[LINK] O/T - Weather Patterns, Global Warming, Particulate Emissions.

[TKoltai]

Linkers would now be aware of my pro-global cooling stance.

Politicians are still promoting global warming.

The reality is that our weather patterns are affected by essentially two
crucial factors:

1. Solar and magnetic activity and particle density in the atmosphere.
2. The more particles, the cooler the weather becomes.

If we have to have a carbon tax, then why couldn't it be for particle
emissions and not CO2.

After all, the public are unable to see NOX, CH4, CO2 but they can damn
well see a chimney stack or car exhaust spewing particles into the
atmosphere. Whilst a carbon tax is an interesting financial
redistribution method, I believe it should be for the right reasons and
not the wrong ones.

Particulate matter in the atmosphere increases health problems,
decreases lifespan, blocks out the sun and is just all round yucky. 

References:
Previously I have mentioned the excellent 2004 BBC Horizon documentary,
Global Dimming.
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/dimming_prog_summary
.shtml)

Some additional background reading:
http://www.c3headlines.com/global-cooling-dataevidencetrends/page/2/

/Soapbox.

TomK