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Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0171; FRL-8895-5Comments on the “Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases under Section 202 (a) of the Clean Air Act”, April 17, 2009Submitted byDennis E. HedkeConsulting GeophysicistHedke-Saenger Geoscience, Ltd8100 E. 22nd St. North, Bldg 2200, Suite 3Wichita, KS 67226316-737-2600June 23, 2009
 
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 List of Figures 4
I
NTRODUCTION
 
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The Science Is Not Settled 6Overtly Politicized 6The IPCC 8Lacking Citations of Eminently Qualified Scientists 9Supreme Court Decision Based on Misinformation 10
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OMPARISON OF
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Item 1: 2
“The global atmospheric concentration has increased about 38% from pre-industrial levels to 2009, and almost all of theincrease is due to anthropogenic emissions.” 
Item 2:
 
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“Historic data shows that current atmospheric concentrationsof the two most important directly emitted, long-lived GHGs(CO
2
and CH 
4 
 ) are well above the natural range of atmospheric concentrations compared to the last 650,000 years.” 
Item 3: 16
“Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures...” 
Item 4: 22
“… widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level.” 
Item 5:
 
24
“There is strong evidence that global sea level gradually rose inthe 20
th
century and is currently rising at an increased rate.” 
Item 6: 26
“Ocean CO2 uptake has lowered the average ocean pH (increased acidity) level by approximately 0.1 since 1750.”, and 
 
 
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“Ocean acidification is projected to continue, resulting in thereduced biological production of marine calcifiers, including corals.” 
Item 7 29
“It is likely that hurricanes will become more intense...” 
Item 8 32
“Increases in regional ozone pollution relative to ozonelevels without climate change are expected due to higher temperatures…” 
Item 9 38“…
Climate warming may increase the possibility of large,abrupt regional or global climatic events (e.g.,disintegration of the Greenland Ice Sheet or collapse of the West Antarctica Ice Sheet .” 
 
Item 10 43
Actual data indicates a disconnect between CO
2
 concentration and temperature, refuting the assumption of global warming due to CO
2
(Author Comment)
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ONCLUSIONS
 
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EFERENCES
 
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