Expert: Steven LJ Russo - 8/28/2007

Question
I am a children's book writer working on a science fiction book for the 7-11
age group and I have a couple of astrophysics questions I'd be most grateful
to be able to bother you or one of your colleagues with.

The questions are:
1. About fringy and/or cutting-edge technologies to remove CO2 from the
atmosphere (I've done a little research here and am looking for some more
specifics).

2. About whether or not adding any amount of CO2 to a cold planet's
atmosphere, say Pluto, would warm it -- or whether there are issues of
physics and science that would prevent the CO2 from "sticking" or having any
effect on temperature there.

The book is a comic sci fi story but the aim is also educational -- about the
science of global warming, about how other planets work, and a little about
ecosystem dynamics.

Thanks so much,

Florence  

Answer
Well, contratry to what people are being fed by the media and the UN, the addition of CO2 may NOT lead to warming temperatures.

Actually, CO2 levels were higher 800 years ago.

For the full story about CO2 and the Global Warming myth, go to the Global Warming section on my web site:

http://www.look-to-the-skies.com/global_warming.htm

Steve