An article at CBSNews.com and MSNBC.com utilizes the claims of a scientist with some very questionable ideas and theories. In this case it's "seismic activity is five times more energetic than 20 years ago" and the reason is due to -- you guessed it -- global warming.
The research proves that destructive ability of earthquakes on Earth increases alarmingly fast and that this trend is set to continue, unless the problem of "global warming" is comprehensively and urgently addressed.
The analysis of more than 386,000 earthquakes between 1973 and 2007 recorded on the US Geological Survey database proved that the global annual energy of earthquakes on Earth began increasing very fast since 1990.
Dr. [Tom] Chalko said that global seismic activity was increasing faster than any other global warming indicator on Earth and that this increase is extremely alarming.
Who exactly is this Dr. Tom Chalko? And how precisely are earthquakes related to global warming? The blog SansPretense has done a pretty thorough job dissecting Chalko's claims, as well as investigating some of Chalko's other "research." For example, Chalko contributes to a "scientific" journal that's ... not what many would consider scientific. It's called the NU Journal of Discovery -- the "NU" standing for Natural University. There's just one problem: There is no Natural University. Take a look at the "university's" website to see what I mean:
- NU is a University in which there are no professors, only Autonomous Individual Intellects that respect each other's Freedom of Choice.
- NU is a University in which everyone is a perpetual STUDENT and everyone learns from everyone else.
- NU is a University in which there are no secrets, no project is ever banned and information is always open for discussion for those who can comprehend it.
- NU is a University that accepts anyone who has enough motivation to develop his/her individual intellect, regardless of age, gender, nationality, belief system and social status.
- NU is a University in which the study of the limitations of the material reality will be only a part of exploring the Universal Law and the Purpose of Existence.
- NU is a University in which there is nothing to steal, simply because knowledge is given away free to start with.
- NU is a University that is nowhere in particular and yet everywhere on Earth.
- NU is a University that will never be referred to as a building or a business.
- NU is a University that will be impossible to close down.
- NU is a University in which the distribution of information will resemble the fractal distribution of the information in the entire Universe, so by studying any fragment in sufficient detail you can eventually learn the lot
- NU is a University whose Purpose precisely coincides with The Purpose of the entire Universe - maximizing the satisfaction from conscious existence.
So, Chalko is a professor, er, um, "facilitator of knowledge" (since Natural University has no professors) at a university that doesn't exist/yet exists everywhere. Right. Got it.
Some of Chalko's other "scientific" interests/workshops are the study of "auras" which includes "How to see your own Aura," "Meaning of the Aura and its colours," "Amplifying your Aura vibration," and "Matching your Aura with the environment." Then there's "Healing and Consciousness" which includes the "Role of Aura, bio-energy and chakras," the use of "colour to enhance your well-being," and "Choosing garments, decorating home and office."
MSNBC's version of the article lists [another of] Chalko's "credentials" at bottom -- he is "Head of Geophysics Division at Scientific Engineering Research, Mt Best, Australia." If you visit the site, it appears to be nothing more than Chalko's own webpage (or one of his webpages). There are no other individuals listed at the Division that I could find; in other words, Scientific Engineering Research is Tom Chalko, and Tom Chalko is Scientific Engineering Research.
But Chalko's claims in the CBS/MSNBC articles are tame compared to the assertions in one of his papers linked to at the SER: The Earth could explode as a result of global warming! I kid you not. Funny how, as the blog SansPretense points out, the planet didn't explode long ago when the planet was much hotter than it is now. In addition, SansPretense provides links to two articles that refute Chalko's overall thesis about earthquakes.
Is this what the MSM has come to? Are they so determined to enforce the cult of global warming that they'll use anybody's research, however questionable?
UPDATE: CBSNews.com has yanked the story from their website. But the blog Quake n'Bake has a screen capture for your viewing pleasure.
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Is this what the MSM has come to?
June 19, 2008 - 18:55 ET by ApacheYou mean global warming doesn't cause earthquakes? I guess next you'll be telling us the holocaust never happened.
Scott Pelley, CBS News.
Of course, like every other
June 19, 2008 - 19:01 ET by dboOf course, like every other global warming claim, the facts don't back-up the theory.
http://wattsupwithth...
http://www.climateau...
neural loop
June 19, 2008 - 18:57 ET by RiharNU is a University in which there are no professors, only Autonomous Individual Intellects that respect each other's Freedom of Choice.
I choose to have a Doctrite in Everythingology.
Now I choose to close the school down.
Oh wait!
I beleive they have just disrespected my above stated freedom of choice.
