Individual Liberty — Individual Responsibility

For those we lost, We will not forget 09/11/2001

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”
— The Continental Congress, July 4, 1776

“The task of statesmanship has always been the re-definition of these rights in terms of a changing and growing social order.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt (Commonwealth Club Address, 1932)

“Roosevelt was wrong! The principles laid down in the Declaration of Independence are the principles of individual liberty. Our unalienable rights, given to us by God are given to us as individuals. Our rights do not come from society or the government, and they cannot be redefined by politicians. The nature of these rights carries with it the implication of individual responsibility, without which we surrender them.”
— Perri Nelson, November 6, 2008

The sun contributed as much as 45–50% of the 1900–2000 global warming

Published Fri, Oct 27 2006 5:52 PM
Technorati Tags: Global Warming

In an article published by the American Geophysical Union, two scientists have concluded that as much as 50% of the global warming experienced during the 20^th century was caused by the sun. This study was based upon solar irradiance satellite composites (variations in the amount of energy produced by the sun). The scientists don't dismiss the possibility of anthropogenic warming (caused by CO₂).

Earlier I noted another study that shows that the sun's magnetic field affects how much cosmic radiation reaches the lower atmosphere. The stronger the sun's magnetic field the fewer cosmic rays reach the lower atmosphere. This results in less low-level cloud cover, which means less of the radiation reaching the atmosphere is reflected back into space before it can be absorbed by the earth and re-radiated as infra-red (heat) radiation for greenhouse gasses to trap.

So, it seems to me that if 50% of the warming was caused by variations in the sun's output, and another large contribution was made due to reduced low-atmospheric cloud cover, MOST of the recent global warming, isn't even related to CO₂ in the first place, so it's not likely to be anthropogenic.

In other words "We Didn't Do IT"!

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