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So how do we solve a real AGW crisis? by ER May 20, 2013 8:16 pm
  • Auto emissions, and fuel economy mandates. by RobVG 2013-05-22 07:33:06
    • I believe nukes are worth the risk even if there were no AGW issues involved. by ER 2013-05-22 11:50:51
    • A week ago I said "now what?" on this subject. by TB 2013-05-21 09:59:50
      • Pre-emptive fall-back position #5 by ER 2013-05-21 11:20:36
        • I already covered that. In detail. by TB 2013-05-21 11:26:37
          • You covered nothing. You just made excuses. by ER 2013-05-21 11:51:11
        • I must conclude that this is your response to my question. by alcaray 2013-05-21 10:40:25
          • We went through something like this in the gun threads. by TB 2013-05-21 11:08:58
            • Back when I was a supervisor and project manager... by alcaray 2013-05-21 12:24:54
              • What's liberalism have to do with it? by ER 2013-05-21 11:36:02
                • "...we must act quickly to do something about it" by TB 2013-05-21 11:52:49
                  • We use diplomatic and political pressure. by ER 2013-05-21 12:06:54
                    • Better. by TB 2013-05-21 13:12:41
                      • Now why didn't you say that before? by ER 2013-05-21 13:41:41
          • As long as business is good in the short term, "What, me worry?" by alcaray 2013-05-20 23:54:52
            • I guess that's why they call it "freedom". by ER 2013-05-21 05:19:03
            • We don't. by podrock 2013-05-20 21:03:58
              • I presented a chart of nations that made that point a while ago. by TB 2013-05-21 07:03:59
                • So the only problem we really have is that you're scared of Commies. by ER 2013-05-21 07:52:20
              Family emerges from storm cellar by TB May 21, 2013 10:14 am
                Continuing CO2 drumbeat. by RobVG May 19, 2013 11:53 am
                • Here is how: by alcaray 2013-05-19 19:46:58
                  • Furthermore... by alcaray 2013-05-19 19:54:10
                    • Or, an even more direct way to measure the rate of change. by alcaray 2013-05-19 22:20:26
                      • I'll give you that. by RobVG 2013-05-20 07:28:02
                        • Well at least that's something that honorable men may dispute. by alcaray 2013-05-20 13:05:25
                          • It's a hoot watching you guys wrangle over this... by ER 2013-05-20 08:40:10
                            • Suggested reading for Rob and others: by TB 2013-05-20 09:13:51
                              • The obvious answer is to create an internnational star committee... by FrankC 2013-05-20 18:50:02
                                • I'm dying to hear the libertarian proposal to solve the problem. by alcaray 2013-05-20 17:57:01
                                  • Repeating: by TB 2013-05-20 18:51:43
                                    • Errr, that's not what I asked at all. by alcaray 2013-05-20 19:01:36
                                    • The libertarians don't believe there is a problem. by ER 2013-05-20 18:06:03
                                    • It sounds to me like Hansen's right on. by ER 2013-05-20 10:29:18
                          • The CO2 is increasing. by ER 2013-05-19 12:33:15
                            • I'm not saying it isn't. by RobVG 2013-05-19 13:49:37
                              • In that case, then you're absolutely correct. by ER 2013-05-19 14:06:36
                                • You're putting words in my mouth. by RobVG 2013-05-19 14:32:51
                                  • Consequences by TB 2013-05-19 16:07:08
                                    • n/t by ER 2013-05-19 16:08:59
                                    • Read the scientific papers, not the journalism. by ER 2013-05-19 14:39:06
                                      • Here's one: by TB 2013-05-19 20:22:43
                                        • Here's one what? by ER 2013-05-19 21:39:29
                                          • Okay. by TB 2013-05-19 22:30:21
                                            • Next time I'm down at the Earth Science Library, I'll look this up by podrock 2013-05-20 20:07:27
                                              • You brought up ice cores, not me. by ER 2013-05-19 22:55:18
                                                • Don't bother. by TB 2013-05-20 08:37:09
                                                  • I don't recall ever quoting any ice-core data. by ER 2013-05-20 09:01:43
                                                    • Sorry, wasn't clear. by TB 2013-05-20 09:24:43
                                                      • "His methods are the equivalent of ice core data for sea ice extent", by ER 2013-05-20 12:05:13
                                                        • I'm not interested in the last 1500 years. by ER 2013-05-20 10:40:23
                                  Playing politics with tax records by TB May 11, 2013 12:07 pm
                                  • Just a sidebar: by TB 2013-05-14 20:18:51
                                    • You're hyperventilating, Tom. by ER 2013-05-14 21:56:04
                                    • Steven T. Miller, by TB 2013-05-14 19:48:51
                                      • The commissioner at the time it happened was appointed by W. by alcaray 2013-05-14 20:32:20
                                        • "Fast & Furious" first started on W's watch, too. by ER 2013-05-14 22:31:39
                                          • No, it didn't. by TB 2013-05-14 22:51:01
                                            • Yes it did. It was called "Wide Receiver" by Tony 2013-05-17 10:45:27
                                              • Are these the same sources... by alcaray 2013-05-17 17:29:40
                                                • Careful, Al. by ER 2013-05-17 19:06:34
                                                  • Sorry for two things: by alcaray 2013-05-17 17:31:34
                                                    • So next time fix it. by TB 2013-05-17 20:09:51
                                                      • This implies that I have powers that I did not know I had. by alcaray 2013-05-17 20:56:15
                                                        • you've got the power by podrock 2013-05-18 06:49:00
                                                          • There may also be issues if someone has already replied to a comment you want to move. by TB 2013-05-18 10:40:47
                                                    • Sorry for two things: by alcaray 2013-05-17 17:30:11
                                                    • Other pedants: by TB 2013-05-17 13:12:42
