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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (7682)	11/3/2006 5:27:34 PM
From: A.J. Mullen	Read Replies (2) of 12246

I think overall taxation shouldn't be confused with environmental regulation, so yes, if taxes are imposed on fuels, they should be lifted elsewhere. The delay in the effect of anthropogenic Co2 is largely due to absorption in the ocean, and the fact the absorption is not permanent. We don't know where atmospheric Co2 levels would settle down if we stopped burning hydrocarbons today. Many years ago I introduced a friend of mine concerned about global change to someone who worked on Co2. The chemist said "Oh we're going to have climate change, but it won't be a disaster like "Nuclear winter." He never said this publicly - I suppose he didn't feel he had definitive data and he was professionally cautious. My friend responded "that depends on your viewpoint. I'm Dutch." I repeated this story to another Dutch friend (and meteorologist) who was much more relaxed. His response was "Every generation needs a challenge, and global climate change is a better challenge than war." No one knows how high the cost will be. I don't think we should do nothing until we know the full cost. That makes the best the enemy of the good. Ashley

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