re: Scott Pruitt says carbon dioxide is not a primary contributor to global warming

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False.

We have been drawing down aquifers at rates 200x replenish capabilities....so no. It isn't in balance.

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Bringing water up from aquifers will not result in a noticable increase in water vapor. The biggest contributor to the presence of water vapor is the temperature which regulates evaporation. However, water vapor also results in a higher albedo effect due ot the formation of clouds which then results in less solar radiation and thus a decrease in temperatures. Water's cycle naturally remains in equilibrium due to the albedo effect. CO2 has natural sinks in living organisms, but it is a very slow process and we are rapidly reversing that process by digging up CO2 stores and converting them into gas. I am not a climate change alarmist by the way. I think our current rate of technological progression will end our fossil fuel use in time to avoid dramatic alterations to the climate.