                                            • And the problem is? by bowser 2013-05-13 20:38:38
                                              • The reason this happened by BuckGalaxy 2013-05-13 19:26:20
                                                • More: by TB 2013-05-11 18:37:28
                                                  • Congratulations, TB. It looks like you guys have finally got yourself a genuine scandal. n/t by ER 2013-05-11 19:54:01
                                                    • I'm finding the singular there, "a scandal," amusing. by TB 2013-05-14 13:54:53
                                                      • You guys have been sniffing drainpipes for 5 years now, by ER 2013-05-14 14:28:03
                                                        • Somebody's obviously sniffing something. by TB 2013-05-14 15:39:43
                                                          • Actually, I think Jon Stewart was right on target. by ER 2013-05-14 16:58:03
                                                            • Conservatives pointing out something doesn’t mean it exists. by ER 2013-05-14 16:34:28
                                                              • Again, "scandal" and "crime" are not synonyms. by TB 2013-05-14 16:59:23
                                                                • No, courts can be influenced or bought, too. by ER 2013-05-14 17:03:38
                                                    • I'm in total agreement with you on this one. by ER 2013-05-11 12:48:04
                                                      Telescreens are old hat by TB May 16, 2013 9:11 am
                                                      • Watch a British true crime documentary sometime. by bowser 2013-05-16 17:01:21
                                                        "US shale oil supply shock shifts global power balance" by TB May 15, 2013 10:00 am
                                                        • Red Queen Running? by podrock 2013-05-15 19:56:56
                                                          • An increase in supply relative to demand is never a bad thing for consumers. by alcaray 2013-05-16 12:55:15
                                                            • But Al, what about the free market? That would never happen here... by ER 2013-05-16 13:15:07
                                                              • What free market? by alcaray 2013-05-16 14:27:52
                                                            • Party pooper. by ER 2013-05-16 05:58:46
                                                            • More good news by RobVG 2013-05-15 18:56:42
                                                              • Anyone willing to bet increased US energy supplies won't lead to cheaper prices at the pump? n/t by ER 2013-05-15 14:29:16
                                                                "The first step in solving a problem is recognizing you have a problem." by ER May 13, 2013 6:56 am
                                                                • Point of argument: by TB 2013-05-13 08:38:17
                                                                  • Your basic German citizen in the '30s and '40s denied the Holocaust, too. by bowser 2013-05-14 16:05:57
                                                                    • If you actually believe that this environmental drive to statism... by ER 2013-05-13 10:16:30
                                                                      • "Personally I believe..." by TB 2013-05-13 10:57:51
                                                                        • Apples and oranges, actually more like watermelons and grapes. by ER 2013-05-13 11:15:19
                                                                          • Apples and oranges by TB 2013-05-13 12:01:46
                                                                            • Fine. What about the IPCC graph? by ER 2013-05-13 12:13:58
                                                                              • Am I being lectured on "changing the subject?" :) by TB 2013-05-13 12:53:18
                                                                                • If the crisis goes, then they will no longer serve a purpose, will they? by ER 2013-05-13 13:39:28
                                                                                  • Simpy declaring your opposition a loser doesn't make it so. Shades of Davin. (miss the guy). n/t by RobVG 2013-05-13 18:02:56
                                                                                    • There are no winners or losers here. by ER 2013-05-13 20:28:12
                                                                                    • Job security by TB 2013-05-13 14:22:11
                                                                                      • It was a foregone conclusion. by ER 2013-05-13 15:34:32
                                                                      Put this in your pipe and smoke it. by bowser May 13, 2013 9:49 pm
                                                                      • On the bright side, they aren't back here voting. by TB 2013-05-14 06:09:08
                                                                        • and we wonder why those Nigerians keep sending those... by FrankC 2013-05-14 02:26:34
                                                                          "DOJ secretly seized two months of Associated Press phone records?" by TB May 13, 2013 2:38 pm
                                                                          • Any information about what was on the associated warrant? by alcaray 2013-05-13 14:48:52
                                                                            • All I know to date is what was in the AP link in the article. by TB 2013-05-13 15:01:40
                                                                            C02, "Scary." trend by RobVG May 12, 2013 12:54 pm
                                                                            • The function of that article lies in the headline, not the chart. by TB 2013-05-12 19:08:11
                                                                              • The headline did a good job of boiling down what "James Butler, director of global monitoring at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Earth Science Research Lab in Boulder, Colo." said. by alcaray 2013-05-13 01:49:39
                                                                                • They can no longer deny the message, by ER 2013-05-13 06:32:51
