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From: rivero@dev8a.mdcbbs.com
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Subject: Re: Ozone and the shuttle
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Date: 15 Apr 91 13:38:10 GMT
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In article <4607@orbit.cts.com>, rambler@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Dan Meyer) writes:
> People, poeple, people...
> 
> There is nothing, yes, NOTHING that we can do here on the planet that will
> cause global changes in the earth's climate! For example, the planet belches
> all sorts of pollutants into the atmosphere in far greater quantities than
> man could ever dream of doing. I have had it up to -here- with all of these
> _Chicken Little_ the-sky-is-falling types (the media included) who believe
> that life as we know it will be significantly altered due to man's pilligang 
> of the planet. The only reason life is going to be significantly different is
> that we start to believe that the sky is falling. Chill out people. Start 
> thinking about what the media is saying. Consider that they never get anything
> right. THINK FOR YOURSELF!

This is a joke, right? The depletion of the ozone layer has been scientifically
documented, and the Arabian Gulf is full of dead animals. The skies over
the recent warzone are blackened with oil fire smoke, which has been suggested
as a possible cause of the recent ( and completly unexpected) heavy rains
here in Southern California.

We DO affect this planet, by virtue of the sheer numbers of us.

Michael