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To: RMF who wrote (790137)	6/16/2014 1:17:12 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575615

RMF, the way I see the environment is that it is a constantly shifting equilibrium. Every time there is something that stresses the environment, other factors come in and counteract it, and the equilibrium shifts. Of course, this doesn't happen all the time, especially if the stressor is too extreme. This can lead to actual ecological devastation such as the yellow dust storms affecting China and much of Asia. As for whether CO2 levels should be treated like a "crisis," I think the debate should continue because that would lead to a better understand of how exactly elevated levels of atmospheric CO2 are affecting the environment. But to ring the alarm bells now is premature. Cutting back carbon emissions to the levels that would actually make a difference in the environment would severely hamper modern society as we know it. Better to spend those resources trying to adapt to a changing climate than act like everything is going to hell in a handbasket. Tenchusatsu