tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post6462136382982793158..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Jobs growth is still moderateScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-1811608892394984562013-05-11T10:23:36.530-07:002013-05-11T10:23:36.530-07:00Here is a straightforward discussion of the dimini...Here is a straightforward discussion of the diminishing greenhouse effect of increasing CO2 concentrations:<br /><br />http://knowledgedrift.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/co2-is-logarithmic-explained-3/Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-9419970935475017812013-05-10T19:32:56.435-07:002013-05-10T19:32:56.435-07:00The section of the IPCC report that Hoskins refere...The section of the IPCC report that Hoskins references is here:<br /><br />http://www.grida.no/publications/other/ipcc%5Ftar/?src=/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/222.htm<br /><br />Unfortunately, the evidence of the diminishing greenhouse effect of rising CO2 concentrations is well-disguised for this lay reader, as Hoskins predicts.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-68133145622076941762013-05-10T18:20:49.735-07:002013-05-10T18:20:49.735-07:00Please provide a link from IPPC of a report of log...Please provide a link from IPPC of a report of logarithmical graph of diminishing return as CO2 concentration increase. Not a link from one of those blogs.Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494591308881307708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-10033942358949843832013-05-10T17:34:32.961-07:002013-05-10T17:34:32.961-07:00Are you saying that the effectiveness of CO2 as a ...Are you saying that the effectiveness of CO2 as a greenhouse gas does not become ever more marginal with greater concentrations? That Hoskin is making this up? Even though the IPCC acknowledges this effect?Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-26545841728850380662013-05-10T15:30:46.385-07:002013-05-10T15:30:46.385-07:00Ed Hoskins? I hope you are not serious. He only us...Ed Hoskins? I hope you are not serious. He only uses 2 locations, central England and Greenland. <br /><br />http://blog.hotwhopper.com/2013/04/denier-weirdness-wuwt-says-watch-out.html<br /><br />The reality: An enhanced greenhouse effect from CO2 has been confirmed by multiple lines of empirical evidence. Satellite measurements of infrared spectra over the past 40 years observe less energy Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494591308881307708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-21751244452457605702013-05-10T13:53:40.117-07:002013-05-10T13:53:40.117-07:00The rise in CO2 concentration is not nearly as sca...The rise in CO2 concentration is not nearly as scary as it sounds:<br /><br />http://wattsupwiththat.com/2013/05/08/the-effectiveness-of-co2-as-a-greenhouse-gas-becomes-ever-more-marginal-with-greater-concentration/#more-85785<br /><br />In short, the effectiveness of CO2 as a greenhouse gas becomes ever more marginal with greater concentration. Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-91530328505901848372013-05-10T13:42:31.042-07:002013-05-10T13:42:31.042-07:00I will come back to my old party the day it become...I will come back to my old party the day it becomes again the party of science. In the meantime, this just in from NOAA: <br /><br />"Yesterday, carbon dioxide levels in Earth's atmosphere reached a major milestone: a daily average above 400 parts per million. The new high — the highest in human history — was recorded at two separate stations — one in Hawaii and the other in San Diego, Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494591308881307708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-50207590048870002602013-05-09T14:06:19.932-07:002013-05-09T14:06:19.932-07:00More on the 'global warming' non-event and...More on the 'global warming' non-event and scare in this May 8, 2013 Wall Street Journal article:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323528404578452483656067190?mg=reno64-wsj.html?dsk=y" rel="nofollow">Harrison H. Schmitt and William Happer: In Defense of Carbon Dioxide<br />The demonized chemical compound is a boon to plant life and has little sgt.red.blue.redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08132657702786638326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-13421074860618373052013-05-06T14:23:46.062-07:002013-05-06T14:23:46.062-07:00Bill: thanks for your comment Bill: thanks for your comment Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-39632296397379683072013-05-06T14:09:41.398-07:002013-05-06T14:09:41.398-07:00Scott,
Thanks for the great blog. You are one of t...Scott,<br />Thanks for the great blog. You are one of the ones I took comfort from when the markets crashed in 2008. You were right on. I stayed the course and have now recovered everything +. On the global issue I am a retired geophysicist who worked for 3 major oil companies over the course of my career. I can assure all that the overwhelming majority of geoscientists do not support man made Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-77461868812583007982013-05-06T11:11:06.551-07:002013-05-06T11:11:06.551-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.marmicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277071086056574486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-31206000132733580032013-05-06T05:03:37.364-07:002013-05-06T05:03:37.364-07:00great. from a post on job growth to more BS glbl w...great. from a post on job growth to more BS glbl warming nonsense. the libs are present and accounted for.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387986994469835875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-33713359510753829352013-05-05T19:48:07.298-07:002013-05-05T19:48:07.298-07:00Scott said: "are you aware that there has bee...<b>Scott said: "are you aware that there has been no global warming for the past 15 years?"