Really, 579: 'Every time the price of oil rises it never comes back to where it started from'? That will come as a surprise to the economists who compiled this chart:

http://www.wtrg.com/oil_graphs/oilprice1947.gif

After your spectacular own goal regarding Bob Carr I would have expected you to be a little less gung ho in future, but evidently I was wrong. Still, when even self-proclaimed 'ethicists' are prepared to lie, steal and probably forge documents for the AGW 'cause', how can we expect the humble foot soldiers to know any better?

http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailings/2012/20120119_Temperature.pdf
http://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abs/ha06510a.html

Once again it is time to alert the AGW deniers/sceptics to some real evidence. Don't just look at the shape of the graphs, read the explanations too. There are many things effecting temperature change and at the moment some of those effects which drive temperature down are tending to predominate, but the overall trend is upward and this mad push to exploit coal seam gas will certainly help to push temperatures higher.

The other problem with CSG is the pollution of the air in the vicinity of the wells where known carcinogens such as Benzene, and other aromatics found. This problem is already becoming known in areas of the USA, where CSG is being exploited.

David

David, can you explain what caused the Medieval Warm Period? Or the Roman Warm Period? Assuming you can't, what makes you think the current warm period -- which appears to be rapidly drawing to a close -- is caused by anything other than those unknown but natural factors which caused the previous two?

If you don't know why it happened before, what makes you so sure you know why it's happening now?

Just come back in another ten years or so time and then tell me who is right and who is wrong. I am prepared to wait.

David

Some facts about CO2 that you might not have known.

http://catallaxyfiles.com/2012/03/07/natural-vs-human-generated-co2-the-salby-slides/

Cattalaxy Files - Australia's leading libertarian and centre-right blog - Rafe Champion - 'Lord' Christopher Monckton ...

Yep, the plot thickens.