Technology has vastly improved the amount of particulate matter that is associated with CO2 discharges in many of our Indusrties, as well as Auto emmisisons. But that isn't the point.
They are STILL going to CHARGE for "Carbon Emmissions", no matter how "clean" they may be. The "harm" is not in the CO2 Emmissions, but rather the particulate matter. As for the Rain Forest, as Israel has shown, over just a few decades, it is possible to turn once arid lands into green fields. If we do that the World over, the Rain Forest will have much less significance... Anyone wonder why CO2 has gone up so dramatically as we criminalized marijuana? Everyone used to have to grow it to pay Taxes, and now no one does... On Nov 16, 1:26 pm, OMS-II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Correct. If you notice, I've posted theories without making any > definitive statements of my own. The jury is still very much out on > this one, and I'm not qualified to make expert opinions on the > subject....though I do have the feeling that I am right where the > rainforests are concern. We need the buffer that the rainforests > provide. I suppose if we had to, we could build a similar situation of > our own. > > I see no harm in working to reduce emissions, Gaar. Right or wrong, > this much is fact: I used to be able to look out at the Blue Ridge > Mountains and seem them clearly on most days. Now, as often as not, I > see a brownish haze between me and the mountains that wasn't there > previously. Granted, this has been over the course of 30 years, but I > can see a difference. Is it man-made? I don't know for sure...but I > suspect it is. THe haze is brown....not a naturally hued haze. It > reminds me of the air in SoCal. > > Personally, I like the idea of cleaner air. Cleaner water wouldn't > bother me either. I don't like what's happening to our coral reefs, > now that you get me on the subject. Did we cause it all? Not > sure......but we could have in part. If we have the ability to hurt a > little bit, we also likely have the ability to help a little bit. I'd > like to help a little bit personally. > > On Nov 16, 4:14 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Nov 16, 1:09 pm, OMS-II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > CO2 is naturally occuring in the environment and atmosphere. With no > > > CO2, no photosynthesis can occur in plants, and life as we know it > > > would cease to be. Plants are still the only way to convert the sun's > > > energy into food to sustain the planet. No.....CO2, in and of itself, > > > is not a pollutant. But you can have too much of a good thing. If you > > > continue to elevate the CO2 levels, while simultaneously clearcutting > > > the rain forests, you take away the Earth's main mechanism for > > > buffering any significant elevations in CO2. Correct? > > > Yep. > > > But how much is too much? > > > When does it become "harmful", in your mind? > > > > The CO2 levels in and of themselves are not as big a threat as the > > > deforestation, in my humble opinion. But you can't do both > > > indefinitely and not expect to have any adverse effects. The Earth, > > > left to her own devices, is wonderfully equipped to heal herself....as > > > is the human body. But the defenses can be overwhelmed....correct? > > > On Nov 16, 4:02 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Supposedly... > > > But I think you, and those like you, vastly overestimate man's > > contribution. > > > And then you also have to consider what man is best able to "adapt" > > to. > > > If we are in fact helping warm the Planet, as opposed to letting it > > get cooler, we are much more able to survive increasing temperatures, > > as a species, than we are decreasing one's, correct?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
