Comments on: Nominee for the Old Gregg Easterbrook Award for Excellence in Science Punditry http://thepoorman.net/2008/12/19/nominee-for-the-old-gregg-easterbrook-award-for-excellence-in-science-punditry/ leading the Democratic Lynch Mob since 2010 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:05:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: George F. Will goes platinum « Greenfyre’s http://thepoorman.net/2008/12/19/nominee-for-the-old-gregg-easterbrook-award-for-excellence-in-science-punditry/#comment-18221 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:47:46 +0000 http://thepoorman.net/?p=1341#comment-18221 [...] Granted there are some fine climate change Denier idiocy awards already, such as: [...]

]]> By: Howie Feldarbrest http://thepoorman.net/2008/12/19/nominee-for-the-old-gregg-easterbrook-award-for-excellence-in-science-punditry/#comment-17546 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:35:32 +0000 http://thepoorman.net/?p=1341#comment-17546 Replace “affect weather” to “control weather” in Chad Myer’s comments and the statement might make more sense. (is this guy like “Brick” the weatherman in the movie Anchorman?) Indeed the variability (and frequency) of intense weather is most likely attributed to a long term destabilization of the ocean/atmospheric coupling. Splitting hairs about fluid dynamics will get you no where. Also, Carbonic Acid via CO2 input (re: global warming) same molecule different effect is indeed having profound impact on coral reefs, and many other calcifying organisms in the oceans. BTW most of the world’s CO2 is sequestered by phytoplankton and chlorophyll containing microorganisms like bacterioplankton. Remember too that while weathermen and weatherwomen (MEATeORALologists) pray to their Doppler Radar gods, the first person to measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere on a continuous basis AND discover the monotonic rise in CO2 levels was an Oceanographer from Scripps ;o)
http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/globalchange/keeling_curve/01.html

“This is Ron Burgundy signing off; San Diego, gofuckyourself”

]]> By: The Scaly Manfish: Mix 2 Oz. Baileys with a Gallon of Pure Grain Stupid « The Poor Man Institute http://thepoorman.net/2008/12/19/nominee-for-the-old-gregg-easterbrook-award-for-excellence-in-science-punditry/#comment-17256 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:02:32 +0000 http://thepoorman.net/?p=1341#comment-17256 [...] to Glenn Beck.  On the TeeVee.  Speaking of which, what’s the deal with the GOP relying on meteorologists for global warming science?  It’s like turning to Russel Crowe for his analysis of [...]

]]> By: Marion Delgado http://thepoorman.net/2008/12/19/nominee-for-the-old-gregg-easterbrook-award-for-excellence-in-science-punditry/#comment-16665 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:27:03 +0000 http://thepoorman.net/?p=1341#comment-16665 neddie jingo, if mankind dies from acidic oceans, we can’t be revived even with a +25 resurrect species scroll.

So the text is correct as it stands. While mankind would die out from global warming, it would not be as extinct as it would be if the cause of mankind dying out was “other causes.”

]]> By: Bill Arnold http://thepoorman.net/2008/12/19/nominee-for-the-old-gregg-easterbrook-award-for-excellence-in-science-punditry/#comment-16528 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:23:27 +0000 http://thepoorman.net/?p=1341#comment-16528 Re Myers, a cubic kilometer of coal is roughly a gigaton of carbon (solid anthracite coal density is about 1500 kg / cubic meter, coal > 50% carbon). We put very roughly the equivalent of 6 of these kilometer coal cubes (6 gigatons carbon, about 20GT CO2) per year into the atmosphere. Every year.

..few milligrams of nice fresh polonium
Median lethal dose (by ingestion) is approximately 0.1 microgram. (From the cornucopia of knowledge (and sometimes, made-up-facts), wikipedia)

]]> By: Jimboy http://thepoorman.net/2008/12/19/nominee-for-the-old-gregg-easterbrook-award-for-excellence-in-science-punditry/#comment-16400 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:04:54 +0000 http://thepoorman.net/?p=1341#comment-16400 According to Myers, it’s arrogant to think that man could affect something as big as the weather or the oceans by virtue of our carbon dioxide output.

Anybody who thinks that small amounts of a chemical cannot profoundly affect the behaviour of a complex biophysical system should try ingesting a few milligrams of nice fresh polonium, and then report back to us, if they still can.

]]> By: The Creamy Baileys Nobel Peace Prize for Science, 2008 - Voting « The Poor Man Institute http://thepoorman.net/2008/12/19/nominee-for-the-old-gregg-easterbrook-award-for-excellence-in-science-punditry/#comment-16182 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:13:25 +0000 http://thepoorman.net/?p=1341#comment-16182 [...] Chad Myers, “Global warming is a cover-up for ACID OCEANS!!” [...]

]]> By: secondharmonic http://thepoorman.net/2008/12/19/nominee-for-the-old-gregg-easterbrook-award-for-excellence-in-science-punditry/#comment-16023 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:39:30 +0000 http://thepoorman.net/?p=1341#comment-16023 Anyhoo, the NOTION also that we will die sooner yet from a lack of freshwater because… because maybe humans will have used up all the earth’s freshwater aquifers? But ,no WAY can human affect the “environment”, that’s just arrogance — sheesh!
What is that phrase again, when you directly and without any intermediate sentences contradict yourself?
As far as oceans and atmosphere. Yawell each mole of air occupies 22.4 liters at STP. Densities may vary up to 100 miles and down 2-5 miles or so. One mole of water is 18 mls. So give or take 3/5 of 3 miles is about 2+ miles times 4pi R^2 . Same deal times roughly 40 miles for air. I get ~2.5/40 x 2240/1.8 for the ratio of ocean mass to air mass.

]]> By: Climate change ignorance caused by humans! « Greenfyre’s http://thepoorman.net/2008/12/19/nominee-for-the-old-gregg-easterbrook-award-for-excellence-in-science-punditry/#comment-16016 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:51:49 +0000 http://thepoorman.net/?p=1341#comment-16016 [...] Toot also get’s in a shot with “That’s just heaps of stupid poured atop a mountain made of dumb. [...]

]]> By: VC-Day: Victory over Christmas « THE TOOT http://thepoorman.net/2008/12/19/nominee-for-the-old-gregg-easterbrook-award-for-excellence-in-science-punditry/#comment-15988 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:32:14 +0000 http://thepoorman.net/?p=1341#comment-15988 [...] Chad Myers, “Global warming is a cover-up for ACID OCEANS!!” [...]

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