Hypocrits!
When a liberal speaks, the truth is busy elsewhere.
All I can say
June 19, 2008 - 19:06 ET by RukusAll I can say is...
Whenever I watch these AGW tools I see their mouths moving but all I hear is " Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah!"
I think my hearing is OK. I hear the American people sayin... "Drill, drill, drill, dammit!, DRILL!"
Yeah, my hearing is fine.
"Nuke 'em 'til they... oh hell, just shoot 'em!"
Drill, drill, drill but
June 19, 2008 - 20:22 ET by Biff McCainDrill, drill, drill but Exxon and their extended crime family are just
sitting, waiting for the price to go up up up, on 80% of the domestic
sights they have permits to drill on.
It's just another gay marriage like wedge issue.
"Burn that mother down." -- Jimmy Ellis
Three bags full !
June 19, 2008 - 20:23 ET by Free StinkerThree bags full !
Show me an example of a
June 19, 2008 - 20:28 ET by NL207Show me an example of a lease Exxon holds but is not currently drilling or producing where (a) the aggregate recovery costs are profitable per bbl (b) the capital equipment necessary to recover the oil is available and idle and (c) recovery will not introduce water cut or some other well problem.
If you can't do this, then everybody can see clearly just who and what you are.
Obviously you'll ask for
June 19, 2008 - 21:03 ET by RukusObviously you'll ask for ten different specifics which would take a ton of time to go back and quote. But I'll give you one that explains the basic of "lease" and "oil" Exxon be damned. You can say give me such and such company in such and such area at such and such blah blah blah. I'll give you the basic lease doesn't equal oil link.
http://www.okpns.com...
Drill. Or you can chop down trees for energy, up to you...
"Nuke 'em 'til they... oh hell, just shoot 'em!"
Oops, you've lost already
June 19, 2008 - 21:14 ET by BlondeObviously you'll ask for ten different specifics
You were asked ONE specific question. Sorry, dude, whining doesn't rack up any debate points.
You'll have to try a whole lot harder than that.
Can I say "NL in one, Alex?"
Sheesh. Demolished.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Drill in my Yard Exion
June 19, 2008 - 21:19 ET by Airforce_5_OI don't mind. Just give me the money and you can drill both yards.
But what do I know? I am bitter and cling to my religion and guns.
You Biffy...do not know
June 19, 2008 - 20:30 ET by bigtimerYou Biffy...do not know what you are talking about...as usual.
As usual though, you have the leftist talking points.
Which is pure Bull Shite.
It gets old...I just pray that McCain flip-flops all the way, puts your side into the hole they are digging themselves into when it comes to gas prices and drilling here in our own country, with their refusals for all of this.
You will lose..big-time.
I'm starting to love this election.
Drill Often!...Drill Everywhere!
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
Bigtime, NYT OpEd, Bush drilling the Rose Garden
June 19, 2008 - 21:50 ET by Biff McCainGail Collins of the New York Times makes fun of Bush's energy plan.
"Congress has two weeks to reverse an offshore drilling policy that it has had in place since 1981."
On John McCain blaming Jimmy Carter for $4 gas: "McCain does not want
this to be an election in which the public is asked whether they’d
rather have Carter II or Bush III."
http://www.nytimes.c...
"Burn that mother down." -- Jimmy Ellis
Well Biff, I for one would
June 19, 2008 - 21:54 ET by Clear thinkerWell Biff, I for one would love to see an oil derrick in the rose garden. It would send a strong message to people.... Do Not Screw With Our Economy!
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Exxon would buy the lease
June 19, 2008 - 22:05 ET by Biff McCainExxon would buy the lease and shut it down.
"Burn that mother down." -- Jimmy Ellis
You Biff...are
June 19, 2008 - 22:11 ET by bigtimerYou Biff...are insane.
But your a load of fun to toy with...
Troll on...
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
You are a...
June 20, 2008 - 08:10 ET by ontheright...complete and utter fool. You don't have half a clue about the topic you are replying to.
You've probably never even seen an oil rig, have no concept of economics, wouldn't know the specifics of an oil & gas lease if it bit you in the a$$ and the only thing you know about Exxon is that you use their pumps at the corner store to fill up your hybrid.
Furthermore, your ignorance and/or stupidity has become tiresome. You don't even attempt to educate yourself; probably a left-over habit picked up from the good 'ol government school you attended, or are still attending.
Biffy... Gail
June 19, 2008 - 22:04 ET by bigtimerBiffy...
Gail Collins...my oh my...there's a critter to draw to.
