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Originally Posted by Billcat

Of course, there aren't exactly a large number of peer-reviewed scientific papers that support your claims. Could you tell us what reasearch you have done to arrive at your conclusions?

Turnabout being fair play at all times, just who is paying for your reseach?

BTW, if you want to play follow the money, it might be very interesting indeed to look into the extremely deep pockets of the fossil fuel lobby, who have huge amounts of money and a vested interest to protect! It would be hard indeed to any similar special interest group with deeper pockets or as long and deep a track record of environmental abuse.

Given how the greed for oil has perverted US foreign policy over the past decades, I am 100% for development of technology that will dramatically lessen our dependence on oil Not only will the earth's environment be improved, but we can stop sucking up to the despotic Saudi royals and other such regimes. Reduce the need for oil and you reduce the influence the perpetually fouled-up Middle East has on world affairs. Now that's a goal worth pursuing!

Oh, of course, it always has to be the evil oil companies! Don't let's be in the least curious about other forces in play here. There are always two sides to every story. The environmental movement, it seems to me, has been hijacked for some nefarious purposes.

Gayle, if you want to check out growing glaciers, check www.iceagenow.com/Growing_Glaciers.htm which has a partial worldwide list. I am sure there are other sites as well. I also like to check in on www.climateaudit.org from time to time. It's a site for professionals and it can get quite techno-geeky, however, I find it very interesting.