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Why was most of the Earth’s coal made all at once?

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First post2016-01-23 08:49 -0600
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  Why was most of the Earth’s coal made all at once? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-23 08:49 -0600
    Re: Why was most of the Earth’s coal made all at once? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-24 21:27 -0600
      Re: Why was most of the Earth’s coal made all at once? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-25 05:01 +0000
      Re: Why was most of the Earth's coal made all at once? noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2016-01-25 12:41 -0800
    Re: Why was most of the Earth's coal made all at once? "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-01-25 13:40 -0800
      Re: Why was most of the Earth's coal made all at once? benj <none@gmail.com> - 2016-01-25 21:48 -0500

#547472 — Why was most of the Earth’s coal made all at once?

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-23 08:49 -0600
SubjectWhy was most of the Earth’s coal made all at once?
Message-ID<VIadnbv8q_xlDz7LnZ2dnUU7-QcAAAAA@giganews.com>
Why was most of the Earth’s coal made all at once?
> http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/01/why-was-most-of-the-earths-coal-made-all-at-once/


> While coal deposits formed both before and after the Carboniferous,
> this period provided the mother lode. It occurred a bit over 300
> million years ago and was a funky time that saw relatives of club
> mosses grow to the size of trees while insects also reached
> comparatively gigantic proportions due to the higher-than-modern
> oxygen concentration.
>
> The reason all that oxygen was present, by the way, is the vast
> burial of organic material before it could be eaten by
> oxygen-respiring organisms. And while oxygen rose, atmospheric CO2
> fell, eventually leading to glacial conditions. It was a massive
> carbon-cycle experiment that mirrored our current one but with carbon
> moving in the opposite direction, from the atmosphere into the
> ground, where it formed the coal we’re now burning into atmospheric
> CO2.
>

   Read more at:
> http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/01/why-was-most-of-the-earths-coal-made-all-at-once/



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#547863

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-24 21:27 -0600
Message-ID<0KydncgfLNKPCzjLnZ2dnUU7-VudnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#547472
On 1/23/16 1:33 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Why do you ignore copyrights?



   Now, now, jimp, you're obsessive nature is outta control, and your
   absolute contempt and total disgust are addressed in these Anger
   Management classes. You, jimp, need these services:
 > http://yellowpages.com/rancho-cucamonga-ca/anger-management-classes

   Why was most of the Earth’s coal made all at once?
> http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/01/why-was-most-of-the-earths-coal-made-all-at-once/

 > While coal deposits formed both before and after the Carboniferous,
 > this period provided the mother lode. It occurred a bit over 300
 > million years ago and was a funky time that saw relatives of club
 > mosses grow to the size of trees while insects also reached
 > comparatively gigantic proportions due to the higher-than-modern
 > oxygen concentration.
 >
 > The reason all that oxygen was present, by the way, is the vast
 > burial of organic material before it could be eaten by
 > oxygen-respiring organisms. And while oxygen rose, atmospheric CO2
 > fell, eventually leading to glacial conditions. It was a massive
 > carbon-cycle experiment that mirrored our current one but with carbon
 > moving in the opposite direction, from the atmosphere into the
 > ground, where it formed the coal we’re now burning into atmospheric
 > CO2.
 >

   Read more at:
> http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/01/why-was-most-of-the-earths-coal-made-all-at-once/

   The jimp should read the online article for content.



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#547906

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-01-25 05:01 +0000
Message-ID<kqmgnc-jok.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#547863
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/23/16 1:33 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> Why do you ignore copyrights?
> 
> 
> 
>   Now, now, jimp, you're obsessive nature is outta control, and your

Do you think it is obsessive to follow the rule of society, cut and
paste, copyright violating, shit head?


>   Why was most of the Earth?s coal made all at once?
>> http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/01/why-was-most-of-the-earths-coal-made-all-at-once/

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#548088 — Re: Why was most of the Earth's coal made all at once?

FromnoTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-25 12:41 -0800
SubjectRe: Why was most of the Earth's coal made all at once?
Message-ID<a048b2a9-1785-47aa-abdd-4e3b873473fc@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#547863
cOOler

>  > fell, eventually leading to glacial conditions. It was a massive
>  > carbon-cycle experiment that mirrored our current one but with carbon
>  > moving in the opposite direction, from the atmosphere into the
>  > ground, where it formed the coal we're now burning into atmospheric
>  > CO2.
>  >
> 
>    Read more at:
> > http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/01/why-was-most-of-the-earths-coal-made-all-at-once/
> 
>    The jimp should read the online article for content.
> 
> 
> 
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#548102 — Re: Why was most of the Earth's coal made all at once?

From"reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-25 13:40 -0800
SubjectRe: Why was most of the Earth's coal made all at once?
Message-ID<c039f678-4830-4f7c-abdd-7740d8e75a48@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#547472
On Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 6:49:32 AM UTC-8, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Why was most of the Earth's coal made all at once?
> > http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/01/why-was-most-of-the-earths-coal-made-all-at-once/
> 
> 
> > While coal deposits formed both before and after the Carboniferous,
> > this period provided the mother lode. It occurred a bit over 300
> > million years ago and was a funky time that saw relatives of club
> > mosses grow to the size of trees while insects also reached
> > comparatively gigantic proportions due to the higher-than-modern
> > oxygen concentration.
> >
> > The reason all that oxygen was present, by the way, is the vast
> > burial of organic material before it could be eaten by
> > oxygen-respiring organisms. And while oxygen rose, atmospheric CO2
> > fell, eventually leading to glacial conditions. It was a massive
> > carbon-cycle experiment that mirrored our current one but with carbon
> > moving in the opposite direction, from the atmosphere into the
> > ground, where it formed the coal we're now burning into atmospheric
> > CO2.
> >
> 
>    Read more at:
> > http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/01/why-was-most-of-the-earths-coal-made-all-at-once/
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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A time when Earth was very swampy  First came peat.  Trebert

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#548181 — Re: Why was most of the Earth's coal made all at once?

Frombenj <none@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-25 21:48 -0500
SubjectRe: Why was most of the Earth's coal made all at once?
Message-ID<w8Bpy.212427$TE6.135886@fx41.iad>
In reply to#548102
On 01/25/2016 04:40 PM, reber g=emc^2 wrote:
> On Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 6:49:32 AM UTC-8, Sam Wormley wrote:
>> Why was most of the Earth's coal made all at once?
>>> http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/01/why-was-most-of-the-earths-coal-made-all-at-once/
>>
>>
>>> While coal deposits formed both before and after the Carboniferous,
>>> this period provided the mother lode. It occurred a bit over 300
>>> million years ago and was a funky time that saw relatives of club
>>> mosses grow to the size of trees while insects also reached
>>> comparatively gigantic proportions due to the higher-than-modern
>>> oxygen concentration.
>>>
>>> The reason all that oxygen was present, by the way, is the vast
>>> burial of organic material before it could be eaten by
>>> oxygen-respiring organisms. And while oxygen rose, atmospheric CO2
>>> fell, eventually leading to glacial conditions. It was a massive
>>> carbon-cycle experiment that mirrored our current one but with carbon
>>> moving in the opposite direction, from the atmosphere into the
>>> ground, where it formed the coal we're now burning into atmospheric
>>> CO2.
>>>
>>
>>     Read more at:
>>> http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/01/why-was-most-of-the-earths-coal-made-all-at-once/
>>
>>
>>
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>> community, and physics-related social issues.
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> A time when Earth was very swampy  First came peat.  Trebert
>
Hey! I'll bet you are old enough to remember Pete!

Pete Moss!

badump-pish!

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