Please!
Btw....McCain and his advisers know his own record on voting about no drilling here is going to be a BIG detriment if he doesn't do a flip-flop.
Worry not...your team will stay digging their own self into the ground...with not enough enviro safe guards to-boot!
I love it!
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
Gay marriage is only a
June 19, 2008 - 20:42 ET by bassndudeGay marriage is only a wedge issue to the gays. Everyone knows that. Not like drilling for a natural resource that we need and use. Nobody needs gays! We need oil. They are not even in the same book. By the way, were you born stupid? Or do you have to work at it?
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
"Nobody needs
June 19, 2008 - 21:07 ET by Cureboy675"Nobody needs gays!"
Thank you....I'm...flattered.
"I don't want your 'us or them'..." -- The Cure
Not true
June 19, 2008 - 21:53 ET by ApacheMore gay men are needed to increase the ratio of single women to single straight men.
are you saying that
June 20, 2008 - 07:01 ET by red_dragon311are you saying that gays are a new alternitive fuel source????
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
-Gerald Ford
I heard...
June 20, 2008 - 07:57 ET by ontheright...illegals are cheaper and less sassy...
Those damn evil oil
June 19, 2008 - 20:51 ET by ApacheThose damn evil oil companies. Trying to make profits for all those evil pension funds and other evil investors. Why won't they work for free? Why won't they drill on land they have permits for despite the fact there is no oil there? We will continue this montra and that way we can prevent progress and yet tell people we are doing something. [/sarc]
You'll never convince me that oil companies are nearly as bad as the politicians who demonize them. For no other reason then the oil companies invite you to join in and make money if you think they are doing well. If you don't think they are performing well then you can sell them off. We don't get that kind of action from politicians. They promise government is the solution to all your problems and regardless of the outcome you are lucky if you get a little of your own money back. One party has turned blaming "big oil" into an art form to divert blame from themselves where it belongs and they are banking their target audience is too stupid to know better.
Exactly Apache... ..and
June 19, 2008 - 20:58 ET by bigtimerExactly Apache...
..and if the republicans do not use this very issue to run on then there is no hope.
The dems are daily lying, spinning, twisting in the wind now with this issue...they are the reason for over thirty years we are in the mess we are now...along with some RINOs.
Period.
Polls are saying that the american people very well are getting a good idea of who, what, where, when and why they are paying this outrageous cost at the pumps.
...'bout time too...
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
montra...?
June 20, 2008 - 11:53 ET by wizardjrI think you've coined a new word from "moronic mantra"
;-))
regards,
chuck
If you truly...
June 20, 2008 - 07:44 ET by ontheright...believe what you said here, you are a typical bleeding heart, tree-hugging liberal idiot with no thought process based in reality.
Obamessiah followers all.
BTW - Good luck with that...
I audited Everythingology
June 19, 2008 - 19:06 ET by sublight68I audited Everythingology but ultimately settled for a Masters of the Universe.
Is this the newest entry
June 19, 2008 - 19:02 ET by Chris NormanIs this the newest entry into the game of "Let's See How Many Things We Can Link to Global Warming that No One Else Would Ever Guess were Related"?
Chris... ROFL! Looks
June 19, 2008 - 19:05 ET by bigtimerChris...
ROFL!
Looks that way doesn't it?
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
bt, Thanks to the Al crowd,
June 19, 2008 - 19:10 ET by Chris Normanbt,
Thanks to the Al crowd, I now feel free to blame any of my shortcomings on "Global Warming".
To libs, its second only to
June 19, 2008 - 19:21 ET by ApacheTo libs, its second only to "Bush".
It's only a matter of time
June 19, 2008 - 19:09 ET by sublight68It's only a matter of time until someone attempts a "Global Warming Anxiety Syndrome" defense in a criminal trial.
Better than even chance it works.
Light bulbs just went on
June 19, 2008 - 19:45 ET by Chris NormanLight bulbs just went on over attorney heads all across America. You can just hear the brief cases snapping shut and the Mercedes being fired up to head down to the court houses. :)
Oh yeah...I read somewhere
June 19, 2008 - 19:54 ET by bigtimerOh yeah...I read somewhere awhile back now that kids are afraid to sleep at night in England, it may have been here too, because of the BS docu that Gore has made..the world is going to end scenario...ect.
I kid you not.
Planetary Emergency!
