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Somebody isn't doing the math
Three times what?

If the world population plateaus at 10 billion, each of whom uses 10 times the per capita energy that the USA does now, that comes to a total of less than 1% of the world's insolation.

Greenhouse gasses amount to quite a bit more than that.
Posted by: Yagotta B. Kidding   Posted on: 07/13/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Somebody isn't doing the math  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/13/09
Get a copy editor  joeschmo1of3 | 07/13/09
So why do we care about emissions?  aalhc5@... | 07/13/09
why we do care about emissions  Reality-based | 07/13/09
You'd be surprised.  Letophoro | 07/14/09
I don't care.  nizuse | 07/14/09
The 6% is in the linked article  aalhc5@... | 07/14/09
My bad  Reality-based | 07/14/09
Back when I was in my teens  TranMan | 07/16/09
The 6 percent relates to energy in the atmosphere - not CO2  Nuada | 07/14/09
Reenforces my point  aalhc5@... | 07/14/09
Why regulate CO2 even though it's one of the weakest heat-retaining gasses?  JohnMcGrew@... | 07/16/09
Two missing aspects - Second law of physis and the sun  Nuada | 07/14/09
heat recovery is the wave of the near future  sparkle farkle | 07/14/09
Follow the Money  MAKsystems | 07/16/09

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