                                                                                  • You saw the same thing I did. "Bad journalism" was YOUR post. n/t by RobVG 2013-05-13 07:17:13
                                                                                    • Just because the journalism is bad doesn't mean the news is made up. n/t by ER 2013-05-13 08:10:19
                                                                                      • PS: Why do conservatives have such a problem with this? by ER 2013-05-13 08:15:03
                                                                                        • I think that they are getting to the point where it's embarrasing to deny. by alcaray 2013-05-13 10:42:54
                                                                                          • When scientific judgements are forced to pass an ideological litmus test..., by ER 2013-05-13 11:02:38
                                                                                            • I can't believe you actually posted that... by TB 2013-05-13 11:06:20
                                                                                              • At your service, yr most hum. and obd't servant. by ER 2013-05-13 11:28:39
                                                                              • No, that chart is not linear since 70. It is quite curved. Hold the edge of an envelope up to it if you don't believe me. by alcaray 2013-05-12 16:55:52
                                                                                • Curve in name only. by RobVG 2013-05-12 17:53:26
                                                                                  • Only plane geometry is necessary. When you said:... by alcaray 2013-05-12 18:42:50
                                                                                    • Be honest- are you just trying to goad me? n/t by RobVG 2013-05-12 19:00:43
                                                                                      • I was questioning your eyesight. by alcaray 2013-05-12 19:02:55
                                                                                        • You better check ER's eyesight too. by RobVG 2013-05-12 19:05:50
                                                                                          • What part of "steady" increase do you not understand? by RobVG 2013-05-12 19:04:53
                                                                                            • my response disappeared, so forgive me if another one appears. by alcaray 2013-05-12 22:41:59
                                                                                              • Actually, you're both wrong. by ER 2013-05-12 19:39:59
                                                                                                • At some point, you have move past yelling "CRISIS CRISIS CRISIS CRISIS CRISIS!" by TB 2013-05-12 21:18:32
                                                                                                  • But there IS a crisis. by ER 2013-05-13 06:54:20
                                                                                                    • At some point people need to move past blaming everything on bad reporting. by alcaray 2013-05-12 22:38:12
                                                                                                      • It's not just reporters. by ER 2013-05-13 06:58:38
                                                                                          • That's why we need calculus. by ER 2013-05-12 18:02:04
                                                                                          • I was trying to give Rob the benefit of a doubt by ER 2013-05-12 17:09:51
                                                                                          • Bad journalism by ER 2013-05-12 14:51:42
                                                                                            • It is May 12, 2013 and it is snowing here. How is the weather over there? by johannes 2013-05-12 14:24:05
                                                                                              Finding out what's in the bill by TB May 10, 2013 9:15 pm
                                                                                              • They should never have allowed businesses to use our SS# for their own personal ID convenience. by ER 2013-05-11 11:27:41
                                                                                                Student scolds teacher by Jody May 8, 2013 8:09 pm
                                                                                                • In my opinion, this was a set-up. by ER 2013-05-10 12:06:51
                                                                                                  • Not exactly. by TB 2013-05-10 13:05:02
                                                                                                    • Does that mean you're convinced it wasn't a rehearsed, deliberate ambush? n/t by ER 2013-05-10 13:24:48
                                                                                                      • Actually... by TB 2013-05-10 13:48:06
                                                                                                        • Who's talking conspiracy? by ER 2013-05-10 14:15:02
                                                                                                          • He didn't even know he was being taped until two days later. by TB 2013-05-10 16:13:46
                                                                                                    • In my opinion the teacher missed an excellent opportunity . She probably has parents that are union workers. by Jody 2013-05-10 12:35:12
                                                                                                    • Wrong time, wrong place. by bowser 2013-05-10 07:11:46
                                                                                                      • Why are you holding the teacher to a different standard than the child? Is that a liberal thing? Or is ... by Jody 2013-05-10 10:04:39
                                                                                                        • I doubt the kid's sincerity. by RobVG 2013-05-10 07:24:20
                                                                                                          • I suspect, he was grandstanding so he could be a hero on the internet. by alcaray 2013-05-10 10:07:25
