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To: Brumar89 who wrote (404226)	1/14/2011 1:22:39 PM
From: Carolyn	Respond to of 793996

I remember reading that Carter was "shocked" when told the polls showed a Reagan landslide. Gives me hope for the USA after all.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (404226)	1/14/2011 1:29:47 PM
From: goldworldnet	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793996

Reagan was right: trees cause pollution Insight on the News, April 15, 2003 by John Elvin findarticles.com Here's hoping former president Ronald Reagan is enjoying the loudest laugh. You may recall that one of the examples used by his critics to portray him as a shallow dimwit was his contention that trees caused as much smog as cars. What a hoot! Well, who's hooting now? New scientific evidence indicates that Reagan's assessment may have been in fact moderate. It appears that coniferous forests actually could be causing more smog than traffic and industry combined. According to a study by the University of Helsinki, coniferous forests--that is to say, those composed of trees such as pines--release nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere that combine with other pollutants to form smog. Several scientists and environmentalists contacted by the Associated Press for comment did not dispute the finding, though it contradicts the "conventional wisdom" that forests reduce pollution. Those who commented countered that forest emissions are part of the Earth's natural balance, whereas man-made pollution is an addition and therefore an avoidable health hazard. * * *