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To: tejek who wrote (4499)	3/1/2005 1:23:40 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7936

Message 21063616 I eagerly await your answers.

To: tejek who wrote (4499)	3/1/2005 9:36:16 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7936

The Seattle area is one of the most environmentally sensitive regions in the country. Great efforts are made to not disturb and/or damage the environment. The region hardly suffers financially for its commitment. In fact, its one of the most prosperous regions in the country. And in many ways the US as a whole is relatively environmentally clean. Maybe Seattle is better then most of the US. But the Seattle area still emits a lot of CO2. And it buys plenty of products who's production and transportation to Seattle produce a lot of CO2. If you insist that the US stop increasing CO2 production and actually cut it back, it will impact Seattle negatively as well both directly, and in higher costs for its "imports" from the rest of the country and the world. CO2 is not an impurity that can easily be filtered out. It is one of the main emission of hydrocarbon burning. You can scrub out or treat low levels of highly toxic impurities, and continue producing and moving goods, and heating houses and buildings and producing electricity by burning hydrocarbons. But if you want to stop emitting CO2 you have to stop burning the hydrocarbons. The US has been using less energy and producing less CO2 per inflation adjusted dollar of production. We are getting more efficient, but we are growing even faster. Cutting off increase in CO2 esp. with out a big increase of nuclear energy and you reduce that growth. Cut back on CO2 emissions and you might cut off that growth. Do it quickly and you will cause the economy to shrink. Do it quickly and severely (which isn't going to happen) and you could cause a 2nd great depression. Tim