climate change is happenning, the argument is how much is man made CO2 causing it to accellerate. And it's not sun-spots as the sun is currently in a cycle of reduced sun spot activity. And for those who say it can't be man, how long have we had industry... well not that long actually, significant industrialisation has only been around for 200 years. Climate cycles are measured in thousands of years. its not us thats causing global warming, how could it. how long have we had industry on this planet? and how long has the planet been around? the earth will always warm up and cool down. we are always looking for someone to blame. It is only a theory and not enough evidence is available to make an accurate assessment of the situation, governments are using it as a way of diverting public attention away from the real issues, and a convenient way of increasing taxation. Global warming is indeed a misnomer when you talk about the gulf stream cooling. But the gulf stream is only a very small part of the globe. When taken as a whole, the globe is warming.at an alarming rate. Also Nasa has recently found that the circulation of the oceans current has changed direction which will bring cooler weather. And the current solar minimum which we are in seems to be ongoing. Many things are suggesting cooler weather to come. Yes it is a misnomer. It should be clarified with this statement: The