So there goes another lifesaving mission up in smoke . . .

And the article below doesn’t even mention the 10,000 or so
Oceanic Vents, Smokers along the Continental Plate boundaries
which belch all sorts of impurities into the ocean waters around
the world, 24/7/365 ... it does take a special kind of stupid to
be wowed by and fall for this Al “massage with happy ending�
Gore inspired brain flatulence ... Sam

Received this from a retired Geologist friend.

Ian 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 Encyclopaedia of Geology.

Born: 12 February 1946 (age 70)

Residence: Australia

Nationality: Australian

Fields of expertise: Earth Science, Geology, Mining Engineering

Institutions: University of New England, University of Newcastle,
University of Melbourne, University of Adelaide

Alma mater: University of New South Wales, Macquarie University

Thesis: The pipe deposits of tungsten-molybdenum-bismuth in eastern
Australia (1976)


Notable Awards: Eureka Prize(1995, 2002), Centenary Medal (2003), Clarke
Medal (2004)


Where Does the Carbon Dioxide Really Come From?

PLIMER: "Okay, here's the bombshell. The recent 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 - all of you.

Of course, you know about this evil carbon dioxide that we are trying to
suppress - it’s that vital chemical compound that every plant requires to
live and grow and to synthesize into oxygen for all humans and all animal
life.

I know... it's very disheartening to realize that all of the carbon emission
savings you have accomplished while suffering the inconvenience and expense
of driving Prius hybrids, buying fabric grocery bags, sitting up till
midnight to finish your kids "The Green Revolution" science project,
throwing out all of your non-green cleaning supplies, using only two squares
of toilet paper, putting a brick in your toilet tank reservoir, selling your
SUV and speedboat, vacationing at home instead of abroad, nearly getting hit
every day on your bicycle and replacing all of your 90 cent light bulbs with
$9 light bulbs... well, all of those things you have done have all gone down
the tubes in just four days.

The volcanic ash emitted into the Earth's atmosphere in just four days -
yes, FOUR DAYS - 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 -
EVERY DAY.

I don't 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.

Yes, folks, Mt. Pinatubo was active for over one year - think about it!!!

Of course, I shouldn't spoil this 'touchy-feely tree-hugging' moment and
mention the effect of solar and cosmic activity and the well-recognized
800-year global heating and cooling cycle, which keeps happening despite our
completely insignificant efforts to affect climate change.

And I do wish I had a silver lining to this volcanic ash cloud, but the fact
of the matter is that the bush fire season across the western USA and
Australia this year alone will negate your efforts to reduce carbon in our
world for the next two to three years. And it happens every year.

Just remember that your government just tried to impose a whopping carbon
tax on you, on the basis of the bogus 'human-caused' climate-change
scenario.

Hey, isn’t it interesting how they don’t mention 'Global Warming' anymore,
but just 'Climate Change' - you know why? It’s because the planet has COOLED
by 0.7 degrees in the past few years and these global warming bull artists
got caught with their pants down.

And, just keep in mind that you might yet have an Emissions Trading Scheme -
that whopping new tax - imposed on you that will achieve absolutely nothing
except make you poorer. It won’t stop any volcanoes from erupting, that’s
for sure.

But, hey, relax... give the world a hug and have a nice day!"