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




So please indulge me with an answer whether you think it is irrelevant or not. Are they from previous lifeforms or simply elemental carbon?


--- 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, 7:30 PM
Robert Carlson wrote:
Are fossil fuels called fossil fuels because they were
once lifeforms?

Irrelevant -- (although I can tell you like being a pissy
little smart-aleck about it, as you are well aware). We are
talking about carbon-based fuels that have been stored
underground for millions of years. Their origin is
irrelevant.

David