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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (238160)	2/9/2008 10:17:18 PM
From: MrLucky	Respond to of 793958

John Travolta comes to mind. His crapola meter is as high as the rest of the Hollywood elite. People like him, Gore, Patrick Kennedy etc. always have a story of how "the rules" don't apply to them. Their mission is of overriding importance. Using a 'glass' to magnify the vehicles in his driveway, I see no "stinkin Prius". They all look like big V8's to me. environmentalbullsh!t.com

To: Alan Smithee who wrote (238160)	2/10/2008 2:05:27 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793958

Speaking of 'climate change'....see if you can find this: Little Ice Age Big Chill on History Channel a614.g.akamai.net Little Ice Age: Big Chill Mon February 4th at 9:00am Mon February 4th at 3:00pm thehistorychannel.co.uk Not so long ago, civilisation learned the hard way that it was no match for just a few degrees drop in temperature. Scientists call it the Little Ice Age - but its impact was anything but small. From 1300 to 1850, a period of cataclysmic cold played havoc with humanity. It froze Viking colonists in Greenland, accelerated the Black Death in Europe, decimated the Spanish Armada and helped trigger the French Revolution. The Little Ice Age reshaped the world in ways that now seem the stuff of fantasy. It was a time when New York Harbour froze for five weeks, allowing people to walk from Manhattan to Staten Island. Eskimos were able to sail their kayaks as far south as Scotland. Furthermore, two feet of snow fell on New England in June and July, during a season so cold it was remembered in both America and Europe as ‘the year without a summer’. If a recent theory is true, the Little Ice Age helped produce the exquisite tone of the Stradivarius violin. And just as surprisingly, civilisation’s big chill is the reason why Americans today drink eleven times more beer than they do wine. What caused the Little Ice Age? Could another catastrophic cold snap strike in the 21st century? This remarkable programme chronicles mankind’s vulnerability to his unpredictable climate. It explores how the weather can alter the course of history - and presents a chilling scenario for the future based on a recent Pentagon report. Some of the world’s leading climatologists offer the latest theories and share their expert insights. A host of scholars and historians vividly recreate the human drama that could be a glimpse of things to come. Together, we face the cold, hard truth of the past - an era that may be a window to our future. < Back