October 27, 2024October 27, 2024 savethecampbellsavethecampbell 0 Comment

There is very good reason in Michigan that we have been using the combination of gas and coal for our electric generation baseload to provide reliability, affordability and safety; gas and coal complement each other to bring these benefits. But does a climate crisis necessitate we rapidly cease using them?

2 graphs say “no”:

1. Temperature is not at historically dangerous levels, and there is no clear relation between temperature and atmospheric CO2 because the latter is not a major factor affecting global temperature.*

    Source: https://i2.wp.com/www.climate4you.com/images/GISP2%20TemperatureSince10700%20BP%20with%20CO2%20from%20EPICA%20DomeC.gif

    *I do not personally believe the earth is over 6000 years old, but that the earth was created with the appearance of age and an apparent geologic history before its creation. But that is a separate topic not germane to this discussion.

    2. Rising atmospheric CO2 is improving crop production and greening the earth.

    Flyer in pdf format:

    Are We In A Climate Crisis That Demands We Take The Dramatic Step of Ceasing Fossil Fuel Use In Electric GenerationDownload