On Wed, 2009-06-24 at 05:20 -0700, Lyle Tuttle wrote: > At 09:00 PM 6/23/2009, you wrote: > > On Tue, 2009-06-23 at 19:54 -0700, der.hans wrote: > Am 23. Jun, > > 2009 schwätzte Bob Elzer so: > > moin moin, > > > We didn't create > > it.  Al Gore did. > > Apprently he didn't make that claim. > > > > http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp > ---- I think that anyone > > who repeats that theory of Al Gore doesn't really care anyway. The > > sad truth is that our elected representatives whether in the House > > or Senate are almost all poorly informed about all technology > > matters and even worse, it is the corporate interests that lobby and > > get their measure. Can someone say clean coal? Al Gore was one of > > the most informed Senators > > Then why is he pushing global warming -- why did he get off the global > cooling bandwagon of the 70's?  Why is the ice increasing? > > Carbon offsets???  Who makes money from them?  > > Curious people want to know..... > > Curious lyle ---- I think you are asking these questions of the list not because you wish answers but because you think that there is a political point to be made.

Does it matter if someone makes money off carbon offsets?

Isn't the point of capitalism for someone to make a profit?

 Isn't that why we have insurance companies smack dab in the middle of health care? Do you honestly believe that insurance companies add value to the health care equation? The polar ice caps are melting at a record pace.

Where is it you believe ice is increasing?