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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: JohnM who wrote (82249)3/15/2003 5:43:54 AM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
I distinctly remember when Reagan said this. And the uproar from the left that this "proved" what an idiot he was.

Reagan was right!

Associated Press

UPDATED AT 3:35 PM EST Thursday, Mar. 13, 2003

Ottawa, Coniferous forests around the world may be emitting more smog-causing nitrogen oxides than traffic and industry combined, suggests a report in the prestigious journal Nature.

The report, released Wednesday, flies in the face of the accepted view that forests reduce pollution by absorbing it, a theory Canada relied on in demanding credit for forests as pollution "sinks" under the Kyoto climate change accord.

But environmentalists aren't about to blacklist Scotch pine trees. They note that forest emissions are part of a natural balance that has existed since pre-industrial times and say man-made emissions are behind most pollution and global warming.

Scotch pine needles release nitrogen oxides directly into the atmosphere when exposed to ultraviolet light, says a study led by Perrti Hari of the University of Helsinki.

Nitrogen oxides are smog precursors: They combine with other pollutants to form ground-level ozone, a major component of smog.
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