On Jun 15, 2008, at 8:57 AM, I wrote:
When assessing the use of desert for example, we should compare the risk of extermination of all the major species of the world against partial the loss of life in a few thousand square meters of desert.
The above should say: "When assessing the use of desert for example, we should compare the risk of extermination of all the major species of the world against the partial loss of population in a few thousand square miles of desert."
Best regards, Horace Heffner http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/