The sun penetrates our atmosphere and the rays get reflected back into space. The more co2 in the atmosphere the harder it is for the rays to escape back into space. So the heat sticks around more than it should and it warms the planet. It's called the Greenhouse Effect.

Most scientists say humans are to blame for increasing the co2.

Some say humans have little effect.

Some say humans do have an effect but the doomsday scenarios are greatly exaggerated.

I fall in the camp of the last one, that people are exaggerating the effects.

I think we should try to bring emissions down, but not go nuts with it where we hurt regular folks over it.

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Posted by joshnorris14

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Posted on 3/2/17 at 9:00 pm to PrimeTime Money

You have failed to explain why rising temperatures are a bad thing though.

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Posted by ChineseBandit58

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Member since Aug 2005

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Posted on 3/3/17 at 6:55 am to PrimeTime Money

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Educate me on Climate Change
The sun penetrates our atmosphere and the rays get reflected back into space. The more co2 in the atmosphere the harder it is for the rays to escape back into space. So the heat sticks around more than it should and it warms the planet. It's called the Greenhouse Effect.

Most scientists say humans are to blame for increasing the co2.

Some say humans have little effect.

Some say humans do have an effect but the doomsday scenarios are greatly exaggerated.

I fall in the camp of the last one, that people are exaggerating the effects.

I think we should try to bring emissions down, but not go nuts with it where we hurt regular folks over it.

Pretty good lead-in for a book on the topic.