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To: combjelly who wrote (222555)	3/7/2005 2:19:24 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574608

What would you consider to be really solid information? well, it's 72 degrees here today...well above normal. Pretty solid eh? Al

To: combjelly who wrote (222555)	3/7/2005 6:12:41 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574608

That's a good question, and a complex one. I would say that we would need more than we have now before we commit to this level of expense. Not only would we have to be certain that there is global warming, we would have to be real solid on the fact that it is being caused by human action, and that it will continue if we don't do anything about it, and that it will be a major disaster if we continue. (and by major disaster I don't mean something like the Hurricanes that hit FL in 2004 I mean something more destructive than any natural disaster in human history that I can think of). I do think there is enough evidence in to justify more research, and to justify taking less expensive steps to avoid global warming or to mitigate its consequences. Like reducing methane emissions Message 21111726 And increasing research in to increasing iron in the oceans or other ways to increase phyto-plankton to take in CO2. And things like ending subsidies for development along cost lines. (wouldn't combat global warming but it might reduce its impact) I've argued that the expense for social security will make Iraq look like a rounding error, and that Medicare will be more expensive then both of those put together, but tightly capping or cutting CO2 emissions will have an expense that makes all three of those things put together totally insignificant in comparison. And if global warming is the threat that the worst alarmists think it is Kyoto won't do to much about it anyway because it excepts countries like China and India. Tim