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To: Mark Sullivan. You said in response to my posting about climate
change, "I am not specifically sure what your are arguing beyond what you have
posted." Actually, I am not arguing for or trying to prove anything. In fact, quite the opposite. I am trying to keep perspective on all of this. "Beliefs" (assuming that sufficient proofs have been given), is the quickest way to stop looking at all possibilities, and to lose perspective. I still am not convinced there was ever a "Big Bang" (astronomy). Also, I find I have to say something when I feel that the audience may be getting a wrong impression from what is said, even though the author can not be faulted for his or her precise words. As to my feelings about the loss of all these species, as a orchid species lover, I am upset about the loss of species that I will never even know existed, as was almost the case of E. ilense. But at this time, I consider it a jungle clearing problem, as I am not yet convinced that global warming is going to be a big problem. To: Steve Topletz. Where did you get those bazaar numbers for
oxygen? "A few hundred years ago, available oxygen was
about 36%+." A FEW HUNDRED YEARS?? Try 300 million. At
that rate, we haven't much worry. In fact, looking up the numbers, I
found the oxygen content dropped to 10 to 11% during the period from 275 to
175 million years ago due to volcanic activity, which the dinosaurs managed to
come through. "Already, there are regions and cities with <10%
oxygen levels in such as Tokyo and Mexico city". Nonsense! They may
have had there oxygen drop BY 10%, but that is a far cry from
dropping TO 10%. What else have you posted from memory that is this
far off? Please check your facts before posting.
On the subject of CO2 in the atmosphere: I recently attended a lecture by
someone knowledgeable about global warming. After he gave a very
convincing talk about the evidence for global warming, I asked him point blank,
"Which was the larger source of CO2, our technological activities, cars, power
plants, etc, or the burning of jungles and forests for agricultural
purposes. He did not hesitate to say that at this time, the burning of the
forests/jungles was larger, though I am not too sure how much of an expert he
really was. Well, since I am not to happy about the prospects of giving up
my freedom of travel using a personal car, picture me at this moment with my
right hand pointing left, and my left hand pointing right.
Cynthia, Prescott, AZ
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