This bear has never had a problem admitting he may have been in error. After all, it is only by recognising one's mistakes that we can learn and grow.
A few weeks back, I wrote a piece suggesting that an increase in volcanic activity rather than industrialisation might be the root cause of global warming.
What I've discovered since then is that geologists think the total CO2 released by volcanoes of all types amounts is anywhere between a half and one percent of the total CO2 created by anually by industry.
If you're remotely interested, there's a report from the British Geological Survey HERE.
I'm not going to totally concede just yet though. There are some significant inconsistencies in the data across a number of sources, bringing the total CO2 emission estimate into some question. For example, in that report, the total CO2 emission from Pinatubo was estimated at 60million tonnes, yet extrapolation of USGS data would indicate that it might have been 10 times that amount. And no-one seems to be able to explain the near parallel between increasing global temperature and increasing volcanic activity so maybe there's something missing in the puzzle.
However, I if my somewhat simplistic expose has caused any further damage to the environment by allowing people to think driving a V8 SUV was ok, then I wish to unreservedly apologise.
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http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/
If it is possible for you to view CBC television or cbc newsworld in the next 2 days, they will be broadcasting a documentary about scientists who dispute the seriousness global warming. I haven't seen it, but thought you might be interested given this post.
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