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Re: A list of those who do not accept the AGW dogma.

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Originally Posted by pramjockey View Post
Originally Posted by Mahasattva
I wrote: CO2 is not a pollutant. It is requirement for all plant life. Higher levels of CO2 have been shown to have great benefits for plant life.
Not true.


http://www.oism.org/pproject/GWReview_OISM300.pdf
ScienceDirect - Soil Biology and Biochemistry : Impact of atmospheric CO2 and plant life forms on soil microbial activities
Positive Effects of Carbon Dioxide for Plant Growth
Elevated Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Effects on Cotton Plant Residue Decomposition -- Torbert et al. 59 (5): 1321 -- Soil Science Society of America Journal
The first sentence in the abstract from the link above: "Assessing the impact of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration on the global environment is hampered due to a lack of understanding of global C cycling."
Long-term effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on the mechanisms determining plant species abundance
Responses to Elevated Carbon Dioxide in Artificial Tropical Ecosystems -- Körner and Arnone 257 (5077): 1672 -- Science
The last sentence in the abstract from the link above: "This study points at the inadequacy of scaling-up from physiological baselines to ecosystems without accounting for interactions among components, and it emphasizes the urgent need for whole-system experimental approaches in global-change research."
Free-Air CO2 Enrichment of Sorghum: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics -- Prior et al. 37 (3): 753 -- Journal of Environmental Quality
Surprise: Earths’ Biosphere is Booming, Satellite Data Suggests CO2 the Cause « Watts Up With That?

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Just one example; we clearly don't know enough yet to say what impact elevated CO2 will have on ecosystems.
Your articles were interesting and they do add to our data base, but obviously further study is required. I would like to see the above research replicated and verified independently, not just reviewed. You are right, "we clearly don't know enough." I do find it interesting that with the elevated CO2 today we see none of the negative effects alarmists have warned us about.

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