</b><br /><br />"March 2013 was the 337th consecutive month with global temperatures warmer than the 20th century average. <b>March 2013 was the globe's 10th warmest March since records began in 1880</b>, according to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). <br /><br />http://Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418491109912775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-59570494190482869962013-05-05T15:41:11.892-07:002013-05-05T15:41:11.892-07:00Scott, there is no disagreement in scientific circ...Scott, there is no disagreement in scientific circles and academia as to the existence of global warming. <br /><br />"Global warming deniers often claim that bias prevents them from publishing in peer-reviewed journals. But 24 articles in 18 different journals, collectively making several different arguments against global warming, expose that claim as false. Articles rejecting global Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494591308881307708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-42174943028846661212013-05-05T12:41:30.459-07:002013-05-05T12:41:30.459-07:00Scott: The Libertarian free market utopia will rem...Scott: The Libertarian free market utopia will remain a dream for many reasons, but here's a big one: through the Citizens United decision, the Roberts Supreme Court has ruled that businesses are effectively free to purchase protection from their government politicians.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365403570563730880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-73173620143624362512013-05-05T10:57:56.623-07:002013-05-05T10:57:56.623-07:00I have read plenty on the issue of global warming,...I have read plenty on the issue of global warming, pro and con. I acknowledge that global temperatures have risen in the past century or so. I am not sure that the anthropogenic theory of global warming adequately explains this. I believe there are many variables (probably too many too model and/or understand at this point) that could and can explain the warming. I do not believe that the scienceScott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-54887871196914891042013-05-05T09:41:28.006-07:002013-05-05T09:41:28.006-07:00Scott, all those arguments are well answered, in b...Scott, all those arguments are well answered, in both laymen and scientific terms (you can choose the level) and debunked at the following site: http://www.skepticalscience.com/argument.php<br /><br />An understanding of ocean/earth temperature science is needed, but suffice it to say that the evidence is staggeringly in favor of the global warming camp. <br /> Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494591308881307708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-14396805172373717942013-05-05T09:27:36.495-07:002013-05-05T09:27:36.495-07:00Re global warming: are you aware that there has be...Re global warming: are you aware that there has been no global warming for the past 15 years, despite the ongoing increase in CO2 concentration in the atmosphere? Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-73564105159396795482013-05-05T09:04:09.249-07:002013-05-05T09:04:09.249-07:00And I want to dissociate my arguments from the cu...And I want to dissociate my arguments from the current monetary policy( forcing many to chase yields in far riskier propositions than the demographics can support)Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494591308881307708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-50351927241633123462013-05-05T08:57:41.763-07:002013-05-05T08:57:41.763-07:00No infrastructural change at any time and anywhere...No infrastructural change at any time and anywhere was built on private sector alone. That s wishful thinking, I'm afraid. There is not enough time left for private industry on its own to reverses the ravages of climate change about to befall our planet. I am not some cuckoo tree hugger, trust me. But being close to the industry, I can assure you that it's going to get nasty in the next Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494591308881307708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-16376487353030650092013-05-05T08:20:57.761-07:002013-05-05T08:20:57.761-07:00Scott: Again, thank you for including dissenting o...Scott: Again, thank you for including dissenting opinions on your blog. You're a classy guy.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365403570563730880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-71058073730286906722013-05-05T08:19:56.154-07:002013-05-05T08:19:56.154-07:00John: I suspect that little by little, more and mo...John: I suspect that little by little, more and more countries will figure out and implement policies that are more conducive to growth and prosperity. The big stimulus spending of 2009 (the ARRA) was a laboratory experiment that proved how futile government efforts to stimulate an economy are. This will influence economists and policymakers for many years to come. Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-77027239481502611032013-05-05T08:16:02.348-07:002013-05-05T08:16:02.348-07:00Edward: I do not share your trust in the ability o...Edward: I do not share your trust in the ability of government to undertake massive projects in an efficient manner. I know of no example where industrial policy has been successful. For all I know, the Chinese may be wasting huge amounts of money on green energy. The prosperity the world enjoys today is overwhelmingly the by-product of free markets. Government bureaucrats and politicians can Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-67548705206221855152013-05-05T08:09:16.234-07:002013-05-05T08:09:16.234-07:00Please forgive the grammar, this was hastily writt...Please forgive the grammar, this was hastily written due to time constraints. Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494591308881307708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-62435563496640517152013-05-05T07:59:10.323-07:002013-05-05T07:59:10.323-07:00Scott, I am very aware of that argument and in man...Scott, I am very aware of that argument and in many ways espouse it. However, where William is correct is on the massive excesses of the military industrial complex. Every regime/civilization in history has ended on that premise, from the eastern roman empire to the French monarchy (famine due to wars of Louis XIV opened the door to the revolution) to the soviets. As for Medicare, allowing the Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494591308881307708noreply@blogger.com