Thank you, Robert (or Benita) Your response came in (here) as I was writing mine. As usual, yours is more complete and authoritative than my poor efforts -- but we reached the same conclusions.
Namaste, Allen (E. Allen C.) --- robert and benita rabello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kirk McLoren wrote: > > > > > Not so miniscule > > The native American name for where Los Angeles is > now was "Valley of > > the smokes" > > > > > But that's not because they were engaged in > wholesale burning, but > because the subtropical inversion, off-gassing > native plant life, > petroleum offgassing, surrounding mountains and > marine onflow mingled > with smoke from their campfires to create naturally > hazy conditions. > Even if humans stopped all their industrial and > automotive activities in > the basin, there would be a handful of days during > the year with poor > air quality. > > While the topography, climate and chaparral > flora all contribute to > the issue, Los Angeles suffers from smog more often > than not because WE > pollute the air. Although it's better now than it > was when I was a > child, it's still disgusting, and the forests that > used to cover the > mountains around the city have been steadily dying > off. (There are far > fewer trees now than I remember when growing up in > the area.) Even > along the coast, however, airborne pollutants that > travel over the > Pacific from Asia contribute to the problem. > > Air pollution has become a global issue. > > robert luis rabello > "The Edge of Justice" > Adventure for Your Mind > http://www.newadventure.ca > > Ranger Supercharger Project Page > http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list > archives (50,000 messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
