"This statment is not true: ""Even if all human fossil fuel emissions stopped today, at its present rate the environment would take up only about 0.4% of the carbon dioxide excess per year.""  For if this was the case CO2 atmospheric measurements would be signifcantly higher.  Instrumental reading for CO2 in 1980 was ~339 per Mauna Loa.  World Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions since 1980 totaled over 544 Gigatons (EIA) - this addition to the atmosphere without any environmental absorption should produce current CO2 readings greater than 420 ppm vs 380 - therefore the environment is absorbing and in fact the absorption levels are between 15% to 53% each year.  I have the plots and data I just dont have time to upload it right now. 
 Another point Nature Magazine June 3 1999 ""Climate and atmospheric history of the past 420,000 years from the Vostok ice core, Antarctica"" the team for Vostok data points out the mean resolution is 950 years and up to 6000 years per the fractured zones. 
 Also - ""promptly ignored by a glaciological community that believes he is simply wrong"" - is that a surprise?  The history of science time and time again we have seen this.  You should be very acutely aware of this. 
 I look forward to your comments. 

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