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U.S. has many ills

In Reply to: What's to be done? posted by Gideon Hallett on October 24, 1997 at 13:36:40:

The effect of CO2 emissions has not been proven by any stretch of the imagination. We don't know if global warming is happening, what is causing it if it is, what its effect would be (A little warmer weather in Canada wouldn't be bad), or how much it will increase temperature. One should also consider the ratio of emissions to GDP instead of only emissions to population. North American countries are not out of line on this basis
That being said, I agree there are many ills caused by the US. What's to be done about their dues owed to the UN. What's to be done about their overfishing of Canadian Salmon? What's to be done about their attemt to force the world to obey US policy on Cuba? Whats to be done about their lousy tasting food?

Follow Ups:

• "we don't know whether our world will be devastated, so let's do nothing about it!" Robin Green Lancaster University UK October 29 1997 (0)
• First prize, free one-way ticket to Venus Samuel Day Fassbinder Pomona Valley Greens USA October 25 1997 (0)