Burning hydrocarbons will suffocate us.

[Pirate88179]

I find it hard to believe that 20% oxygen is fresh air, but at 19.5% oxygen, occupants are in danger of losing consciousness and dying.

I agree totally.  When folks fly on commercial airlines, the cabin pressure is set to 8,000 feet.  Only a fraction of the oxygen there that is at sea level and yet, folks on the plane do not die.  This is total BS in my opinion.  As is all of the global warming/climate change BS as well.

Bill

[brian334]

General speaking when things are good on earth the atmosphere is good for life. Not to hot, not to cold, not to much junk in the atmosphere blocking sunlight, about the right amount of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the atmosphere to make the system work.
But some times things change and things are not good on earth.
When that happens life on earth ends.

[brian334]

If you don’t believe me go ask a dinosaur.

[brian334]

More people sucking oxygen out of the atmosphere, burning more hydrocarbons sucking oxygen out of the atmosphere.
Less trees putting oxygen back into the atmosphere.
One good thing about less oxygen in the atmosphere is low oxygen levels make a cheap buzz.

[Low-Q]

So how is it that the % of oxygen haven't changed since the industrial revolution a few 100 years ago?

I would bet this is a veeeeeeery slooooow process, and it will be too early to determine the reactions in the atmosphere due to a continously increasing industry.

However, CO2 taxes are good business. And for that reason you can only pay enough tickets, and your industry doesn't pollute so much. Also, many countries still are searching for black gold, spending billions of dollars to find more oil to burn, but the politichians force us to pay tickets and taxes because we pollute too much!

After all, I do not think we are able to kill our planet - no matter how much we try. Just pay your taxes and you're fine.

That is the business of greed. So I really hope some one will find a free energy source. Easy to replicate. Cheap to build. So we one day can break down the business of dependence of oil and electricity.

Vidar