On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 17:55:54 -0500, Rich <none@none.com> wrote:
>I noticed a couple radicals freaked out when I suggested we leave
>the solutions to pollution problems to future generations.
>On the surface (without any critical thought) it figures the cretins
>would go nuts when they read it. But if you actually THINK about it,
>it makes perfect sense.
>In 1966 or so, some of the first pollution devices came into being on
>cars. CO2 filters. But, it wasn't until 1976 that catalytic
>converters came into being. It wasn't until then that time that any
>real progress was made on auto emissions. The converter made it
>possible to extract about 90% of the "harmful" gasses from car
>exhausts. Until that time, all other measures (EGR, CO2 cannisters,
>etc) made little difference.
>The same is true now of pollution we can't yet control. Whatever
>half-assed measure we come up with will only have a modest control
>effect. However, implementing strict controls will have a devastating
>effect on our economic systems. Because they aren't cures, like the
>catalytic converter was, but axe-like cuts, that make little headway
>in controlling emissions but do serious damage to the economy.
>In turn, this damage reduces drastically the amount of money available
>for development of real pollution controls so in the long run, wasting
>time, money and effort on modest controls may prevent us from finding
>REAL controls. Science is not cheap, and R&D gets cut when people and
>businesses suffer financially.
>So, lets stop pretending 15% cuts over 10 years will "save" the
>environment, (especially since the rapidly industrializiing Third
>World is doing F--- all to help) stop implementing WORTHLESS attempts
>at pollution control that will only hurt us in the long run but KEEP
>spending on the science needed to produce TRUE controls at a future
>date.
>-Rich
While under normal conditions, most people might conclude that if one
person holds a position and all others oppose, then the one is
probably in error. However... you'd be in august company with the
likes of Christopher Columbus.... if a number of his ships had not
fallen over the edge...
--
Spike
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