"A geologist has a much longer perspective. There are several salient points about our earth that the greenhouse theorists overlook (or are not aware). The first of these is that the planet has never been this cool. There is abundant fossil evidence to support this--from plants of the monocot order (such as palm trees) in the rocks of Cretaceous Age in Greenland and warm water fossil in sedimentary rocks of the far north. this is hardly the first warming period in the earth's history. The present global warming is hardly unique. It is arriving pretty much "on schedule." One thing, for sure, is that the environmental community has always spurned any input from geologists (many of whom are employed by the petroleum industry). No environmental conference, such as Kyoto, has ever invited a geologist, a paleontologist, a paleoclimatologist. It would seem beneficial for any scientific investigatory to include such scientific disciplines.

"Among all my liberal and leftist friends (and I am certainly one of those), I know not a one who does not accept that global warming is an event caused by mankind. I do not know one geologist who believes that global warming is not taking place. I do not know a single geologist who believes that it is a man-made phenomenon.

"There are hundreds of reasons--political, pragmatic and economic, health and environmental--for cleaning up our environment, for conservation of energy, for developing alternate fuels, cleaning up our nuclear program, etc. Global warming is not one of them."

At no point in history has there been the effects of the industrial revolution. This tends to effect the way we must interpret any historical data.
Other examples of the atmosphere include the volcanic eruption some 75 000 years ago which effectively cut the world's population to 2000 people (and you thought we weren't related)
Take your risks with this problem and the grandkids won't need retirement plans.

Take your risks with this problem and the grandkids won't need retirement plans.

I heard that same thing not so long ago when they were telling us about the coming ice age and how the oceans would be devoid of life by 2000.

Take your risks with this problem and the grandkids won't need retirement plans.

I believe any attempt to fight global warming means taking risks - both environmental and economic.

The number of experts we have on the warming and the economy should mean there are no risks. Just have to have plenty of legislation in place to protect people and the environment. Business will profit from it, so they should fund it. This topic could be discussed for hours but I prefer to read on it rather than postulate.

The number of experts we have on the warming and the economy should mean there are no risks

You just want everything to work the way experts say.

"Experts on the warming" - do you mean those from the "hockey team" ?

We could trade puerile comments or we could get on with chasing information. I choose the latter.