Carbon Dioxide is being Persecuted like the Jews

[Allentyr]

I thought this was a spam thread...
Or at least a horrible RP.

[Reploid Productions]

I thought this was a spam thread...
Or at least a horrible RP.

Pretty sad when material that looks like it belongs on The Onion turns out to be for real, huh?

[Yumyumsuppertime]

I thought this was a spam thread...
Or at least a horrible RP.

Pretty sad when material that looks like it belongs on The Onion turns out to be for real, huh?

When I looked at the title, I immediately clicked on it to get a link to report it in moderation as a troll, then found out that someone had actually said this and meant it. It was a truly depressing moment.

[Mavorpen]

I thought this was a spam thread...
Or at least a horrible RP.

Pretty sad when material that looks like it belongs on The Onion turns out to be for real, huh?

Reminds me of that thread not too long ago about Ann Coulter and her views on soccer and how the OP had to specifically note that it wasn't' from The Onion.

[Sun Wukong]

I thought this was a spam thread...
Or at least a horrible RP.

Pretty sad when material that looks like it belongs on The Onion turns out to be for real, huh?

I blame Michele Bachmann for setting the precedent.

[Libertarian California]

Well duh. CO2 is being gassed after all.

[Paixao]

Was he by any chance a Republican?

I bet $9001 he was.

Is... is...

IS THAT OVER 9000 DOLLARS!?

[Immoren]

Wow, the subject came to NSG pre-Godwin'd for our convenience!

Seems like efficiency grows after all.
At least in some sections.

[MERIZoC]

Pretty sad when material that looks like it belongs on The Onion turns out to be for real, huh?

When I looked at the title, I immediately clicked on it to get a link to report it in moderation as a troll, then found out that someone had actually said this and meant it. It was a truly depressing moment.

Oh come now. You know I'm better than that.

[Yumyumsuppertime]

When I looked at the title, I immediately clicked on it to get a link to report it in moderation as a troll, then found out that someone had actually said this and meant it. It was a truly depressing moment.

Oh come now. You know I'm better than that.

Well, I didn't check to see who POSTED it. The title itself was hypnotically distracting.

[MERIZoC]

Oh come now. You know I'm better than that.

Well, I didn't check to see who POSTED it. The title itself was hypnotically distracting.

Yeah, I can see what you mean. After I posted it, I thought Huh. This looks really spammy. Ah, whatever.

[Kainesia]

Well, I didn't check to see who POSTED it. The title itself was hypnotically distracting.

Yeah, I can see what you mean. After I posted it, I thought Huh. This looks really spammy. Ah, whatever.

I just thought NS summer was here again.

[Gauthier]

Watch what you say, or the Greenstapo will come for you in the daylight. Mostly because the solar cells can recharge.

[Cyrisnia]

I thought this was a spam thread...
Or at least a horrible RP.

Pretty sad when material that looks like it belongs on The Onion turns out to be for real, huh?

Yep...

[Gauthier]

Does this make Al Gore Hitler?

[Tekania]

I thought this was a spam thread...
Or at least a horrible RP.

Pretty sad when material that looks like it belongs on The Onion turns out to be for real, huh?

Sometimes life proves to be stranger than fiction.

[Kainesia]

Everyone stop breathing, jews enrich the body.

[Geilinor]

Does this make Al Gore Hitler?

Yes, and the Democrats are the Nazis.

[Gauthier]

Does this make Al Gore Hitler?

Yes, and the Democrats are the Nazis.

"Carbon Offset" is just codeword for genocide!!

[The Orson Empire]

What the hell? How can you demonize carbon dioxide?

[Harbertia]

I might think the man excentric, but he is right in the respect of the world needing it. It holds heat, which is necessary for survival. Plants need the substance to produce Oxygen by way of Photosynthesis. We even exhale the substance, thus recycling it for plant use.

Now, am I saying the amount is no big deal? No I'm not saying that. Too much can be a problem. All I'm saying, is that people should understand it's purpose, it's use to the Earth, rather then see it as a poison. Carbon Dioxide poisoning already gives the substance a bad name.

Methane is also a substance that holds heat, and every carbon based life form releases the substance.

[Geilinor]

I might think the man excentric, but he is right in the respect of the world needing it. It holds heat, which is necessary for survival. Plants need the substance to produce Oxygen by way of Photosynthesis. We even exhale the substance, thus recycling it for plant use.

Now, am I saying the amount is no big deal? No I'm not saying that. Too much can be a problem. All I'm saying, is that people should understand it's purpose, it's use to the Earth, rather then see it as a poison. Carbon Dioxide poisoning already gives the substance a bad name.

Methane is also a substance that holds heat, and every carbon based life form releases the substance.

We know that we need carbon dioxide, but we have too much. We're holding too much heat.

[Doitsu-san]

Carbon dioxide are people too!

[Yumyumsuppertime]

It's the Night Of Broken Gas!

[Ashmoria]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/15/carbon-dioxide-demonization-jews_n_5589098.html

"The demonization of carbon dioxide is just like the demonization of the poor Jews under Hitler," said Princeton University professor William Happer while being interviewed on "Squawk Box" on CNBC. Before host Andrew Ross Sorkin could respond in incredulity, Happer went on to say, "Carbon dioxide is actually a benefit to the world, and so were the Jews."

Happer was introduced as an expert on climate change, despite there being no proof that he is one. When ExxonMobil donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Happer's organization, the Marshall Institute, they probably didn't expect him to make such haphazard comments.

These statements were in response to Sorkin's curiosity about a quote attributed to Happer where he compared climate change to the Holocaust. In the interview, Happer was visibly unhappy with Sorkin's prodding, pointedly telling him to "shut up" in response to Sorkin saying that Happer denies the existence of global climate change.

Now Happer is absolutely correct when he says the world needs carbon dioxide. Without it, our planet would be too cold to inhabit and it would be far harder to make oxygen and make energy available for our uses. There is a sweet spot for how much carbon dioxide we want floating around, and too much can go from being an issue to being a catastrophe pretty quickly, at least according to 10,883 of 10,885 climate scientists.

Ahhh, it's good to see that our news networks have such reputable sources, isn't it?

Honestly, why do news corporations even let hacks like this guy on their shows? It's just going to discredit them. Not only is this guy blatantly incorrect (though it is true that Co2 is necessary), but his comments are probably quite offensive to anyone who went through the Holocaust, and knows that Climate Change is a serious issue. Your thoughts on this, NSG?

it is so amusing that im glad they had him on.