Fracking Propaganda

[Isard]

CO2 isn't the issue, YOU emit CO2 ever few seconds. Multiply that by the billions of creatures on earth now... The issue with fossil fuels is the heavy metals they also release into the atmosphere, mercury and all that. THAT's what makes a fossil fuel "dirty". Not CO2.



Also, you just out and out said "You're lying" twice as an argument. That doesn't work.

[Carborundum]

Originally Posted by Isard

CO2 isn't the issue, YOU emit CO2 ever few seconds. Multiply that by the billions of creatures on earth now... The issue with fossil fuels is the heavy metals they also release into the atmosphere, mercury and all that. THAT's what makes a fossil fuel "dirty". Not CO2.



Also, you just out and out said "You're lying" twice as an argument. That doesn't work.

CO2 could be an issue. Atmospheric CO2 levels have increased by approx. 30% since 1960.

Whether or not this increase is due to human activities is uncertain, as is whether or not the increase is actually problematic. But the fact that CO2 levels are increasing is not disputed.

There is a strong correlation between increased CO2 emissions and the increased atmospheric levels, but no proven causation so far.

[Fosus]

Originally Posted by Isard

The issue with fossil fuels is the heavy metals they also release into the atmosphere, mercury and all that. THAT's what makes a fossil fuel "dirty". Not CO2.

CO2 from a fossil fuel is not any more dirty than the CO2 from human breathe, you are right. But CO2 from fossil fuels is still bad, because it's "overproduction" => pollution. When you burn a tree it takes only relatively short time for the tree to grow back, but when you burn oil it takes ages to get that CO2 back from the atmosphere.

Please note that I am not trying to make CO2 look any worse than the heavy metals. I think that CO2 has a way too big role in the whole pollution problem.