How is it a distraction when there are other countries, like Sweden, that aren't nearly as high on a per-capita basis?

We're in a place where we have the opportunity, and the ability, to figure out how to do a lot more with a lot less.. and if we get off the stick and figure out how to do it first, it's a huge opportunity to sell that technology to the developing world and our more eco-minded neighbours.

And no, it hasn't been cooling. The temperature data was provided to statisticians without telling them what the data represented, they all agreed there was no discernable trend of decreasing numbers whatsoever. See here: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/26/tech/ma…

Sunspot activity has been on a lull for a long time now. Temperatures keep climbing.

Ice is not denser than water, but you're correct in that it doesn't increase the level of the water, if it's in the water already. Unfortunately, in Antarctica, the ice is on a large land mass, and melting into the water.

Really all just basic facts, which if you'd engaged in looking up the actual science rather than anti-climate change blog posts, you'd see.

As for your other arguments, whether you've raised them yet or not, they're debunked here:
http://www.skepticalscience.com/argument.php

A. See "World Map"

Giving away your house so homeless people can have one is non-sensical. It makes you homeless too.
Besides, the ice (which is much denser than water) displaces no more mass than the medium itself. Try melting 6 ice cubes in a glass of water, and see if it overflows. then get back to me with your "proof" on how the polar ice caps melting is going to cause the water levels to rise some 30 feet.

Al Gore admitted he lied, but claimed it was for the "greater good". Liars, Cheats and Thieves. Swindlers all these "warmists".

What? The FACT that thousands of emails leaked showed quite handily how easily those "facts, data, and evidence" was "cleaned, destroyed, and propagandized" shows that you are too loyal to your religion and have thus ceased to function as a reasonable arbiter with common sense.

It is very reasonable to question everything, especially that which smells to high heaven. But the Leftists and Warmers will have none of this Blasphemy!

How about some sort of offset for the fact that we live in a country that needs to heat the abode for 9 months of the friggin year!
it is much easier and much more humane for Mexico to cut back on their use of CO2 than it is for us freezing in the cold. There must be a provision for geographical requirements.
Otherwise this whole argument is a complete non-starter with me.

Honourable.

Perfectly succinct the REAL TRUTH behind the Global Warming…ooops, Climate Change Hoax.

It will be difficult for these "scientists" that did not do proper peer reviews of this work and signed on to it in BLIND FAITH ( also for personal financial gain and more govt grant money), and have their reputations to lose to become an AGW Apostate. However when the religion is flawed, you have to take the high road, and run – not walk away – from the Charlatans that created this mess.
REPENT!

Another 7 years on no activity and we will be that much closer to the truth.

By then it will be too late to make any significant change, or those that say it is all a bunch of """"" are right. I hope they are right but personally think they are fools leading us down that path of no return and we will all suffer the consequences.. God, do I ever hope they are right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Second thing that made me suspicious was the fact that less than 2 months went by and a global carbon credits SCAM was introduced. GLOBAL leglsiative packages are NOT born in two months. NEVER. It’s simply not possible to do anything like that in such a limited time frame.

Third thing that got me thinking was the fact that polluters get to buy carbon credits from non-polluters, allowing the non-polluters to continie not polluting, and allowing the polluters to keep polluting, resulting in a net benefit of ZERO enviromentally, but in the trillions globally in the form of new taxes and price hikes that ultimately are born by consumers. The ONLY way to avoid this new “non-tax” is to stop consuming ANYTHING…and since that is not possible, the end result is that since everyone pays it, it is a form of taxation without representation…as are almost all forms of taxation today.

Talk about “cow fart taxes” brought the whole idea to the point of utter insanity.

While I am not anywhere near to being against green technologies, and I’ve been tyring to convince people to put up solar panels for decades already–and been either completely ignored or ridiculed–if we do such things as plant a few solar panels on our roofs, this WILL decrease the requirement for carbon-burning/releasing fuels to heat our homes or generate electricity, and if it proves that the many and obvious falsities being put forward have any basis in truth, the these carbon emission reductions will already be in place, at a long-term benefit to the environment, and to the consumer’s bank balance.

The main trouble is that our governments see the only way to fix anything is to find new ways to steal money from the people, and we’re so accustomed to KNOWING that they’re lying to us that we also KNOW that they can not be trusted to do anything BUT lie to us to steal more of our money.

The government KNOWS that the people are too stupid to run their own lives, and they seek to control ever more facets of our daily existence…but eventually, all the new government jobs are going to come crashing down when the time comes that there are more people working within government than are left to support it…it’s time to look at reality for a change, and stop buying into all of the propaganda from those very same people that we already know have been lying to us for decades.

It’s time to get rid of the genocidal criminals who have allowed this world to become what it is…only after they’re gone will we be able to repair the damage that out of control governments have wrought against society.

I don't understand the position of those who want to do nothing to address climate change… just in case there is a giant conspiracy amongst the scientific community.

Here's how I see it:

Column 1 – AGW is real
Column 2 – AGW isn't real
Row 1 – Do something
Row 2 – Do nothing

C1R1 – Despite perhaps being too late, we make an effort to prevent massive disaster. Economic stimulus helps 'green' growth while potentially harming fossil fuel industry. Crisis may not be averted but valiant efforts unite the nation and the world.
C1R2 – Worst case scenario. No effort is made and the results of AGW create misery, war, famine, climate refugees, and eco-terrorists who have a real bone to pick with Canada and USA.
C2R1- AGW isn't real but effort is made anyway. Green industry receives stimulus at taxpayers expense, thus leveling the field with the massive subsidies given to fossil fuel industry. Fossil fuel industry is no longer sucking up all the taxpayer subsidies and has real competition for the first time.
C2R2 – Status quo: we continue to subsidize fossil fuel industry at the expense of free market until green technologies are finally able to overcome the gov't coddling of fossil fuel industry and wind/solar/geothermal displaces fossil fuels with undeniable cost-savings.