Trial lawyers at the ready.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
Carbon nightmares? :)
June 19, 2008 - 20:02 ET by Chris NormanCarbon nightmares? :)
Well, they are suing
June 20, 2008 - 08:22 ET by danboWell, they are suing Greepeace for it's hyped up projections over in Spain. Thanks to icecap.us
"There is a clear attempt to establish truth not by scientific methods but by perpetual repetition."
- Richard S. Lindzen, Ph.D. Professor of Meteorology, MIT
WOW the list is up
June 20, 2008 - 07:23 ET by red_dragon311WOW the list is up to 601 things caused by global warming
for a long time my now 14 year old daughter HATED that i "denied" global warming she read this very artical here about the earthquakes, and i showed her the list I have included in my post here, and I saw a light go off in my litles girl's eyes.
what tipped it in was the snowfall increase, snowfall heavy, snowfall reduction in a row, she asked " how can it cause and increas AND a decrease, Dad?"
and i said "NOW do you see why i think the way i do"
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
-Gerald Ford
Ahhhh, a precious moment in
June 20, 2008 - 07:42 ET by dscottAhhhh, a precious moment in parenthood. It's always memorable when the kid who thinks you know nothing because of all the crap that the schools fill their heads with realizes the old fart is smarter than his/her peer group after all. No you begin to see grasshopper, says the blind old man... hehehehee
Knowledge is not the same as wisdom, anymore than indoor plumbing is the same as civilization.
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
The Wizard of Oz
June 19, 2008 - 19:32 ET by geoff.galeDid anyone else think of the charlatan Wizard of Oz when reading that bullet point list about NU? What was the diploma he handed the Scarecrow? Doctor of Thinkology? A hundred years ago, Dr. Tom Chalko, who obviously couldn't cut it in the real world of work and accountability, would have been a traveling snake oil salesman or balloon ride vendor or carny.
But today, instead of toiling in the obscurity of rural America, he has a website, credentials and a phony university scam. Then CBS/MSNBC paid him the compliment of advertising his loony ideas, from which I'm sure he'll get a new "student" or two.
How sad. How very, very sad this man makes me about being human.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
- Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)
www.conservativeboot...
What next?
June 19, 2008 - 19:32 ET by ReaverI used to joke that earthquakes and volcanoes were the only natural disasters that hadn't been blamed on global warming. Oh well, I still have volcanoes... for now.
"Oh well, I still have volcanoes... for now."
June 19, 2008 - 19:40 ET by Chris NormanPlease stand by.
How did you guess?
June 19, 2008 - 20:28 ET by dboThat's right. Volcanoes are on the list of 600 things caused by global warming.
http://www.numberwat...
Now volcanos are a player
June 20, 2008 - 08:15 ET by danboNow volcanos are a player in climate. But to the AGW wingbats AGWing causes volcanos. Only to the truely faithfull.
"There is a clear attempt to establish truth not by scientific methods but by perpetual repetition."
- Richard S. Lindzen, Ph.D. Professor of Meteorology, MIT
Just goes to prove you can't
June 19, 2008 - 19:35 ET by dscottJust goes to prove you can't fool all the people all the time, you have fool the rest of the people another time.
Like all liberal assertions, they are promoted as true now until proven false later.
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
Oh My God!... It was just
June 19, 2008 - 19:38 ET by Clear thinkerOh My God!...
It was just a few weeks ago I heard a loon say that the earthquakes in China were because of AGW. I never imagined that any "thinking" people would take it seriously, so for the first time this year, I'm wrong about something.
;-)
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What Next ?
June 19, 2008 - 19:41 ET by Free StinkerThe snow (okay, hail actually) in Nebraska today was also caused by global warming?
"Don't forget to vote this fall. Not for McCain, not ever, but there might be a Conservative Rep or Senator that Needs Your Vote" --Free Stinker
FS... Of ourse the
June 19, 2008 - 19:43 ET by bigtimerFS...
Of ourse the nut-cases will find a way to spin anything like an unseasonable cold year so far in the NW on Global Warming...it's their job, it's what they do.
Agenda Free Stinker...agenda.
