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To: TimF who wrote (135321)	4/1/2001 3:40:52 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580595

"CO2 isn't a pollutant its the third of fourth biggest part of our atmosphere." So if a gas is naturally in our atmosphere, it isn't a pollutant? By that measure, there are very few pollutants. Ozone, various nitrogen oxides and sulfur compounds make up measurable percentages in the atmosphere through non-human processes.

To: TimF who wrote (135321)	4/1/2001 6:10:14 PM
From: Dan3	Respond to of 1580595

Re: CO2 isn't a pollutant its the third of fourth biggest part of our atmosphere Pollutant is a sort of a value judgement. I consider gangster rap music to be an atmospheric "pollutant". :-) You might be interested in this one-page summary from someone at NASA: climate.gsfc.nasa.gov

To: TimF who wrote (135321)	4/1/2001 8:01:26 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580595

CO2 isn't a pollutant its the third of fourth biggest part of our atmosphere. So the statement about "the world's largest polluter" isn't directly relevant. The reason to oppose the Kyoto treaty isn't to make a few extra dollars for big corporations but to save trillions of dollars in costs. Bush isn't even saying "don't do anything about global warming", he's just not agreeing with the particular plans of this treaty. Tim, The statement is correct....we are the largest polluter in the world. ted