{"id":260,"date":"2013-07-16T06:50:23","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T13:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hofman.org\/?p=260"},"modified":"2013-07-16T06:56:21","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T13:56:21","slug":"carbon-dioxide-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hofman.org\/?p=260","title":{"rendered":"CARBON DIOXIDE SOURCE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"google\",\"pinterest\",\"linkedin\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"harryhofman\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"CARBON%20DIOXIDE%20SOURCE\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jerrypournelle.com\/chaosmanor\/?p=14634\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.jerrypournelle.com\/chaosmanor\/?p=14634<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;\u00a0Ian Rutherford Plimer is an Australian geologist, professor emeritus of earth sciences at the University of Melbourne, professor of mining geology at the University of Adelaide, and the director of multiple mineral exploration and mining companies. He has published 130 scientific papers, six books and edited the Encyclopedia of Geology.<\/p>\n<p>Born\u00a012 February 1946 (age 67)<\/p>\n<p>Residence\u00a0Australia &lt;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australia\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australia<\/a>&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Nationality\u00a0Australian<\/p>\n<p>Fields:<\/p>\n<p>Earth Science \u00a0, Geology \u00a0, Mining Engineering<\/p>\n<p>Institutions:<\/p>\n<p>University of New England ,University of Newcastle \u00a0,University of Melbourne ,University of Adelaide<\/p>\n<p>Alma mater\u00a0University of New South Wales \u00a0,Macquarie University<\/p>\n<p>Thesis &lt;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thesis\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thesis<\/a>&gt;The pipe deposits of tungsten-molybdenum-bismuth in eastern Australia &lt;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/pipe-deposits-of-tungsten-molybdenum-bismuth-in-eastern-australia\/oclc\/221677073\">http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/pipe-deposits-of-tungsten-molybdenum-bismuth-in-eastern-australia\/oclc\/221677073<\/a>&gt; (1976)<\/p>\n<p>Notable awards<\/p>\n<p>Eureka Prize \u00a0(1995, 2002),Centenary Medal \u00a0(2003), Clarke Medal \u00a0(2004)<\/p>\n<p>Where Does the Carbon Dioxide Really Come From?<\/p>\n<p>Professor Ian Plimer could not have said it better!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve read his book you will agree, this is a good summary.<\/p>\n<p>PLIMER: &#8220;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Okay, here\u2019s the bombshell. The volcanic eruption in Iceland . Since its first spewing of volcanic ash has, in just FOUR DAYS, NEGATED EVERY SINGLE EFFORT you have made in the past five years to control CO2 emissions on our planet \u2013 all of you.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Of course, you know about this evil carbon dioxide that we are trying to suppress \u2013 it\u2019s that vital chemical compound that every plant requires to live and grow and to synthesize into oxygen for us humans and all animal life. \u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;The volcanic ash emitted into the Earth\u2019s atmosphere in just four days \u2013 yes, FOUR DAYS \u2013 by that volcano in Iceland has totally erased every single effort you have made to reduce the evil beast, carbon. And there are around 200 active volcanoes on the planet spewing out this crud at any one time \u2013 EVERY DAY.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>I don\u2019t really want to rain on your parade too much, but I should mention that when the volcano Mt Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, it spewed out more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than the entire human race had emitted in all its years on earth.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;\u00a0Just remember that your government just tried to impose a whopping carbon tax on you, on the basis of the bogus \u2018human-caused\u2019 climate-change scenario.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, isn\u2019t it interesting how <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">they don\u2019t mention \u2018Global Warming<\/span><\/strong>\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Anymore, but just \u2018Climate Change\u2019 \u2013 you know why?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">It\u2019s because the planet has COOLED by 0.7 degrees in the past century and these global warming bull artists got caught with their pants down.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And, just keep in mind that you might yet have an Emissions Trading Scheme \u2013 that whopping new tax \u2013 imposed on you that will achieve absolutely nothing except make you poorer.<\/p>\n<p>It won\u2019t stop any volcanoes from erupting, that\u2019s for sure.<\/p>\n<p>But, hey, relax\u2026\u2026give the world a hug and have a nice day!&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Jerry<\/p>\n<p>Climate SHOCKER: Rising CO2 is turning the world\u2019s deserts GREEN:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2013\/07\/11\/co2_greens_the_deserts\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2013\/07\/11\/co2_greens_the_deserts\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Register put in the caps.<\/p>\n<p>Ed<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Nature on climate models<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2013\/07\/11\/quote-of-the-week-nature-on-the-failure-of-climate-models\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2013\/07\/11\/quote-of-the-week-nature-on-the-failure-of-climate-models\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jim &#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"google\",\"pinterest\",\"linkedin\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"harryhofman\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"CARBON%20DIOXIDE%20SOURCE\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>http:\/\/www.jerrypournelle.com\/chaosmanor\/?p=14634 &#8230;\u00a0Ian Rutherford Plimer is an Australian geologist, professor emeritus of earth sciences at the University of Melbourne, professor of mining geology at the University of Adelaide, and the director of multiple mineral exploration and mining companies. 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