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From: Bob Mann on 11 Nov 2009 13:23 "TOG(a)Toil" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in news:9ebd9c6c-3b45- 445b-9329-01fe1ff0971f(a)m26g2000yqb.googlegroups.com: > What's yet to be determined for sure is whether mankind is > responsible. The climate has changed massively, many times in pre- > history, before humans emerged as a species. And the dinosaurs weren't > driving around in cars.[1] > One only has to look at the pictures of massive bonfires on the frozen Thames in winter in the 15-1600s to realize that the climate has changed. Whether or not that was a different cycle or part of the same one is also up for debate. -- Bob Mann Cap'n, ah need moor pow'r.
From: Doug Payne on 11 Nov 2009 13:53 Bob Mann wrote: > One only has to look at the pictures of massive bonfires on the frozen > Thames in winter in the 15-1600s to realize that the climate has changed. > Whether or not that was a different cycle or part of the same one is also > up for debate. Not to mention the medieval warm period that preceded it, back when Newfoundland was known as Vinland, and was settled by the Vikings, 500 years before Columbus.
From: J. Clarke on 11 Nov 2009 13:58 Bob Mann wrote: > "TOG(a)Toil" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in > news:9ebd9c6c-3b45- > 445b-9329-01fe1ff0971f(a)m26g2000yqb.googlegroups.com: > >> What's yet to be determined for sure is whether mankind is >> responsible. The climate has changed massively, many times in pre- >> history, before humans emerged as a species. And the dinosaurs >> weren't driving around in cars.[1] >> > > One only has to look at the pictures of massive bonfires on the frozen > Thames in winter in the 15-1600s to realize that the climate has > changed. Whether or not that was a different cycle or part of the > same one is also up for debate. In any case, that was a period known as the "little ice age" and the climate had been warmer before that.
From: The Older Gentleman on 11 Nov 2009 14:11 S'mee <stevenkeith2(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On Nov 11, 12:22 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older > Gentleman) wrote: > > don (Calgary) <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > > > <snip> > > > > > know it is dumb, stupid and doesn't make any sense, but it is Canada > > > and when it comes to criminal law, little of it does make sense. > > > > <snip> > > > > Discovered this myself when busting the Nigerian scam gangs in Canada a > > while back. > > > > Toronto, and to a lesser extent Montreal, are infested with the > > bastards. Up there with London, Amsterdam and the southern coast of > > Spain. Half of them seem to be passing themselves off as students. > > > > The authorities simply don't care. You could report 'em, hand over a > > massive amount of data, email addies, bank details, the lot, and they'd > > ignore it. > > > > The Dutch and the Brits take a slightly more robust view. > > "Gave them a stern talking to and critiqued their grammar" > > about sums it up. Heh. No, not quite. If you want the gory details, my email addie is in my sig. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: The Older Gentleman on 11 Nov 2009 14:13
J. Clarke <jclarke.usenet(a)cox.net> wrote: > Bob Mann wrote: > > "TOG(a)Toil" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in > > news:9ebd9c6c-3b45- > > 445b-9329-01fe1ff0971f(a)m26g2000yqb.googlegroups.com: > > > >> What's yet to be determined for sure is whether mankind is > >> responsible. The climate has changed massively, many times in pre- > >> history, before humans emerged as a species. And the dinosaurs > >> weren't driving around in cars.[1] > >> > > > > One only has to look at the pictures of massive bonfires on the frozen > > Thames in winter in the 15-1600s to realize that the climate has > > changed. Whether or not that was a different cycle or part of the > > same one is also up for debate. > > In any case, that was a period known as the "little ice age" and the climate > had been warmer before that. Indeed. Think of all the tropical forests that went up to make oil.... -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com |