If Carbon Dioxide is a naturally produced gas why is it called a pollutant by Democrats?

Answer 1

i dunno they have issues they need to learn to control lol
have a great day

Answer 2

FYI, many Republicans (Olympia Snowe, Chuck Hagel, John McCain Lincoln Chafee (R.I.), Susan Collins (Maine), Judd Gregg (N.H.), and Dick Lugar (Ind.). Among those on the fence but seriously considering are Sens. Norm Coleman (Minn.), Gordon Smith (Ore.), Arlen Specter (Penn.), and John Sununu, and others) are behind recognizing this impact and trying to curb man's impact until it's better understood. Many religious leaders see it as a part of their religion and God's directive to man to care for the earth he gave us.

But back to the question. Even new carbon dioxide from natural sources, like decaying materials, isn't due to 'natural' forces. In nature, without man's interference, carbon dioxide from decaying vegetation is basically reversed by new vegetation growing - from like a forest fire for example. When we build a big parking lot, for example, there is not new trees and grass growing so all of the vegetation that might have been cut from the site becomes new carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Still, that only amounts to 20% of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Most of it (80%) is produced when coal, oil, and natural gas (fossil fuels) are burned to produce energy used for transportation, manufacturing, heating, cooling, electricity generation, and other applications. That all gets added to the atmosphere as greenhouse gases that trap heat from the sun and heats up the air.

Answer 3

In only the strictest definition is CO2 not a pollutant. The fact that it's naturally occurring & that it doesn't have a direct effect on human health may be loopholes for CO2 not to be considered a "pollutant", which is defined as “a harmful chemical or waste material discharged into the water or atmosphere.”

However, the vast, vast majority of scientists have accepted that increased CO2 emissions (caused by the burning of fossil fuels) have contributed significantly to greenhouse gases & to global warming. So is it a pollutant? No. But should we be very concerned about CO2 emissions? Yes.

Answer 4

Just because something is "natural" or "organic" doesn't mean that it is "good". Methane, for example, is an organic gas produced by bacteria living in the gut - in other words, methane is flatulence. However, methane is a "greenhouse gas"; as such, methane is considered to be a pollutant. The deal with CO2 is much the same.

Answer 5

Dude too much water will kill you and so will too much CO2. CO2 is a pollutant because it is in excess and is trapping heat leading to a greenhouse effect increasing global temperatures. Most things that kill us are naturally produced......


Also CO2 from the tail pipes of cars is not natural.

It's cute when people who are stupid use their own ignorance to try and make others look stupid.

Answer 6

There is also a lot of gas produced by Republicans that I would definetly call a pollutant.

Answer 7

It is a greenhouse gas. While it is produced in nature, it is over-produced by human beings and it's setting the atmosphere out of balance.

Sorry you saw that idiotic commercial that tries to make its point by playing footage of glaciers melting in reverse.

Answer 8

Any type of grass is called a 'weed' when it lives and grows where you don't want it to be.

CO2 is a pollutant, - when you don't want it to contribute to green house affect.

Answer 9

Because it's not produced naturally when it comes from smokestacks. It's man-made at that point.

Answer 10

It is a greenhouse gas. That definition comes from scientists not politicians.

Answer 11

Because Republicans produce an awful lot of it. (Blowhard windbags that they are)