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To: maceng2 who wrote (204986)	11/27/2001 2:50:02 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Seems I have read in the past that England was perhaps the first to enforce air pollution restrictions in the middle ages. * * *

To: maceng2 who wrote (204986)	11/27/2001 2:51:27 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

A cost/benefit analysis needs to be done on a case-by-case basis and the primary beneficiaries should shoulder the bulk of the cost. The nation of G.B decided that the Thames river project was worth it and I would not presume to second-guess them. It really is an awesome piece of engineering. The case for missile defense stands or falls on it's own and shouldn't be linked to any other issue. At what point (how many $B's of flood damage) would you consider placing sea/river defences above a star wars initiative? Your air pollution example sounds like an effective way to eliminate a nuisance but I'm not sure how relevant it is to the discussion of climate change. Here is one local effort that worked well over time. It was only on a country wide level though.