Could you please quote the reference(s) on health and brainpower effects at 19% oxygen, and impaired judgment at 14 % oxygen. I think the Federal Avation Administration would be very interested. Aloha
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Topletz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD)" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 6:04 AM Subject: Re: [OGD] Population and pollution > Dot, > > Don't confer respect to me so quickly: Cynthia is correct, indeed my > figures on oxygen levels were wrong. Bad sources, I should have > learned by now to only trust academic journals. However, we are indeed > reducing the oxygen levels. Although the timeline is not correct, the > effects are about right, except for death occuring at much higher > levels. Our atmospheric oxygen is around 21~20% depending on where you > live, and when it drops to 19% you will have noticable health and > brainpower effects. At 14% judgement is impaired. At 10% you can no > longer perform any activities requiring exertion. So far we've dropped > the global levels by 0.3%. Additionally, released carbon pollution > will stay in the atmosphere for at least 100 years, and will take > 10,000 years to diminish, according to my Chemistry professor. > > I still enjoy the idea that we must reduce the population growth in > order to avert catastrophy. It takes a couple to have at least two > children just to sustain the population. I hate the idea that we > should limit the freedom of people to procreate, but there will always > be the dregs of society. Perhaps there should be tax incentives for > people to NOT have more than 2 children, instead of bribes for having > more. I highly respect womens' sovereignty over their bodies, but not > to the extent where it will impugn upon the earthly ecosystems that > provide the opportunity for such respect to exist. What would you > suggest? Has China got it right? > > Regards, > > Steve > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) > [email protected] > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
