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cstanleytech

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10. I have a question

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sat Jan 12, 2013, 10:38 PM

Jan 2013

over the part where it says " due primarily to human activities, predominantly the burning of fossil fuels,".
Hasnt the world been warming up for hundreds of years before we even started burning fossil fuels in abundance? If so then wouldnt it be more accurate to say that our burning of the fuels has accelerated the speed of the process beyond what it would naturally be?

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US scientists in fresh alert over effects of global warming [View all] jpak Jan 2013 OP

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I have a question cstanleytech Jan 2013 #10

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NO jpak Jan 2013 #18

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Freedumb isn't free - global warming deniers have to work at being Teh Dumb jpak Jan 2013 #19

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