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Originally posted by AURaptor:

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In January 2006, in a UK government-commissioned report, the head of the British Antarctic Survey, Chris Rapley, warned that this huge west Antarctic ice sheet may be starting to disintegrate. It has been hypothesised that this disintegration could raise sea levels by approximately 3.3 metres (10 ft).[9] (If the entire West Antarctic Ice Sheet were to melt, this would contribute 4.8 m to global sea level.)

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Science is a tool , nothing more. It's the misapplication of it, and politicizing that often goes along , that many mistrust.

Hitler comes to mind, and Dr Mengele's twisted attempt to justify the extermination of lesser , sub humans.

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
I'd rather stand alone & be right than side with the masses & be wrong.

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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
Well, you certainly are very to the right...

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Not so sure about standing alone. The whole conversation about human impacts wouldn't be near so politicized if there weren't people on both sides playing tug-of-war.

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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
*Siiiigh*

When have I exaggerated, AU?

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I hate being told what to do as much as anyone, and giving any entity too much power is always a bad idea. But at some point benefits of cleaner power will far exceed the costs of implementing them, and as average citizens sustainability and self-sufficiency is something you should already be doing to be less dependent upon the grid. Plus less pollution means everyone benefits. I don't see why this is even an argument.

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Originally posted by 1kiki:
What does this have to do with scientists saying the Antarctic ice shelf is being eroded by the ocean?

"Science is a tool , nothing more. It's the misapplication of it, and politicizing that often goes along , that many mistrust."

And where did you get these figures? And if they weren't based on data, how would you respond if the melting was 90% due to global warming?

"So if the melting is 90% due to the geothermal the remaining 10% is a crisis ?"

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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
When I hear of a 15-20 feet sea level rise, it's if Greenland melted. Greenland is far more likely to melt than the icecaps, as Antarctica is still around 37 below in the winter and the north pole in winter is about -34 degrees on average.

EDIT: Here, here's some wikipedia.

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In January 2006, in a UK government-commissioned report, the head of the British Antarctic Survey, Chris Rapley, warned that this huge west Antarctic ice sheet may be starting to disintegrate. It has been hypothesised that this disintegration could raise sea levels by approximately 3.3 metres (10 ft).[9] (If the entire West Antarctic Ice Sheet were to melt, this would contribute 4.8 m to global sea level.)

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So it's not 15 feet plus another 15 to 20 feet. It's ten feet in total if the whole thing disintegrated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet

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