SeekingLeviathan

John B. In the various comments you have made it sounds as if you believe that climate change is taking place (as it always is and always will be right?), but that you do not believe it to be caused by or at least greatly affected by human beings. Sorry if I'm making assumptions, and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Are you suggesting that human beings cannot, and do not shape the planet around them? We could probably level the whole thing if we tried hard enough. Yet, you are suggesting that our burning of fossil fuels couldn't possibly be to blame for rising temps and sea level? "In 2004, the United States consumed about 140 billion gallons of gasoline, more than any other country. Consumption averages about 380 million gallons of gasoline per day in 2004 and is reaching 400 million gallons per day in 2006." Source : U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science more than any other? yes, but that is still just one country, one year, and one type of fuel. Here's a link to another more recent article http://news.discover...ate-110627.html "While there is uncertainty in the measurements--researchers estimate between 0.13 and 0.44 billion metric tons per year, with their best estimates between 0.15 and 0.26 billion tons--even the highest end of the range is dwarfed by anthropogenic emissions of 35 billion metric tons in 2010." that's CO2 output from volcanoes vs. human beings . I just don't understand why you are willing to accept that these "natural" factors (such as volcanic activity) can account for climate change, but the irresponsible activities of 6,894,594,844 primates (with guns) cannot.