In article <TuSdnaKuMJorAR3YnZ2dnUVZ_tSunZ2d@giganews.com>,
"Cathy F." <clfr@adelphiadot.net> wrote:
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> "dbu`" <repubs@waitfor08.com> wrote in message
> news:repubs-F9DCC3.18262813122006@comcast.dca.giganews.com...[color=green]
> > In article <pLqdnTYICuBECh3YnZ2dnUVZ_ternZ2d@giganews.com>,
> > "Cathy F." <clfr@adelphiadot.net> wrote:
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> >> "Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant@mindspring.net> wrote in message
> >> news:7n51o2dji4tbssg7clgfq23em94r4ru98k@4ax.com...
> >> > On 13 Dec 2006 05:05:13 -0800, "Norm De Plume"
> >> > <norm_de_plume@my-deja.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>badgolferman wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> It's time for Al Gore to go stick his head where he can block these
> >> >>> CO2
> >> >>> emmisions. This is where he can truly make some difference in
> >> >>> controlling greenhouse gases.
> >> >>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >>> -
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Meet the world's top destroyer of the environment. It is not the car,
> >> >>> or the plane,or even George Bush: it is the cow.
> >> >>
> >> >>> [url]http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article2062484.ece[/url]
> >> >>
> >> >>As far as global warming gases go,. in 1989 methane was responsible for
> >> >>about 16% of their global warming, while CO2 contributed 50%, this
> >> >>despite each molecule of CH4 having the global warming potential of
> >> >>roughly 20 CO2 molecules:
> >> >>
> >> >> [url]www.globalchange.umich.edu/web_archive/image/oldone.gif[/url]
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Plant a tree... 'problem' solved....
> >>
> >> Being serious: the tropical rain forests & their deforestation.
> >>
> >> Cathy[/color]
> >
> > Forget the damn jungle[/color]
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> Why the "damn jungle"? Those jungles take in one helluva a lot of CO2, &
> give off one helluva lot of oxygen. Not to mention the flora & fauna of the
> tropical rain forests that provide us humans w/ medicines galore. Nevermind
> the simple deal of appreciating the wonder of it all. And only a portion
> (potentially small portion) of the species which reside there have been
> ID-ed; we don't know how much of a true potential the jungles hold. Well
> worth preserving, for the benefits of all, IMO.
>
> Cathy
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> , think about our own hardwood forests here in the[color=green]
> > U.S.
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Our hardwood forests give off more Co2. We need to protect them from
criminals like truckdude and his reckless use of the chainsaw.
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