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To: Sam Citron who wrote (92)	3/28/2007 8:12:26 PM
From: Tommy Hicks	Respond to of 442

If you believe that the Y2K crisis was avoided because concerned companies spent billions of dollars then I can see how you feel that the "overwhelming consensus among climatologists is that global warming is real and not a scam." It's not just a few skeptics..... telegraph.co.uk th

To: Sam Citron who wrote (92)	3/28/2007 9:44:21 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 442

If our governments were truly serious would they not make the use of hybrids mandatory in say 5 years ? They do make a big difference in short trip driving... How about eliminating long haul trucking ? Now there's a feedback loop.. How about complete logging bans on old growth forests.... restrict it to tree farming... There is a lot of merit in many things we should do to slow our contribution to the warming trend which would reduce noxious air pollution, conserve resources etc.. ... mostly I expect to see a lot of political hay made...