I remember being told at school in the 80's that there was only 50 years of oil reserves left.
A few years ago, BP declared 53.3 years to go:
The World Has 53.3 Years of Oil Left -- The Motley Fool
Kind of like the physicist's joke that Fusion Reactors have always been 'ten years away'..
Thing is with oil, they keep inventing new technologies that help them to discover more oil fields as well as being able to drill deeper and deeper. They can access oil and gas now that were deemed impossible to reach maybe a decade or two ago.
So who really knows how much is left.
This will be my last reply to you, as it seems you lack the will of even attempting to understand, but instead play the card of ignorance and "just don't care".
It is not only co2, here comes a short summary to explain:
It's normal to calculate pollution in co2 equivalents, this includes emission of and from gases such as for instance:
1 x – carbon dioxide (CO2)
25 x – methane (CH4) – I.e. Releasing 1 kg of CH4 into the atmosphere is about equivalent to releasing 25 kg of CO2
298 x – nitrous oxide (N2O) – I.e. Releasing 1 kg of N2O into the atmosphere is about equivalent to releasing 298 kg of CO2
The list is quite long, but these are some of the more common gases for basis of calculation, cause/effect patterns vary wildly between what kind of pollution and particle size etc. etc.
In short: "carbon footprint" or "co2 equivalents" are used as a general indication/reference, because it takes so *******' long to type several paragraphs every time you want to include it in a sentence and/or casual conversation.
I do not mind having a conversation or even a little bit of heated debate. If it can bring out valid points and new insights to some topic. If you have an opinion or want to side on some line of argument, please do so to the best of your ability. These short sighted replies you write just seem petty, and show an obvious lack of understanding both to your side of the argument and to what your reply is intended for.
I want to be polite here, but it seems the message is not getting through indirectly, so please do not take this the wrong way: You may be a very nice person and interesting individual, but please try not to be so dense.
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Don´t WASTE time arguing with Evenharmonics, all he wants is "action" and couldn´t care less about getting things right.
He´ll definitely NOT hear you or at least pretend not to and will want *you* to fully prove (in his point of view) that 2+2=4 and then his standard answer will be "it ain´t so" or "I don´t believe you" ... so what?
His last 100 or so posts have been either here on in "veganism" , both highly subjective and excellent sources of "fun" (for him).
After some time, as boring and obtuse as Flatlanders.
I correct myself, Global Warming is not subjective , tons of data supporting it, but since data is discarded then it becomes a kid´s game, the one who covers ears and babbles "I don´t hear you .. I don´t hear you !!!! " , "wins".
Ok kiddie, you "win"
Very similar "arguing" technique as in:
YouTube
0:28 to 0:50 segment applies here
He´ll definitely NOT hear you or at least pretend not to and will want *you* to fully prove (in his point of view) that 2+2=4 and then his standard answer will be "it ain´t so" or "I don´t believe you" ... so what?
His last 100 or so posts have been either here on in "veganism" , both highly subjective and excellent sources of "fun" (for him).
After some time, as boring and obtuse as Flatlanders.
I correct myself, Global Warming is not subjective , tons of data supporting it, but since data is discarded then it becomes a kid´s game, the one who covers ears and babbles "I don´t hear you .. I don´t hear you !!!! " , "wins".
Ok kiddie, you "win"
Very similar "arguing" technique as in:
YouTube
0:28 to 0:50 segment applies here
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JMFahey: I get it, but do not wish to stoop down to a low level myself, also, there was an opportunity to provide information that was not referenced earlier in the thread.
We are in environmental crisis, we must reduce carbon footprint otherwise the earth temperature will rise and we will die... yada, yada.
It's a scheme devised by certain group of people using pseudoscience and you guys have fallen for it. Plenty of info have been cited from the beginning of this thread but somehow all that just flew over your heads. 🙄
What you have to be wary of is the attempt to control the language in the context of this thread. Those who spread the propaganda try to control the language. This has been going on throughout human history.
Some of you are suggesting susceptibily to pseudoscience follows a political stripe. I don't think so. The typical Facebook leftist yuppie I know through Facebook believes in climate change, but sometimes that is combined with being an anti-vaxxer or anti-GMO. As I said, critical thinking is a serious issue.
Hah! "Champagne socialist" 😀
Critical thinking, and source evaluation should go hand in hand. Found a nice un-biased how-to evaluate sources list here:
Digital Literacy Resource - A Guide To Doing Research Online - Source Evaluation Checklist
Critical thinking, and source evaluation should go hand in hand. Found a nice un-biased how-to evaluate sources list here:
Digital Literacy Resource - A Guide To Doing Research Online - Source Evaluation Checklist
I take it everyone's up on the recent sudden shift in the Earth's axis caused by the redistribution of the over all mass of the Earth due to the glacial melt?
Its 4 degrees C and freezing in Carlisle, England today so more global warming please !
Can everyone turn on their class a amps please ?
Can everyone turn on their class a amps please ?
My daughter who lives in Whitehorse has a friend who built her house facing the Rocky Mtns. Anticipating the Spring Sunrise, it didn't happen...til a month's delay....and stayed a month longer than usual. This past fall, the local paper here in Southern Ontario declared the weather trend that we can expect our Fall to last further into Winter and our Spring to begin a month later, however it did not mention the axis of the Earth. Google is your friend.
I used to believe All the scare mongering that went over this subject, until around ten years ago. That's when i woke up & found out what is Really happening, & who is behind it & why etc !
CO2 is NOT a poison, or bad at all. Without it there would be NO food or life on this planet !
Deforestation of Millions of trees that has been going on for years IS bad, as there is a Lot less of them to soak up CO2. So if the levels rise, stop the DF & grow more trees !
Using trees etc to burn as fuel in power stations is Bad & also Stupid, & should be stopped.
Global warming is NOT going to happen, it's just the opposite. We are actually heading towards another Mini Ice Age. Of course there will be blips in weather & temp etc along the way, because life in general & on this planet is Not linear.
ALL the Facts with scientific PROOF Links & PDF's etc, are in the first link Welcome
Real polution IS bad.
Contrails are ok, Chemtrails are BAD
CO2 is NOT a poison, or bad at all. Without it there would be NO food or life on this planet !
Deforestation of Millions of trees that has been going on for years IS bad, as there is a Lot less of them to soak up CO2. So if the levels rise, stop the DF & grow more trees !
Using trees etc to burn as fuel in power stations is Bad & also Stupid, & should be stopped.
Global warming is NOT going to happen, it's just the opposite. We are actually heading towards another Mini Ice Age. Of course there will be blips in weather & temp etc along the way, because life in general & on this planet is Not linear.
ALL the Facts with scientific PROOF Links & PDF's etc, are in the first link Welcome
Real polution IS bad.
Contrails are ok, Chemtrails are BAD
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