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To: marcos who wrote (69713)	6/20/2008 7:45:29 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

I suppose the Kiwi's will expect a big Kyoto credit for this... Sheep flatulence inoculation developed By Peter Allen in Paris Last Updated: 3:38PM BST 05/06/2008 New Zealand scientists claim to have developed a "flatulence inoculation" aimed at cutting down on the massive amount of methane produced by its sheep and cows. telegraph.co.uk

To: marcos who wrote (69713)	6/21/2008 6:16:33 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Hear hear on the tax proposal. That was my argument in 1985 when my boss Nelson Cull and I were discussing Greenhouse Effect woes. He quite rightly pointed out that it wouldn't result in increased profits for BP Oil so it wouldn't be ideal for BP. People would very rapidly start using anything but oil; such as insulation, cyberspace, phone calls, carriers, bicycles, buses, tiny vehicles etc. Also, the amount of tax which could be collected wouldn't come close to replacing all the taxes such as GST [goods and services tax]. People moan about the cost of fuel, but it's still a small part of their total expenses. With half of income going on tax, the price of fuel would have to go astronomical to keep government revenue constant. Mqurice