I've always advocated finding cleaner sources of energy, but I've never supported extreme measure like Kyoto to fix global warming simply because the science isn't very exact at this point. It's sort of like human health, and how doctors change their views on what is good and what is bad every 10 years. The latest with global warming is that
planting trees might exacerbate global warming. I also found some articles quoting scientists who say that aerosol particles help block the sun's rays, and that if we eliminate aerosol waste, we will also exacerbate global warming.
Because of the proclivity for pro-Kyoto adherents to jump at any science that might help their cause, the world is stuck in a position where whatever we try to do will be really bad depending on who you talk to. There is no right answer yet, so for now I applaud Bush for inaction. Why make a move when the scientific opinions are so diverse and opposing that any sort of move could cause major problems. Smarter to sit still and wait until people come up with actual solutions instead of hearsay and rumor and what activists wish was true.

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I applaud Bush for taking a step in the opposite direction and declaring that Carbon Dioxide is not a pollutant, even thought he stated it was before the election.
If you say so, then it must be true.
I exhale carbon dioxide, making it pretty much not a pollutant. Water is not a pollutant, but too much of it can kill a human. So if Bush said carbon dioxide was not a pollutant, he was right on. Maybe the far left nutcase "scientists" changed their minds between his two statements.
Excessive carbon dioxide produced by technology and emissions increases the greenhouse effect.
Maybe you should read up on your science a little more, then you'd know what the hell you were talking about instead of just performing what I like to call "digital fellatio" on our subpar leader.
I know it increases the greenhouse effect. It traps heat in the atmosphere. But just because something is bad in huge amounts doesn't make it a pollutant. That's all I'm saying. Semantics yes, but being precise is important. If there was too much oxygen, we'd all die. Does that mean oxygen is a pollutant?
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