A bit late coming to this thread (had too good a weekend...)
Watching a programme in the UK the other night on "Global Warming". Seemed
fair (though of course they wanted to be a bit sensational so that people
would watch).
They talked about the last time the Carbon locked up in the coal, oil and
gas we are burning saw the light of day. When the trees, etc that formed
these hydrocarbons died, the temperatures were some 25F higher!
Anyone know if this is true, or just sensationalising?
Charlie
-----Original Message-----
From TeachJP
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 4:46 PM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Gas Prices
I have to agree with Capt Bob, if we had not mistreated the people in the
Middle East during our "colonial" period we would not be in the soup that we
are today. Yet the U.S. public and politicians who are in the pocket of the
oil and auto companies continues to vote against cleaner air by using
smaller
vehicles. I hate having to drive to work in the morning (alone) behind
several SUVs (all with just a driver), the commute (which is not long now)
would be shorter if all of the cars were smaller, speed doesn't matter
because there are so many traffic lights that seem to always be red in front
of you. Public transport runs right past my house and the school where I
teach, but it doesn't begin to run early enough for me to get to work when I
have to. We have to start looking at ways to cut our oil consumption,
because
some day, Alaskan Wilderness or no, the earth is going to run out of oil,
maybe not in our lifetimes, but what about our grandchildren and their
grandchildren? And what will the air be like when we have burnt all of the
oil?
John Poynton
79 Midget "Yellow Fever"
Havertown Pa 19083
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