What? Global temps. have been below average for the past 10 years in row. At least according to the most recent and accurate data

***OK, Your graph below doesn't say global temps it says stratosphere temps, we and our weather are in the troposhere, not the stratosphere. I am confused.





The administration of former President Bill Clinton (news - web sites) signed the Kyoto Protocol, but President Bush (news - web sites) withdrew the U.S., which currently emits about 25 percent of the world's greenhouse gases, from negotiations over Kyoto's implementation



It is known that the Clinton administration had been lobbied by Enron to sign the Kyoto Protocol. Enron could make billions if it was enacted. (Due to Enron's natural gas production abilities and the fact that that would be the only feasible replacement for the coal burning energy plants now in operation.) This was obviously done to try and discredit Bush (who didn't sign it) and give credit to Clinton (who did sign it). But why didn't Bush sign it, when he is in bed with the large energy corporations like Enron, like all the libeals claim?



***Rodralm, Aren't we running out of natural gas? Pemex too. Prices per mmbtu have gone up 500% in last five years. Bolivia's president got sacked in September because Bolivia was going to export the stuff to USA. Greenspan mentioned depleted nat gas reserves a serious threat to our economy. Even if one doesn't like greenspan look at the five year charts of NAT GAS on the commodity boards. Enron has the piping for the gas if it is here in the states, but the US reserves are running short.

I am not sure I follow the Enron connection.

The companies that hold gas rights outside the US and Mexico would make the kings share of the money. Right?















Wrong sphere though!



http://www.clearlight.com/~mhieb/WVFossils/greenhouse_data.html



Doesn't weather occur in the TROPOSPHERE though?



You show the stratophere!



Rumor has it that the troposhere is responsible for climate.



This will expalin if not clear,



http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/space/atmosphere.html



Why do you list stratosphere aberrations? Its the tropospheric average changes in temp that affect us.



***Great response rodralm, I am curious if you could explain how the stratospheric temperature changes induce changes in the troposphere(especially since there is such a small amount of gas in the stratosphere compared to the troposhphere). At the outset of the issue, it seems that though that stratopheric temps would just show how active the ozone layer is in absorbing uv, but they are saying the ozone is shrinking so that would fit nicely. See where I am confused?



Thanks ahead of time! Just can ask a few questions to avoid so much clutter, rest of your post was great.

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