Greenhouse gases gathering at faster pace (AP/CNN)

[eppur_se_muova]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Major greenhouse gases in the air are accumulating faster than in the past despite efforts to curtail their growth.

Carbon dioxide concentration in the air increased by 2.4 parts per million last year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Wednesday, and methane concentrations also rose rapidly.

Concern has grown in recent years about these gases, with most atmospheric scientists concerned that the increasing accumulation is causing the Earth's temperature to rise, potentially disrupting climate and changing patterns of rainfall, drought and other storms.
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Since 2000, annual increases of two parts per million or more have been common, compared with 1.5 ppm per year in the 1980s and less than one ppm per year during the 1960s, NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory said.

Global concentration of carbon dioxide is now nearly 385 parts per million. Preindustrial carbon dioxide levels hovered around 280 ppm until 1850. Human activities pushed those levels up to 380 ppm by early 2006.
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more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/23/greenhouse.gases.ap/index.html

It's not just faster than expected, it's growing faster even fasterer. Meanwhile, Bu**sh** has a plan to ... basically, do NOTHING for the next decade, if not longer.

[emmadoggy]

1. Yippee!! Do we win a prize???!!!

:sarcasm:


:scared: :scared: :scared:
K & R

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Sure, a booby prize. Here's some boobies for you:

[emmadoggy]

5. Thanks! Those sure are some nice lookin' boobies!

:P

[eppur_se_muova]

6. They are a cute pair, aren't they? And so symmetrically posed.

:)

[kestrel91316]

2. Accelerating faster than expected = don't buy a big bag of people food.

[hatrack]

4. Seventeen years in the new Bush "plan", to be precise

But don't worry - right on schedule, US emissions will just miraculously start to decline in 2025.

How? It's easy - "TECHNOLOGY"!! Don't worry about what technology, or how it actually works, or whether it actually does anything useful, or how much it costs.

When pressed, just say "TECHNOLOGY" - it sure saves time, and it's a lot easier than thinking!!! After all, if "TECHNOLOGY" is good enough for George W. Bush, it's certainly good enough for you and me!!

:puke: :eyes: :rofl: