Climate Policy

[Zenda]

I believe that the human contribution to global warming is 0.28%, and if water vapor is taken into account then it is about 5.53%.

That's quite a feat, being able to determine human contribution at such accuracy. Not so sure about the 5.53% for water vapor though.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/alternate/pag...ent/appd_d.html

"It is important to remember, however, that it is currently believed that the impact of water vapor produced from surface sources such as fuel combustion on the atmospheric water vapor concentrations is minimal."

For example; over 100 years ago lumber barons mostly deforested my state resulting in permanent habitat alteration and destruction which eliminated many species from existence in my current ecosystem.

I bet they thought they were doing what seemed best for themselves, at that time. Maybe they even thought of themselves as benefactors of society, providing for jobs and materials to build.

So, I am one of those people who wish our great grandfathers would have had more foresight.

It's a good thing then, that you are not seeing the USA they conceived 233 years ago. But it's not their fault, really. How could they know that the summers in Minnesota would become too hot to survive without airconditioning?

That is, we can work on replacing our infrastructure with cleaner, and more ecologically sensitive units while maintaining the status quo in the short term, and work on population reduction, and improved efficiencies for the longer term.

Let me guess. Nuclear power plants?