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<\/a><\/p>\nThe World Meteorological Organization<\/a> did something very basic in this chart. \u00a0(The full report is here.<\/a>) \u00a0Basically, they took the average temperature for each decade from 1881 to 2010.<\/p>\n The trend is stunning.<\/p>\n Global warming is happening. \u00a0There’s no skepticism to be had. \u00a0Nine of the ten warmest years on record have been since 2000.<\/p>\n Regardless of whether you think it is caused by humans or not, global warming is happening.<\/p>\n However, we KNOW that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. \u00a0This is a simple fact of basic chemistry and physics. \u00a0Anyone who denies this is a moron. \u00a0Sorry, but it’s true. \u00a0A denier of this fact is someone who has willfully chosen to be ignorant.<\/p>\n Now, we take these two known facts and come to a simple conclusion. \u00a0To reduce the average temperature of Earth, we should reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.<\/p>\n We simply must stop using fossil fuels as primary sources of electrical energy and transportation. \u00a0We have other options now. \u00a0We need to start using them.<\/p>\n Check this graph out.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is from the US Energy Information Administration (here<\/a>) and shows the US use of fuel various fuel sources. \u00a0Yes coal has gone down from it’s peak (2-3 years ago) by almost 5 Quadrillion BTUs and petroleum has dropped as well, but natural gas has gone up. \u00a0Now, I prefer NG to the others for a variety of reasons, but it’s still pumping 250 million year old carbon into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n