__/ [Big Bad Bob] on Monday 29 August 2005 06:04 \__
> Gandalf Parker wrote:
>> As if international protections of global environment isnt part of the
>> UNs purpose.
>
> problem is the level of pseudo-science driving their decisions (and
> focus on blaming the U.S. for problems, or unnecessarily burdening the
> U.S. economy with "solutions").
>
> CO2 as a greenhouse gas, for one, when carbon-based fuel CO2 is roughtly
> equivalent to animal-breathing CO2 (yeah, ran the numbers), and isn't
> even a primary 'greenhouse gas', and is in equilibrium with carbonates
> in the ocean, etc. etc. etc.. Lot's of panic and stupidity in the U.N.
> concept of "saving the environment". They fail to realize that the
> power of a single earthquake or volcano pales our capabilities (and they
> damage environments and release 'greenhouse gasses' and CFC's and other
> 'pollutants' at levels far above the capability of the U.S., and have
> been doing so for millenia). Natural disasters notwithstanding,
> responsible environmentalism is always a good thing. The nuttiness of
> the extremists running the U.N. asylum is, unfortunately, targeted
> primarily at the U.S., and using pseudo-science to do it.
http://tinyurl.com/8jc2h
[From CNET, published days ago]
<snip>
Ice-free summers--a phenomenon that hasn't occurred in the Arctic in a
million years--could become a reality in a century because of warming
trends, researchers said.
</snip>
Better be cautious making even more babies. Our world is shrinking as the
water level goes higher. Think what you will, but some are still living in
a state of denial.
Roy
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