....$$$$$ and control.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
You should know by now that
June 19, 2008 - 20:24 ET by SnappyYou should know by now that it is "Climate Change" not specifically Global Warming , and as such---Yes, hail in June in Nebraska constitutes a "Climate Change" side effect. Now with gas at $4 a gallon (although the price did drop today for the 3rd day in a row, but im sure that was todays headline) and Americas driving habits changing as HAS been stated in the news. It would be interesting to see a study done on how much less driving is cooling down the summer temps. Because as everyone knows there is a direct correlation between oil consumption and temperature increase in the earth (or is that specifically my living room and the heating oil...I forget)
Snappy...last I saw close
June 19, 2008 - 20:33 ET by bigtimerSnappy...last I saw close to closing time on Wall Street...the oil was down almost five bucks a gallon per barrel...they seem to be staying in the 130-135 range.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
I have been given the title of NUs Supreme Galactic Commander
June 19, 2008 - 19:58 ET by IamTinmanby graduating first in my class. Well, except that we don't have graduations here at Natural University and I was the only one in the class (which we don't have) including the teacher, and the title was stolen 40 years ago by some secretary at Apple instead of 40 Gazillion dollars in stock and I really wanted to be the All Knowing One but that damn Chalko took that title just so he could brag about being the head of a university that has no head. Now look what you've done! My aura has turned the most disgusting shade of mauve and I can't get it to settle down. I'm going to go back to class now and study my chakra. Well I would if there was a class. Watch out for earthquakes! Too much lateral friction will heat up the earth and god only knows what will happen then.
Peace out!
Oh, good Lord!
June 19, 2008 - 20:12 ET by Indiana JoeIt occurred to me reading those bullet-points about NU that it's really no more than a blog, isn't it? "Knowledge" given away free, anyone can participate, always open for discussion.
I now proclaim myself an "Autonomous Individual Intellect" of Newsbusters University!
To-GA! To-GA! To-GA!
Wow, now I have another place to put forth my views.
June 19, 2008 - 20:13 ET by pbthinkerI'm really looking forward to going to that site and trying to look smart, I've certainly not succeeded at that here.
ANyway, the only thing left for this guy is to have an interview with Olbermann, who will make him out to be the smartest of the smart. Then, he will fade into oblivion.
Democrats: Stuck on Stupid since 2000.
now that's funny
June 19, 2008 - 20:13 ET bynow that's funny
Support our Troops
Oh please, Lord! Help me!! I
June 19, 2008 - 20:37 ET by bassndudeOh please, Lord! Help me!! I think I am at the end of my rope. NU university, the University that was, was not and will never be, but will always be.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Quakes and Global Warning
June 19, 2008 - 20:51 ET by GoodieLook, we all know that the Pollution in Mexico City creates Earthquakes in California, however do not blame Mexico it is not their fault a 3rd world Country, corrupt and criminal cannot do all that...
Drill Drill Drill !!!
June 19, 2008 - 20:51 ET by David N MOBut... If what they say is true... and not far below our feet the rock turns plastic with the heat and pressure... before melting to a liquid... Isn't anybody afraid someone will drill TOO deep and pop the earth like a big balloon??? POP!
Man, that is what I'd call global warming! And I'd say to myself.. "Durn! They was right!"
Until then... keep drilling.
I am as liberal as it gets.
June 19, 2008 - 20:52 ET by Cureboy675I am as liberal as it gets. And even I sit back and laugh at these claims that global warming causes earthquakes.
Gore can surely sell carbon
June 19, 2008 - 21:16 ET by RukusGore can surely sell carbon credits to all the volcanos and offset what they are doing to the earth. I'm just sayin'...
"Nuke 'em 'til they... oh hell, just shoot 'em!"
Al Gore. Don't even get me
June 19, 2008 - 21:20 ET by Cureboy675Al Gore. Don't even get me started at him. I'm not saying I agree or disagree with his Global Warming Dissertation. But he really irritates because he preaches to the world that we should all be living a certain way to save the planet. And yet he can't be bothered to practice what he preaches in his own home.
"I don't want your 'us or them'..." -- The Cure
Yean, he does that to me
June 19, 2008 - 21:25 ET by RukusYean, he does that to me too. I still don't believe his AGW crap though. He is the ultiimate hypocrit! 'Nuff said.\
"Nuke 'em 'til they... oh hell, just shoot 'em!"
Here's my take on global
June 19, 2008 - 21:38 ET by Cureboy675Here's my take on global warming: I do think its possible for mankind to play a factor on our climate and eventually change it. I don't think its going to happen in 5 or 10 years like some would have us believe. But over several decades or centuries, I do think its possible. So I think its something we have to keep in mind for the long term.
And I do think we need to start thinking about finding different fuel sources than oil...Simply because no matter where we drill, eventually the oil is going to run out. And I dont want to be there in 2050 or 2100 when we run out of oil and don't have a back up plan. (Though, if I am there...Please, God, let me still have my teeth)
But do I think we should bring the world to a halt and disrupt the economy to find a solution right now? No way. Its just going to require some long-term thinking...Our world needs more of that.
