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The clean fuel phase may actually be screwing us.
Ever hear of global dimming? Link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_dimming)
essentialy the Green house gasses emited by burning fosil fuels trap in heat, however the fosil fuels also emit visible pollutants that block out the sun (Smog). The pollutents have blocked the sun by over 20 % in the past twenty years. Less sunlight means the greenhouse gasses are not as effective. However most clean fuels only eliminate the visible polutents, not the greenhouse gasses. Eliminating the visible polutents is actually speeding up global warming.

The clean fuel phase may actually be screwing us.
Ever hear of global dimming? Link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_dimming)
essentialy the Green house gasses emited by burning fosil fuels trap in heat, however the fosil fuels also emit visible pollutants that block out the sun (Smog). The pollutents have blocked the sun by over 20 % in the past twenty years. Less sunlight means the greenhouse gasses are not as effective. However most clean fuels only eliminate the visible polutents, not the greenhouse gasses. Eliminating the visible polutents is actually speeding up global warming.

Hydrogen does not produce pollutants. Thus we should use that.

As for other stuff... Wow. Never thought that kind of thing would happen.

So 20 years ago, more people would be wearing sunglasses?

Haha.

According to a recent study, Major Chinese cities are recieving 10% less solar radiation due to immense smog that covers them.

Now, where the trade off for wearing less sunblock, to losing the ability to breathe becomes a good thing is beyond me.

But hey, 10%! lol.