj Mahal Set
BNET Business Network:
BNET
TechRepublic
ZDNet

September 3rd, 2009

Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend

Posted by Harry Fuller @ 6:19 pm

Categories: Arctic, Blogroll, Canada, air pollution, climate change, conservation, environmental health, global warming, research, weather

Tags:

New scientific data shows that not only is the Arctic warming, but human-caused air pollution is cancelling out a natrual trend that would otherwise have the Arctic cooling. The Arctic is the warmest it’s been in 2000 years. That’s despite a natural wobble in the earth’s solar orbit that should be causing the Arctic to grow colder. The earth is now over 600,000 miles further from the Sun than it was 2000 years ago. Nature trumped by human activity.
The research indicates the natural trend of the earth away from the sun was actually causing cooler temps, until recent decades when greenhouse emissions really started to kick in.The researchers estimate the Arctic is now 3 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than it would be without human-induced warming. This helps explain the rapid melting of Arctic ice caps and glaciers referred to by the UN Secretary General early Thursday in a Geneva speech.
Now, we get to await the newest argument from global warming deniers telling us not to panic and to ignore data and scientific theory. It’s alright, Jack, Gaia’s got us covered? Or maybe the ice really isn’t melting and man never landed on the moon?

Global warming:

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

STANDARD BOILER PLATE
This verbiage will now be attached to any blog I do about global warming. It’s amazing to me that somebody who can apparently read and then post comments still wonders in public why global warming matters on a technology web site. But I am naive, always assuming everybody’s paying attention.
It’s because of money. If global warming has enough acceptance among corporations, the public and even pols, there will be more money spent on green tech, wisely or unwisely. If oil prices stay low and most people don’t care a fig about global warming, green tech will have a difficult time succeeding, regardless of its merits. Not every good idea succeeds. VCs usually invest where they think there’s best chance for a good return. In greentech as in any tech the winners will often be determined by luck, brilliance, timing, happenstance and even marketing. Behind it all will be the money and behind that: whether the evidence for global warming and curtailing pollution drive action or is written off as claptrap.

Harry FullerA newsman since 1969, Harry Fuller has worked for CBS, ABC, CNBC Europe, CNET and was founding news director at TechTV. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.

Email Harry Fuller

Subscribe to GreenTech Pastures via Email alerts or RSS.