                                                                                                            • I wonder if he even knew it was being videoed. Good lord people. So quick to judge our youth. What about ... by Jody 2013-05-10 10:11:11
                                                                                                              • quick to judge. by alcaray 2013-05-10 10:38:30
                                                                                                                • I have asked a female high school math teacher her opinion, so I am waiting to hear from her. by Jody 2013-05-10 11:05:19
                                                                                                            • We speak of what we can do as a society to help the youth. We live in a time when ... by Jody 2013-05-10 08:52:05
                                                                                                          • Don't recall any teachers "making me excited"... by alcaray 2013-05-08 22:07:05
                                                                                                            • alcaray...I can't see you getting excited about anything. by Jody 2013-05-10 10:05:48
                                                                                                              • "I don’t know why people belittle teachers so much now." by ER 2013-05-09 16:54:35
                                                                                                                • WHAT ABOUT THE CHILD???????? by Jody 2013-05-10 10:06:21
                                                                                                                  • Some interesting facts: by TB 2013-05-09 20:40:35
                                                                                                                    • Some distorted facts by ER 2013-05-09 22:21:34
                                                                                                                      • Employees by TB 2013-05-10 09:09:34
                                                                                                                        • It's not even necessary to respond to that. by ER 2013-05-10 11:24:35
                                                                                                                          • You can't actually respond. by TB 2013-05-10 12:36:23
                                                                                                                            • I guess that means you're going to leave it, rather than take it, eh? by ER 2013-05-10 13:18:07
                                                                                                                      • This list of stats is supposed to sound like the increase in education cost goes to the unions? by alcaray 2013-05-09 21:31:32
                                                                                                                        • No. by TB 2013-05-10 08:56:35
                                                                                                                          • So it was a right-wing rant triggered by someboday saying "teacher"? by alcaray 2013-05-10 10:03:50
                                                                                                                            • ER said something silly implying that good education demands unions and more taxes, and I responded. by TB 2013-05-10 10:11:17
                                                                                                                              • Ohmygod, ER look what you did! by alcaray 2013-05-10 11:09:23
                                                                                                                                • Curses. by ER 2013-05-10 11:59:36
                                                                                                                          • Electron degeneracy leads to core collapse. by ER 2013-05-09 23:09:59
                                                                                                                        • I call bullshit. by Jody 2013-05-09 17:10:00
                                                                                                                          • So do I. by ER 2013-05-09 19:34:47
                                                                                                                            • What about the child? by Jody 2013-05-10 10:07:04
                                                                                                                        • When I was a kid, it would have been unthinkable to tell off a teacher. by ER 2013-05-09 06:19:24
                                                                                                                          • You were a kid in post WWII and Korea. by Jody 2013-05-10 10:07:58
                                                                                                                            • Just for the record... by ER 2013-05-10 13:29:15
                                                                                                                            • I don't know the back story, wish I did. I think he did well. The teacher missed an excellent opportunity ... by Jody 2013-05-09 08:33:21
                                                                                                                              • The view from abroad. by ER 2013-05-09 10:53:43
                                                                                                                                • You aware of the undercurrent of revolution concerning the idiocy of standardized testing? Wow...I wasn't. The tide is turning. I took one ... by Jody 2013-05-09 11:21:54
                                                                                                                                  • I have little patience with modern educational practices... by ER 2013-05-09 11:35:49
                                                                                                                                    • No patience with our youth? by Jody 2013-05-10 10:08:39
                                                                                                                                      • Times change. Method of operations change. Evolution. by Jody 2013-05-09 13:58:00
                                                                                                                                    • Robert the Red, or Bolshie Bob, by ER 2013-05-09 11:12:49
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