"I don't want your 'us or them'..." -- The Cure
cureboy
June 19, 2008 - 21:42 ET bytoo rational try again
"haven't you heard it's a battle of words?"
I know. Between that, my
June 19, 2008 - 21:46 ET by Cureboy675I know. Between that, my disdain for Al Gore, and my passion for rare steaks...Maude Findlay is on her way over and she is going to revoke my Liberal membership.
"I don't want your 'us or them'..." -- The Cure
well cureboy will you or no?
June 19, 2008 - 22:07 ET bynext you'll be liking stuff like this
and this too
I did like the second one.
June 19, 2008 - 23:28 ET by Cureboy675I did like the second one. Though nobody ever will get that song as close to perfection as Robert Smith and The Cure did :)
See for yourself: http://www.youtube.c...
"I don't want your 'us or them'..." -- The Cure
when we run out of oil ...
June 20, 2008 - 12:05 ET by wizardjrSorry, but there's a known 100 year supply of 'gettable' petroleum and natural gas right now with today's technology.
Even better, a group of researchers has patented and are now developing bugs that create petroleum 'poop' from eating agricultural waste like wood chips and straw. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4133668.ece
So you see, there will never be an involuntary end to petroleum. I'd like to see us perfect these bugs and then drop tactical nukes down the wells in Saudi Arabia and Iran just to dirty them up for unusability.
We are not running out of oil
June 20, 2008 - 19:01 ET by PopularTechThis is a perpetual myth spread by the peak oil alarmists:
Myth: The World Is Running Out of Oil (Video) (5min) (John Stossel, 20/20)
Despite Popular Belief, The World Is Not Running Out Of Oil, Scientist Says (Science Daily)
Myth: The World Is Running Out of Oil (John Stossel, ABC News)
The Anti 'Man-Made' Global Warming Resource
Look, give Gore a break
June 19, 2008 - 21:25 ET by Clear thinkerLook, give Gore a break will ya.
It takes a lot of energy to run all those grow lights for his sons pot cultivation operation.
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I am as liberal as it gets
June 19, 2008 - 21:19 ET by shawn228"I am as liberal as it gets"
Thats like saying, you like your steaks extra rare at a PETA convention. lol
I think global warming causes earthquakes sounds like nonsense as well.
Born and raised in Omaha
June 19, 2008 - 21:23 ET by Cureboy675Born and raised in Omaha (home of the famous steaks). Around here you order a steak so rare that it moos when you poke it with a fork. I would never cut it as a vegan.
"I don't want your 'us or them'..." -- The Cure
I love those Omaha
June 19, 2008 - 21:27 ET by bigtimerI love those Omaha Steaks!
Rare too!
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
Rare steak, mmmmmmm! Damm
June 19, 2008 - 21:30 ET by RukusRare steak, mmmmmmm! Damm Cure, it's 9pm here and I'm slobberin' for a juicy ribeye! Crap! I'll never get to sleep now! Thank a lot!
I know whats on the grill tomorrow! Thank you!"
Nuke 'em 'til they... oh hell, just shoot 'em!"
Omaha.....311 fan by any
June 20, 2008 - 07:32 ET by red_dragon311Omaha.....311 fan by any chance????
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
-Gerald Ford
LOL-Great, shawn. I am on a really low-fat diet right now...
June 19, 2008 - 21:40 ET by R D Helm...and you had to go and bring up steak.
I am sitting here looking at the four charcoal-fueled Weber kettles I have out back, and...and....
:-(
The truth is insensitive. - Neal Boortz
Its okay...I did some
June 19, 2008 - 21:44 ET by Cureboy675Its okay...I did some checking...The calendar was screwed up. You accidentally started your diet one day early...So you have an extra day of good food (at least that's the excuse I always give myself) Fire up that grill!!
A word about your blatant prejudice RDH.......
June 19, 2008 - 21:50 ET by shawn228......re: grills lol :-)
I have listened to you and many other telling me how propane is terrible and charcoal is the only way to go. I was reluctant to try our gas barbeque which someone gave us last yr because I was so partial to charcoal.
I now love it, no grey hot mess to clean up and I have be honest, I can't taste the difference.
shawn, lol-get your taste buds fixed. :-^)
June 19, 2008 - 21:53 ET by R D HelmThe truth is insensitive. - Neal Boortz
I gotta say I would
June 20, 2008 - 07:37 ET by red_dragon311I gotta say I would never give up my charcoal grill for anything.
and to notice the tase you need to have a char cooked steak and a cgas grilled steak at the same time.....then you can taste the diffrence....and it's more of not tasteing the gas on the food
man we seem to get along great when we DON'T talk politics.....