  • Talkback
  • Most Recent of 134 Talkback(s)
RE: Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend
They had problems with the idea that the earth was round and not flat. We have become a nation of fools.... (Read the rest)
Posted by: cuberantcamper Posted on: 09/10/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Old news  richdave | 09/03/09
The problem with your arguement is that ....  ShadeTree | 09/04/09
Agreed.  riverab@... | 09/04/09
Head in the clouds...  jasonp@... | 09/04/09
I agree your head is in the clouds.  ShadeTree | 09/04/09
You didn't read carefully enough.  alex@... | 09/04/09
There are several well documented ...  ShadeTree | 09/04/09
well put (nt)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
no, because it's OLD news...  shadfurman | 09/08/09
Thanks so much for this bit of REASON  Tinker345 | 09/04/09
twisted logic  paladin2 | 09/04/09
money... he's just a good ol' fashion entreprenure. (nt)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
plants need CO2 to live... we're helping grow back the rainforests! (nt)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
Wrong  JimSatterfieldW | 09/04/09
You are wrong ....  ShadeTree | 09/04/09
Your credentials  FactsAndFactsOnly | 09/04/09
Disingenuous Much?  ShadeTree | 09/04/09
Dabblers  FactsAndFactsOnly | 09/04/09
The people on this list are not dabblers.  ShadeTree | 09/06/09
@fakeandfactsoily  shadfurman | 09/08/09
it has come to my attention that you don't have an opinion...  shadfurman | 09/08/09
p.s. to continue...  shadfurman | 09/08/09
Your brain is ok  FactsAndFactsOnly | 09/08/09
I do my part but...  bricar2 | 09/03/09
Well said!  sgtgary@... | 09/03/09
General Relativity Religion  FactsAndFactsOnly | 09/04/09
Global Warming is a THEORY!  shadfurman | 09/08/09
So is General Relativity  FactsAndFactsOnly | 09/09/09
Hmmm ... Defensive much ...  Ludovit | 09/04/09
Beg to disagree...(nt)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
Proof.  JimSatterfieldW | 09/04/09
Even PhDs can get it wrong.  Alcheson | 09/04/09
Sure, but not nearly as easily as non-experts can.  FactsAndFactsOnly | 09/05/09
so... in Nazi Germany you would have gone with the majority?  shadfurman | 09/08/09
Asinine analogy  FactsAndFactsOnly | 09/09/09
And he HITS the NAIL on the HEAD! (nt)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
Poorly written Reuters article  joeschmo1of3 | 09/03/09
So are you asserting...  djchandler | 09/05/09
Backwards Scientific Method  joeschmo1of3 | 09/05/09
Perhaps you intended to say 'mainstream scientific method'  FactsAndFactsOnly | 09/05/09
Couple of Responses  joeschmo1of3 | 09/06/09
Some fair points - but I respectfully disagree with several of them  FactsAndFactsOnly | 09/09/09
well put (nt)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
and I would say the same for yours...  shadfurman | 09/08/09
Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain  tonymcs@... | 09/03/09
Indeed - case in point.  hickum | 09/03/09
In our own time  FactsAndFactsOnly | 09/04/09
but you brand and name call anyone finding holes in that "scrutiny"...(nt)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
Another uninformed comment from ...  ShadeTree | 09/04/09
Really?  jasonp@... | 09/04/09
Four Names? How about .....  ShadeTree | 09/04/09
Humorous...  jasonp@... | 09/04/09
Try reading for comprehension!  ShadeTree | 09/04/09
Point could be conceded...  jasonp@... | 09/04/09
I cannot concede a point that ....  ShadeTree | 09/04/09
thank you... well played! (nt)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
@Jasonp  shadfurman | 09/08/09
exactly  paladin2 | 09/05/09
not really... its exactly what I'm asserting... there is doubt.(nt)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
Tell you what...  jasonp@... | 09/04/09
I'll do you one better!  ShadeTree | 09/04/09
Sure thing chum...  jasonp@... | 09/04/09
Once again try reading for comprehension.  ShadeTree | 09/04/09
no, childish would be a compliment about now. (nt)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
I could name eight... but I live in a basement...(nt)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
why do you ignore the scientists who are "deniers "? (nt)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
Denialist Does Thermodynamics.  Ad Astra | 09/03/09
wow, at least that LOOKS impressive! hehe (nt)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
Reuters is now a peer reviewed mag?  CobraA1 | 09/03/09
Alright, here's the abstract.  djchandler | 09/05/09
I listen to both sides of the issue...  shadfurman | 09/08/09
Why is there more SEA ICE in 2009 than last Decade?  The Magic Garden Explained | 09/04/09
Huh?  JimSatterfieldW | 09/04/09
RE: Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend  T-Rose | 09/04/09
Lies, lies and more lies.....  Christian_<>< | 09/04/09
This was a problem before Obama took office...  jasonp@... | 09/04/09
Please don't lump me in with you!  20kwfence | 09/04/09
"I disagree with all socialist programs so I am not a socialist."  IT_Guy_z | 09/04/09
the US Postal Service is not a government agency...  shadfurman | 09/08/09
That does not make them good... (nt)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
Christian_  tmccorm | 09/04/09
Agreed, it would just be nice to not have labels. (nt)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
Hmmm, push poll often?  Robert Crocker | 09/04/09
Good point  20kwfence | 09/04/09
Much better Poll  Alcheson | 09/04/09
Climatologist Poll Answers  Alcheson | 09/04/09
re: Climatologist Poll Answers  Takalok | 09/04/09
I Do So Agree with Your Poll  jasilvasy@... | 09/04/09
hehe... yea the obviously BIASED poll ticked me off too...  shadfurman | 09/08/09
I wonder Harry......  Takalok | 09/04/09
How about what the study's author wrote...  Takalok | 09/04/09
I could be wrong... but I think this is a BLOG... I agree w/you though (nt)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
RE: Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend  dave@... | 09/04/09
Arrogance of Humans/Harry  Bodazapha | 09/04/09
You had better read the pages at your link  WiredGuy | 09/04/09
Blah, Blah, Blah.....  pizzaman7 | 09/04/09
Harry & Heather's jobs must be on the line!  stano360 | 09/04/09
RE: Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend  Ian Thomas | 09/04/09
Yellow Journalism, Half Truths and Out right lies.  ShadeTree | 09/04/09
RE: Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend  Skullyvick | 09/04/09
RE: Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend  skip.senneka@... | 09/04/09
Bring it on!  MAKsystems | 09/04/09
Earth has been heating up for a long time.  JefferyS_TheTech | 09/04/09
RE: Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend  frifawnwolf@... | 09/04/09
Go study the weather of earth for the last million years!  taustin21@... | 09/04/09
Good idea to help fight global warming  Alcheson | 09/04/09
Sounds Good, But...  jasilvasy@... | 09/04/09
Shouldnt be that much of a problem  Alcheson | 09/04/09
Harry leans soo far left...  TCP?IP'ed | 09/04/09
And you're listing to starboard,  djchandler | 09/05/09
RE: Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooli  The Magic Garden Explained | 09/04/09
Pathetic Poll Harry  Keeping Current | 09/04/09
RE: Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend  FactsAndFactsOnly | 09/04/09
The problem is there is no consensus.  ShadeTree | 09/04/09
No consensus? 90% of climatologists would disagree.  FactsAndFactsOnly | 09/04/09
That's right, no consensus!  ShadeTree | 09/05/09
Your sources  djchandler | 09/05/09
I see how you qualify a source.  ShadeTree | 09/06/09
Trustworthiness of sources is critical  FactsAndFactsOnly | 09/05/09
Try this one.  ShadeTree | 09/06/09
What is the "Tulsa Beacon?"  djchandler | 09/05/09
RE: Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend  knotonalog | 09/04/09
RE: Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend  Contrarianist | 09/04/09
Did you even take time to read the article?  FactsAndFactsOnly | 09/04/09
RE: Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend  tarunkjuyal | 09/05/09
RE: Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend  amiman23 | 09/05/09
What a joke!  stillgolfing | 09/05/09
RE: Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend  rogergrice | 09/05/09
RE: Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend  g-ssg | 09/05/09
Let's get real Right wing apologist's simply want cheaper Gasoline  gazzacl | 09/06/09
Dodgy data sources  FactsAndFactsOnly | 09/07/09
The 'Petition Project'  FactsAndFactsOnly | 09/07/09
NO! IT"S IN PRINT (so to speak) YOU CAN'T DENY IT! CAN'T! :-P (NT)  shadfurman | 09/08/09
RE: Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend  cuberantcamper | 09/10/09

What do you think?

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

Essential Topics Click Here

advertisement

Recent Entries

Archives

ZDNet Blogs

White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

Enterprise Applications

  • Check out some of the easiest and most powerful ways to boost productivity while saving money on your application infrastructure. See ZDNet's comprehensive Enterprise Application resource center, now!
  • New Online Dashboard
  • Read about top issues IT decision-makers face every day, plus get cost effective solutions to real life IT problems. Oracle Topline