Venus is not an example of runaway greenhouse (was Designing SPS to accomod)

--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "William" wrote:
> --- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
> > --- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "William" wrote:
> >> --- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, "hitssquad" wrote:
> >>> CO2 isn't a pollutant (as its increasing abundance in the atmosphere provides net benefits to humanity).
> > > I suggest you take a look at Venus to see about that one.
> > Venus doesn't have any ice, and no one is freezing to death on it -- both unlike Earth.

> Um, Venus has no one on it *at all*.

Yes. As I said: "unlike Earth". Venus being too hot for people doesn't mean people wouldn't benefit from marginal increases in CO2 content of the earth's atmosphere, especially given the facts that Earth still has ice on it and people are still freezing to death on Earth.

You didn't contest any of that.