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
-Gerald Ford
Global Warm quake
June 19, 2008 - 20:59 ET by Airforce_5_OOkay like check this out, Like the warming is like heating the core and it is making the lava you know like hotter and like that is putting more preasure on the faults and like "BAM" more earthquakes!!!!
Man I could make some serious money doing this global warming fake facts thing!
But what do I know? I am bitter and cling to my religion and guns.
Tom J. Chalko, Ph.D. Laser Holography - Earthquake Expert?
June 19, 2008 - 21:06 ET by PopularTechFunny how CBS does not list his degree: Tom J. Chalko, Ph.D. Laser Holography - but do not worry any degree applies to the alarmists when spreading the hysteria but not when debunking it.
The Anti 'Man-Made' Global Warming Resource
Once more the bozos that
June 19, 2008 - 21:51 ET by DarasenOnce more the bozos that tell us terrorist do not really exist and that republicans are simply fear mongerers go on to tell us the world is going to end because of SUVs.
How do you even make a connection between tectonic activity and air temperature?
It's a clown convention, for sure.
June 19, 2008 - 21:56 ET by BlondeToo bad for us, half of the country is enamoured with the circus performers.
And no, I'm not going to say a word about Barry's ears.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
I want to talk to MSNBC & CBS HR about AZ beach front property
June 19, 2008 - 21:56 ET by PSPCplI want to know the name of the guy or gal who hired the clown who allowed this Idiot Boy to air his views. I then want to talk to him or her about the possibility of buying some beach front property in Arizona. If he was dumb enough to hire the clown that allowed this story to run, he is dumb enough to buy that future Arizona beach front property. Who knows? If Dr. Chalko is right either the land will flood and/or the earthquakes will cause the California coast will to assume its rightful place as the new bottom of the Pacific ocean.
Wait a minute! Come to think about it, that may not be so bad after all.
I Am Soooooo Tired!!!!
June 19, 2008 - 22:09 ET by w0tmI am becoming sooooo tired of reading intelligent thought, truth, facts and common sense "debate" comedy on so many subjects on the level of The Three Stooges. I'm sorry but if more than half of our civilization (not just within the borders of our country) are so stupid they beg to be lead around by their noses by demagogues and zealots with ideas and goals that are just plain goofy to anyone with an ounce of common sense then all is lost.
We rail at socialist politicians bent on our destruction but they are just the product of many millions of moronic individuals who willingly follow them just as lemmings do headed for the proverbial cliff. 50 years of non-stop brainwashing by our leftist educational system and media has produced the results these demagogues and zealots have craved. They are about to achieve their goal; domination and control of the masses by a few "elites".
Look no further than Russia and Putin or China to see what George Soros and others have in mind for us. It's now too late. It is time to surrender and stop wasting our time debating the ludicrous. Better to accept the coming reality of our country becoming neutured, Balkanized and no longer the world's leader. We're "toast". Accept it. I have.
wOt... You sound just
June 19, 2008 - 22:16 ET by bigtimerwOt...
You sound just like my husband.
You may very well be right...I too get very discouraged....but I still refuse to accept it.
Our forefathers knew what they were doing...they aren't done yet...there are plenty of patriots left in this country..don't give up yet.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
I agree
June 20, 2008 - 10:30 ET by w0tmI agree. There are plenty of patriots remaining to right our country if given the chance. We have been fighting our Second Civil War for 40 years now but a mostly bloodless Civil War. It may soon become a true Civil War. I refuse to give up my 1st and 2nd amendment rights (or any others). I'll die first. The famous quote of Charlton Heston sums up everything for me right now. I'm prepared and ready. Whatever the outcome, only our enemies will win.
Thanks for your comment. Keep up hope for both of us.
wOtm
June 19, 2008 - 22:23 ET by Cool ArrowYou're right.
We will go through four of the most depressing years this country has ever seen. I admit I'm not ready for it, but I can't stop it.
The people have discovered they can vote themselves money, and have found:
A leader who will give them all they pray for in his name
A Congress that can't say no
An excuse for their self indulgence in the mad spending of the Bush Administration.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE
Stupid idiots
June 19, 2008 - 22:53 ET by jaywlIt is hard to believe CBS and MSNBC actually bit on this crap. CBS has taken down their article. The dumb asses at MSNBC still haven't got the joke. Sometimes the things we read here are so, what?, amazingly stupid that it is hard to believe the story was not a joke. But yet again the lefties in the MSM have proved the truth.
