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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Srexley who wrote (742567)	6/14/2006 12:23:21 AM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

"silly"........I guess you consider malaria,smallpox,dengue fever,Methicillin-resistant Strep silly as well.Global warming is real........just ask the entire scientific community. The latest scientific data confirm that the earth's climate is rapidly changing. Global temperatures increased by about 1 degree Fahrenheit over the course of the last century, and will likely rise even more rapidly in coming decades. The cause? A thickening layer of carbon dioxide pollution, mostly from power plants and automobiles, that traps heat in the atmosphere. Scientists say that unless global warming emissions are reduced, average U.S. temperatures could rise another 3 to 9 degrees by the end of the century -- with far-reaching effects. Sea levels will rise, flooding coastal areas. Heat waves will be more frequent and more intense. Droughts and wildfires will occur more often. Disease-carrying mosquitoes will expand their range.

To: Srexley who wrote (742567)	6/14/2006 12:25:20 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

Re: "Global warming is a silly theoretical threat" Well... I wouldn't put it anywhere near the very TOP of my personal list of 'things to worry about', or even at the top of my list of 'enviromental problems to worry about'... but 'ya gotta admit it's been great for the joke industry. Like this below (you can see where I bolded my favorite): The Bright Side of Global Warning: * Casual Friday becomes clothing optional Friday. * Not nearly as many frog species to catalogue. * MTV's Jose Cuervo Spring Break Brought to You Live From the World Famous Beaches of Nova Scotia. * History Channel specials on picnics. * Dive the ruins of Bangladesh. * Extreme Siberian Summers. In December. * Less glaciers, more salt flats. * Wyoming coconuts. * Deteriorating ozone makes air travel too dangerous for politicians to make trips back to home districts. * Louis Vuitton full body containment suits. * A flourishing alligator sightseeing industry on Lake Michigan. * Dune buggies everywhere dude. * Monkey wranglers; a north American growth industry. * A perfect all round tan in less than 30 seconds. * Aged Duluth Coffee beans. * Worried about unprovoked polar bear attacks? Don't be. Ever again. * Ocean front property in Missouri. * Antarctic pinot noir. * Real black panthers in Oakland. * Surfing + Sweden = nirvana. * So many hurricanes, your name guaranteed to cycle through the list much more often. * Backyard dwarf banana trees. * No need to retire to Arizona; Arizona will come to you. Will Durst is a political comic, syndicated columnist, AM radio talk show host and defense liability. alternet.org