re: Here's a nice "f*ck you" to the Climate Change apostles (caution: sciency shite)

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10. Science lesson 1: Small things can have large effects. Ozone, for instance, makes up an even smaller portion of the atmosphere. Science lesson 2: CO2 drives climate because it doesn't precipitate out when directly added and water vapor does.

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Another point to this. I can't find the thread, but in a previous thread i debated with a few of the global warming fanatics about CO2 makeup.

While i agree that small things can impact the atmosphere, the raise in atmospheric CO2 is minute.

I posted about it in a previous thread, here is what i posted.

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America makes up 4% of the human population. Co2, makes up roughly .04% of the atmosphere. America's portion of that .04% is .016%. Now, it's estimated that 4% of that CO2 that is tallied comes from "man made" sources. So that would mean that man made CO2 makes up approximately .0064% of the Earth's atmosphere.

I repeat. America's CO2 output, which is the target here, makes up approximately .0064% of the world's atmosphere. And in your mind, that is why global climate change is happening?

6 one-thousandths of a percent...

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Biosphere emits 55.28% of CO2 in the atmosphere
Oceans emit 41.46% of the CO2 in the atmosphere
Burning of fossil fuels emit 3.27% of CO2 in the atmosphere.

ETA: I believe my earlier post may be incorrect. Let's examine

4% of the CO2 emitted is due to fossil fuels.
.004% of the atmosphere is CO2
so

.00016% of the atmosphere is related to Fossil fuels (someone check my math)

Of that America's is responsible for 15% of the world's CO2 emmissions.

So 15% of .0000016 = .000024% of Earth's CO2 is due to America's CO2 emmissions.