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Old 10-03-2008, 02:10 PM   #59
kevman
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Originally Posted by Ronald Pagan View Post
It doesn't matter how much CO2 is produced naturally. CO2 that is naturally produced is carbon neutral because it's part of the carbon cycle. That's why when you burn biofuels it is supposedly better for the climate because those carbon emissions came from the carbon cycle.

The CO2 that has been sequestered in the earth in the form of fossil fuels is not part of the carbon cycle.
Pardon my ignorance but could you explain how this works? Last I checked CO2 made naturally is 1 part carbon to 2 parts oxygen and weighs approximately 44g/mol while CO2 produced from burning hydro carbons also consists of 1 part carbon to 2 parts oxygen and also weighs 44g/mol. I believe they both have all the same characteristics as well do they not? Chemistry does not discriminate does it?

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Originally Posted by arsenal View Post
So tell me this. How much CO2 do humans produce in a year? How much CO2 is produced through natural sources in a year?
Seconded...just numbers, nothing else.
Human Produced CO2 = ?
Naturally Produced CO2 = ?
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