Be prepared to be called nasty names, fellas
Scientists at MIT have recorded a nearly simultaneous world-wide increase in methane levels. This is the first increase in ten years, and what baffles science is that this data contradicts theories stating man is the primary source of increase for this greenhouse gas. It takes about one full year for gases generated in the highly industrial northern hemisphere to cycle through and reach the southern hemisphere. However, since all worldwide levels rose simultaneously throughout the same year, it is now believed this may be part of a natural cycle in mother nature – and not the direct result of man’s contributions.
How dare they do research that could show that Man is not the primary cause of anthropogenic global warming! Skeptics! Heretics! Kneel at the feet of the Goracle!
This report comes on the same day that
Snow fell as the House of Commons debated Global Warming yesterday – the first October fall in the metropolis since 1922. The Mother of Parliaments was discussing the Mother of All Bills for the last time, in a marathon six hour session.
The Mother Of All Bills is, of course, about hosing England’s economy and implementing draconian governmental regulations on private business and citizens in the name of stopping AGW.
Now, don’t get me wrong, Man does have a piece of the global warming pie. All reports show quite a bit of output in the form of methane from agriculture and land fills. Not much that can be done with agriculture, unless we want to starve, or genetically engineer cows that do not fart. I’d like to see some methods created to limit methane output from land fills, though, and, I certainly think that we could come up with some method with modern technology.
But, hey, AGW is a religion. One that must subsume all other environmental concerns. They’d burn you at the stake, but, that might damage a tree and increase carbon output.
There’s a good business retrofitting covered landfills to scavage methane from decomposing garbage. It’s usally used to power/fuel the topside operations.
I’d love to see them do more of that, as well as reduce the amounts to start with.