Agreed. It is a "global" manifestation of the "me" generation. The world
revolves around "me," and its temperature depends on "you." Nothing but
self-importance and arrogance.

The Vikings maintained vinyards in Greenland during the Medieval Warm
Period. Perhaps CO2 can raise world temperature, but if so, what caused the
MWP? Was it CO2- if so where did it come from? Was the temperature because
of increased solar activity? If so, do we see increased solar activity
now? If so, would the increased solar activity alone account for any
observed increase in temperature? If so, why is there such hysteria over
burning carbon?

Don't get me wrong- I hate waste of any sort. We must be conservative of our
resources. We desperately need to move from an economy based upon oil, but
for reasons which have nothing to do with "global warming."

I'm with you. What we are seeing now isn't even a blip on the scale of
past climate cycles.

Matt