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glenn_w_l · Mar 19, 2004, 04:44 am

Zeebadee... i'm dissapointed!

</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (Zeebadee,)
Yeah, let's continue to pretend that global warming is a strictly political issue, and not a scientific one.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>

i understood this remark to mean you believed we have been pretending global warming is not a scientific issue. If this wasn't what you meant, perhaps you could clarify what you did mean.
The energy released by human activities is negligable in comparison to solar radiation intercepted by the earth. The sun supplies 1,560,000 exp12 kWh of energy to earth's surface and atmosphere per year.(Holmes, Arthur. (1965)Principles of Physical Geology. p.463)
The total in energy output by humans in 2001 was 403 quadrillion Btu ( http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/iea/overview.html ). One Btu is equivalent to 0.000293 kWh. This is, (presuming they mean the american and not the british quadrillion), 403 exp15 Btu, or 118 exp12 kWh.
In more familiar terms, if the sun and humans were throwing in for an annual energy party, the sun would provide $1,560,000 whereas humans would contribute a mere $118.

Mar 19, 2004, 04:44 am	#14 (permalink) (top)
glenn_w_l Molten Ash Location: 34.25 S 150.54 E Posts: 39	Zeebadee... i'm dissapointed! </span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (Zeebadee,) Yeah, let's continue to pretend that global warming is a strictly political issue, and not a scientific one.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'> i understood this remark to mean you believed we have been pretending global warming is not a scientific issue. If this wasn't what you meant, perhaps you could clarify what you did mean. The energy released by human activities is negligable in comparison to solar radiation intercepted by the earth. The sun supplies 1,560,000 exp12 kWh of energy to earth's surface and atmosphere per year.(Holmes, Arthur. (1965)Principles of Physical Geology. p.463) The total in energy output by humans in 2001 was 403 quadrillion Btu ( http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/iea/overview.html ). One Btu is equivalent to 0.000293 kWh. This is, (presuming they mean the american and not the british quadrillion), 403 exp15 Btu, or 118 exp12 kWh. In more familiar terms, if the sun and humans were throwing in for an annual energy party, the sun would provide $1,560,000 whereas humans would contribute a mere $118.