* Jere Lull wrote, On 6/18/2007 4:33 AM:

The sun's in a particularly active phase at the moment. Time will tell
which direction the trend really is.

Are you sure about that?


Meanwhile, Our activities have pretty much zero effect in the grand
scheme of things.

Indeed - the Sun will die in a few billion years, so why bother doing
anything? Party On, Dude!


Truth be told, most on this group have lower "carbon footprints" than
most of humanity. When we go out for a weekend, our "footprint" drops
dramatically.

This may apply to the few real liveaboards who use a few gallons of
fuel a week, and nothing else. But I would guess that many (most?) on
this group leave the A/C running in their house when they drive their
SUV to the marina to go out for the weekend.

And certainly, anyone who heats a house in the northern winter, or
cools it in the south, or drives an American car even a few thousand
miles a year has a larger "footprint" than "most of humanity."

I wonder how much energy goes into the manufacture of a new boat, or
even a new car? If someone buys an extra high efficiency car only to
use for short trips around town, does that actually have a higher
footprint?