By the way, I tend to note the number of comments for each NB item. This one so far was 72 comments in 4 hours. Very popular!
This Has To Be A Joke
June 20, 2008 - 03:18 ET by SquonkamaticThis is the most ridiculous thing I have read in quite a while. It HAS to be a joke, or rather CBS & MSNBC have gotten caught up in someone's internet prank (or psychotic delusion -- take your pick). I can actually see exactly how it happened too: Some Ding-Dong junior "producer" was Googling for new global warming scare data to try and terrify everyone with, since searching on Google with keywords has now become an accepted research tactic with people who don't know what they are doing. They stumbled upon the web pages in question, referred it to a more senior staff member who invested ten to fifteen minutes of valuable time and "vetted it" by maybe doing a free WhoIs search of the website's registered owner, saw that the names matched up, and said by golly we got 'em this time: EVERYONE is terrified of earthquakes! They wrote up the piece, called it a day and split for Hooters, knowing that another fine day's work for the mainstream press was done.
One is fondly tempted to recall the day a drinking buddy sent me to some website for "proof" of a 9/11 conspiracy that, it turned out, was run by some dingbat who also had web pages "proving", among such eye opening topics, that the Apollo moon landings were faked, that Stonehenge was an ancient astronaut UFO docking pad (the reasons some of the stones fell over? the last liftoff was rough), Marilyn Monroe's first-hand knowledge of the Roswell coverup, and how to tell if your neighbors are really secret members of the Illuminati or Knights Templar bent on world domination at the behest of the Mossad. What was amazing is that the guy was dead serious about it, and so was my friend who said that the other whacky stories should just be ignored & that their presence on the web domain doesn't effect the guy's credibility. Actually it was a pretty entertaining little read, as is Dr. Chalko's concoction. That anybody in their right mind would actually believe it, however, is sad + hilarious at the same time. I'm getting the same feeling right now.
So it's either a put-on of some sort that these former journalism students fell for, or else the guy is seriously crazy and ... well, either way they fell for it. Just today I saw a traffic enforcement officer riding on a Segway too, so I guess I can say that now I have finally seen everything.
Chalko may be a nut case,
June 20, 2008 - 05:52 ET by chessplayerChalko may be a nut case, but he isn`t the only one that believes man-made global warming will cause an increase in earthquakes and volcano eruptions;
"Never mind higher temperatures, climate change has a few nastier surprises in store. Bill McGuire says we can also expect more earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and tsunamis"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/aug/07/disasters
"Melting Ice Sheets Can Cause Earthquakes, Study Finds"
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080314-warming-quakes.html
chessplayer, Don't be
June 20, 2008 - 06:53 ET by Karmachessplayer,
Don't be such a pawn.
From your article, " Each
June 20, 2008 - 08:05 ET by danboFrom your article, " Each time the ice retreated, sea levels shot up again, sometimes at rates as high as several metres a century." Refresh my memory. How many "meters" are they claiming seas level shot up over the last century?
May I ask whose SUV caused that? Homo neanderthalis?
Earth has a molten core, Some think it pulses and that the heat in the core may play a part in earths climate. But to think only man is responsible for climate is a nutcase.
It's interesting how they only looked back to the 70's. May I ask what did man do to cause the bad period in the early 20th century. Am I to assume the fact that earth quake activity has also gone down the last few years indicate that the earth is cooling. History.
"There is a clear attempt to establish truth not by scientific methods but by perpetual repetition."
- Richard S. Lindzen, Ph.D. Professor of Meteorology, MIT
"May I ask whose SUV caused
June 20, 2008 - 08:57 ET by Jerry"May I ask whose SUV caused that? Homo neanderthalis?"
Everyone knows it was just the Neo-Neans that drove SUV's and wrecked the environment. The progressive Neanderthals saved the planet by passing the "Two Leaf" rule, whereby no one could use more than 2 leaves to wipe themselves.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
These are the depths to which the MSM has sunk
June 20, 2008 - 07:32 ET by c5thenIn order to keep hyping global warming, the MSM has to stoop to getting mentally ill individuals to tall us all their pet theories on AGW. Most respectable intellectuals have taken the "we need more study" approach to see:
1) Does global warming even actually exists or is it because of the ill-maintained and error prone weather stations? (Sattelite measurements show cooling)
2) What might be the "causes", or is this just a normal part of the climate cycle.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
That's just dumb. Things
June 20, 2008 - 07:44 ET by JerryThat's just dumb. Things only shiver when they are cold. :-)
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).