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Re: [Phys-l] Climate Change - Is it Controversial?


I think it is important to establish whether the carbon being used for fuel was in the form of previous lifeforms or simply elemental carbon. If you don't think this is important, then you will not agree with any current thought on sustainability.


--- On Tue, 3/10/09, LaMontagne, Bob <RLAMONT@providence.edu> wrote:

From: LaMontagne, Bob <RLAMONT@providence.edu>
Subject: RE: [Phys-l] Climate Change - Is it Controversial?
To: rcarlson@physicstoolkit.com, "Forum for Physics Educators" <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu>
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 7:42 PM
Notice that a "well-established, scientific
answer" was not given - only a snarky comment.

Bob at PC

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From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu on behalf
of Robert Carlson
Sent: Tue 3/10/2009 7:22 PM
To: phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu; appell@nasw.org
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Climate Change - Is it Controversial?




Well, does the fossil in fossil fuels suggest ancient
lifeforms, or something else other than lifeforms?



--- On Tue, 3/10/09, David Appell <appell@nasw.org>
wrote:

From: David Appell <appell@nasw.org>
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Climate Change - Is it
Controversial?
To: phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu
Cc: rcarlson@physicstoolkit.com
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 5:47 PM
Robert Carlson wrote:
First, let's start the discussion by defining
what
fossil fuels are. Someone?

Fossil fuels are those that contain ancient (~50 Mya)
carbon.

Can we please avoid such diversionary tactics that
have
well-established, scientific answers?

David
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