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To: tejek who wrote (4579)	3/14/2005 5:54:33 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7936

Climatic conditions in rural areas can be effective in dissipating the greenhouse effects of methane Methane and CO2 are greenhouse gases that have the ability to produce global warming. Global not local. The local climate is of minimal importance unless it somehow causes the gasses to settle out of the atmosphere (for example if it was cold enough CO2 would freeze and become dry ice, but if it was that cold global warming would not be high on our lists of worries). Smog is primarily a local, or at worst regional phenoma. Some of the components of smog might be greenhouse gases but they would also be so in isolation. Smog itself is not a special factor. The greenhouse gases don't require the actual formation of smog to be "effective". Smog doesn't play a leading role. CO2 and H20 do. CO2 probably has more overall effect than methane but methane is pound for pound 20 times as powerful. The amount of methane in the air has about doubled since 1750. Here is a chart showing the rise in methane emissions. umich.edu Methane emissions are easier to control than CO2 emissions, both because it is not an inherent product of hydrocarbon burning and because for every pound you can reduce you get 20 times as much effect. For every dollar you put in to reducing methane emissions you will get more results than the same dollar put in to reducing CO2 production. If certain global scenarios turn out to be true than reducing the methane probably emitted probably will not be enough but it is the logical place to start as you get a lot more bang for the buck. Tim

To: tejek who wrote (4579)	3/16/2005 6:53:04 PM
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Rolling Disaster By William Tucker William Tucker is a frequent contributor to The American Spectator and a contributing writer to the American Enterprise. Published 3/15/2005 12:09:44 AM End of the Line: The Failure of Amtrak Reform and the Future of America's Passenger Trains by Joseph Vranich (AEI Press, 204 pages, $25) Message 21134601

To: tejek who wrote (4579)	3/16/2005 7:01:15 PM
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THE ELECTION MESS IN WASHINGTON STATE By Michelle Malkin · March 15, 2005 09:47 AM michellemalkin.com The chaos never ends. Today, the Seattle Times reports that as many as 660 provisional ballots in the governor's election were counted without proper eligibility checks. Message 21135315

To: tejek who wrote (4579)	3/21/2005 4:52:42 PM
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I'll buy houses and a flash car, says yob awarded £567,000 By Peter Zimonjic (Filed: 20/03/2005) A teenage criminal who received £567,000 in compensation after falling through a roof while trespassing boasted about his wealth yesterday, saying that he was looking forward to buying "a few houses and a flash car". Carl Murphy, 18, got the payout last week, nine years after being injured in a 40ft fall at a warehouse in Bootle docks, near Liverpool, prompting angry protests from crime victims and politicians. In his first public interview since receiving the award, Murphy - who has convictions for robbery, burglary and assault - said that he did not care about the response. "I deserve this money and I don't care what anybody says about me," he said. "I'm going to buy a big house so I have a place to live with me mum when she gets out of jail. I might buy a few houses - I'll buy whatever I want." He added: "The papers just call me a yob and a thug because I've been done for robbery and assault but those were just silly stupid little things, like. "I want to spend my money the way I want without people interfering and I want to have a prosperous future. "I want to take my mates to Liverpool games and get a flash car. This money is mine now and I'll do what I want. I don't care about anyone or what they have to say about it." Murphy received his compensation after suing the company that owned the warehouse. He claimed that if the perimeter fence had not been in disrepair he would not have been able to gain entry and suffer his injuries... news.telegraph.co.uk Message 21155157