Climate Denial Crock of the Week: What the Ice Cores Tell Us

[greenman3610]

Run time: 08:20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G80mIbF5yEg   Posted on YouTube: February 02, 2011 By YouTube Member: greenman3610 Views on YouTube: 229   Posted on DU: February 02, 2011 By DU Member: greenman3610 Views on DU: 714

 
Judging from comments I get on the YouTube site, many deniers apparently believe that not too long ago, Greenland was green.
Like, really green.

In fact, Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson gave voice to Tea Party science when he told an interviewer,
“There’s a reason Greenland was called Greenland,” he said. “It was actually green at one point in time. And it’s been, since, it’s a whole lot whiter now.”

But to find a greenland without glaciers and an ice sheet, you have to go back a little further in time.

65 million years ago, when reptiles swam and hunted there.

The more recent past was less idyllic.

more at
http://climatecrocks.com/2011/02/02/new-crock-video-what-the-ice-cores-tell-us/

[jdlh8894]

1. 65 million years ago

I barely remember yesterday!

[Can of Whoop-ass]

3. If you remember

the Jurassic Era, you were doing something wrong!

[wolfgirl]

2. I always understood

Greenland was called Greenland and Iceland was called Iceland as a means of disinformation to keep unwanted folks from moving to the 'real' greenland area.....

[greiner3]

4. Iceland was a misnomer;

Because the Vikings did not want non-Scandinavians moving there. Greenland was so named so that Eric the Red and Leif Erickson would get more people to move to North America. The former was successful while the latter was a failure and why we do not worship Thor and the other Norse Gods and drink a lot more Carlsberg and Tuborg.

[texshelters]

5. And they don't call it

Hell, Michigan because it's hot.

Peace,
Tex Shelters