Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 23:08:27 -0400 From: "Michael S. Jessop" <candiazoonopsamcom> Subject: Re: Hi,new here and need opinions.
And not to get TOO off-topic, but a mere 30 or 40 million years ago the average temperature was significantly higher than a measley few degrees... try well over 20 degrees farenheit. And animals and plants lived just fine... Mind you there was a lot more ocean and a lot less land. :) Mike In article <9ORUa.141562$wk6.36726nopsamnsc52.ops.asp.att.net>, Skid <skid2nopsamast.net> wrote: > "David Taylor" <djtaylornopsamoot.com> wrote in message > news:MPG.198dab122770dbf5989a43nopsam.cis.dfn.de... > > In article <ZOHUa.53994$852.40982nopsamter.nyc.rr.com>, comalley2 > > nopsamrr.com says... > > > >After all, they only have 4% of the worlds population but cause 25% of > > > the pollution > > > > > > Simply not true.... > > > > > > > > > > > Ah denial! > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1820523.stm > > > > David. > > So when are you selling your Saab and turning off your air conditioner? How > many trees did you plant this week? It's easy to point to this side of the > Atlantic and say "that way lies madness" when all of us who live amid the > comforts of a technological civilization share of the blame. One link from > the article you cite shows the European Union second with a bullet on the > evil polluters list. > > Might also want to follow the link to this gem: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1500558.stm > > A Danish environmentalist and former Greenpeace member says "the Kyoto > treaty would cost $4 trillion to adopt, but only postpone a 2C temperature > rise by a mere six years," and "It's sensible not to trust industry, but we > should be equally wary of the green movement." > > I'd gladly vote for a ban on SUVs myself, but there are too many deluded > soccer moms out there who think they can only be safe in ponderous gas > slurpers with a high rollover rate. > > Meanwhile I'l ltry to do my bit by keeping my lawn-mowing to an absolute > minimum. Remember, beer is a renewable resource. > >
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