eco-optimism

Ian Murray seamus2001 at home.com
Tue Aug 7 22:30:30 PDT 2001


----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence" <lawrence at krubner.com>


> Maybe more to the point, the Earth was in an Ice Age 15,000 years
ago. Now
> it's not, but it's still much colder than it's been for most of its
history
> (there were no ice caps during the Mesozoic, when the dinosaurs
lived). The
> fact that it is warming up might be entirely natural. Even if it is
natural,
> it would be bad for humans, since most of our cities are close to
the seas.
> But natural. And if it is natural, then what course is allowed for
the true
> environmentalist? To argue for more warming?
============ Free swim fins and snorkels for all coastal residents. It's solid, sensible welfare economics for the 24th century. Buy your shares now....

Ian

"The ocean is the ultimate solution" [Frank Zappa]



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