Bunnahabhain

Bunnahabhain

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Reply to It's the ozone layer, stupid! in The Environment JoeUser Forums

[quote]Of course there are still people that believe that smoking isn't bad for you either. It shouldn't be suprising that many of the same organizations that deny global warming were heavily involved with denying that smoking was harmful.[/quote] Q. What does smoking have to do with global warming or the hole in the ozone layer? A. Nothing. Please keep the conversation on subject.

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Reply to It's the ozone layer, stupid! in The Environment Stardock Forums

[quote]The warming zealots have to claim that.[/quote] Well he certainly offered no response to it. And other than embedding a rather condescending video and matching verbiage, he added nothing of value to the conversation. [quote]So what we now have is an alternate theory, not debunked (but debated as it should be) and of course the religious zealots worried that perhaps their religion is about to be proven irrelevant, trying to burn the heretics at the stake.[/quote] My

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Reply to It's the ozone layer, stupid! in The Environment Stardock Forums

[quote]Sure. Every denier on the planet says that. But they are either outright lying or they simply wish to be deluded because it suits their ideology.[/quote] Hmm. It seems to me that you're the one with the ideology here. While I'm not convinced that global warming is man-made, I am convincible. Name calling and attempts at impugning a man's reputation won't fly with me though. If you think that the video that you embedded is the kind of information that might persuade me, th

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Reply to It's the ozone layer, stupid! in The Environment Stardock Forums

[quote]Actually it's Qing-Bin Lu.[/quote] As if a typo on a foreign name somehow discredits the author. I had followed the link before I created the post, and didn't notice it myself. Either way, my attribution has been corrected. [quote]Regardless of his name, he's been on this tack since at least 2001 and has been debunked at every turn.[/quote] Where do you get "debunked at every turn" from? I took a look at all of the links that you provided, and the are all

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It's the ozone layer, stupid! in The Environment JoeUser Forums

Well, well, well. One of my favourite columnists, Lawrence Solomon wrote a very interesting column yesterday. This is sure to turn a few heads. The gist of the article is that man-made global warming was occurring due to the hole in the ozone layer. When the key industrial nations of the world banned CFCs, the layer repaired itself, and global warming stopped. From the linked article: "Climate change is real and man-made, explains University of Waterloo pr

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Reply to My Father Died in Home & Family Stardock Forums

I'm sorry for your loss Andrew. Your father sounds like he was a great man. I'm sure that he took comfort in knowing how you turned out. My condolences.

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Reply to The Storm Progresses in Blogging Stardock Forums

[quote]Don’t expect glorious works of prose here, dear reader, because the truth is most of it is rather boring minutia and rather badly written minutia at that.[/quote] Balderdash, I say!

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Movie Review - 2012 in Movie Reviews JoeUser Forums

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Reply to This Guy Nails The Left! in International Stardock Forums

[quote]I don't blame all Left wingers for the idiocy of those in charge and with the power to force change (force because partisan is not a choice) on all of us.[/quote] Neither do I. [quote]Some belive it's a good thing but sometimes are too naive in their beliefs.[/quote] I would say, "Most believe it's a good thing, but often are too naive in their beliefs. [e digicons]:grin:[/e] [quote]Smart guy if you ask me, he probably got what he want

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Reply to This Guy Nails The Left! in International Stardock Forums

[quote]Not all the leftists are unaware of what they are doing...[/quote] True. [quote] it is their firm belief that all cultures and societies are equal. If one has success, it is because it stole it and cheated its way to the top[/quote] And in this case they are absolutely wrong. I am not poor because you are rich. [quote]What they fail to realize is that economics is not a 0 sum process or we would still all be living in caves.[/quote] Unfortunately

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Reply to Obama: Split Israel; End Occupation! in Politics Stardock Forums

Holy crap. Talk about pouring fuel on the fire! [quote]Okay, now I am having a hard time waiting for 2012 to end his occupation of the White House.[/quote] If this speech turns into anything more than rhetoric, then you won't be the only one.

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This Guy Nails The Left! in International JoeUser Forums

Many people perceive Canadians to be a bunch of socialists. To a degree it's true, but it certainly no absolute. Recently the left-leaning mayor of Toronto came to the conclusion that he was unelectable for another term, so he held a news conference to make the announcement. He shed a few crocodile tears while trying to explain his actions over the last six years. Basically, he increased the budget from 6.7 to 8.7 Billion dollars (that's Billion with a Big B!), hired many new (un

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