Cymek » Web Stuff http://www.cymek.com I've Never Been West of the Equator Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:23:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Do I Need Anticarbon to Offset Carbon? http://www.cymek.com/2009/do-i-need-anticarbon-to-offset-carbon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-i-need-anticarbon-to-offset-carbon http://www.cymek.com/2009/do-i-need-anticarbon-to-offset-carbon/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:46:58 +0000 CraigD http://www.cymek.com/?p=171 I know I've linked to Anthony Watts' blog before, but this one just wants me to ask people why are so stupid. Mind you, not Anthony Watts, but the people using carbon offsets. In this post Watts discusses a new kiosk at SFO that will sell travelers carbon offsets for their flights. And, if that isn't stupid enough, the kiosk is charging 60 times the market value for carbon offsets. Here is my question: How the hell do you offset carbon? Can I just give $50 to someone who was going to fly to SFO to not fly to SFO so then I've successfully offset my own carbon? That is insane—the carbon has already been released—unless someone is  removing the actual carbon or forcing anticarbon onto it and destroying it. If not, the carbon is still there. If I was correct on just giving someone else $50 to not fly when I fly, then I am now selling carbon offsets to people who may commute to work. And, seeing as how I work from home and do not drive into an office, I can offset their carbon by working from home. So, with that being said, please send me two times fair market value for my carbon offsets.....end rant.

]]> http://www.cymek.com/2009/do-i-need-anticarbon-to-offset-carbon/feed/ 2 A Link? Watt’s Up With That? http://www.cymek.com/2009/a-link-watts-up-with-that/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-link-watts-up-with-that http://www.cymek.com/2009/a-link-watts-up-with-that/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:04:46 +0000 CraigD http://www.cymek.com/?p=100 I've never created a post about another blog. Okay, I only have about three posts, so that's not a huge statement. But, regardless, I think this is a really great site. It is no big secret to people who know me that I don't agree with the current global warming theories floating around. And it's not that I don't believe the Earth isn't warming—I can't really say, but I disagree with it being all of humanity's fault. But, before I build myself a little soap box, I just want to direct people to Anthony Watt's blog, Watt's Up With That? What I really like about his site is that he has in-depth posts and he uses reputable scientific papers to support his statements; it also has lots of great images/graphs. My blog is still young, but it's nice to see something I can dream it to be.

Also, one last thing on global warming, and this is why I think everyone should keep an eye on Watt's blog: science cannot be decided by majority vote; data must be provided to universally "undispute" the theory. Also, according to the definition of a theory, a theory should make clear predictions that can be tested. I'm sick of crap like, "Oh, it's hot because of global warming," and, "Oh, it's cold because of global warming," or, "Oh, it's windy because of global warming," or, "Oh, more people are born with blue eyes because of global warming." It just feels like everyone is attributing everything and anything to global warming, and, obviously, there is nothing being done to try to falsify these statements—which is something that true scientists do.

So, remember kids, if a theory can't be falsifiable, it isn't science.

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