CO2 greenhouse effect cannot be developed from basic physics

Toiletroll

Our goal is to fool everyone into thinking that CO2 creates a greenhouse effect. Never mind that a [URL="[URL]http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0707/0707.1161v4.pdf"]CO2[/URL] greenhouse effect cannot be developed from basic physics[/URL]. And to maintain the illusion, I will distract your attention with various authoritative pronouncements regarding extent of warming, melting glaciers, sea levels, continental drought, and proprietary data analysis procedures (A.K.A., secret magic software models) predicting various levels of doom.

So is CO2 a benefit to life on earth as so many skeptics and scientists claim? Here is something to sway the argument a little.

http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0707/0707.1161v4.pdf

Fantastic full article on the matter along with the stage and audience view of Mr Mann.

Title: What Michael Mann wanted to say in his WaPo op-ed
Date Posted: 22/12/2009

American Thinker Blog: What Michael Mann wanted to say in his WaPo op-ed

Arrhenius' (often cited by the AGW crew) is not a complete view according to the paper.

Macha

Locked as there is already an active thread on the reality of AGW and this is another thread copied over from p.ie. *sigh*